Video summary
On the third day of their duck hunting expedition, the group ventured out onto public land amidst rising floodwaters, hoping to capitalize on a promising afternoon hunt. After scouting various spots for about an hour before the birds began their morning flight, they settled into a location that offered good visibility but faced challenges with wind conditions and dense vegetation. The hunters observed a significant number of birds moving further south than previous days, prompting them to adjust their position slightly. Despite the overcast skies and lack of wind initially making the day seem like it might be a bust, the situation changed dramatically in the final hour as bird movement increased, turning what could have been a quiet session into an intense hunt.
The hunting action quickly escalated as the team utilized heavy calling techniques to draw birds within range, resulting in several successful shots and a chaotic retrieval process involving their dog, Rocky. The dense willow brush surrounding their setup made retrieving downed birds extremely difficult, often requiring the hunters to navigate thick undergrowth while dealing with injured ducks that were hard to locate. One particularly memorable moment occurred when a hunter missed a shot on a mallard, only for his companion to immediately take advantage of the situation and secure the bird, highlighting the competitive yet cooperative dynamic between the partners. The sheer volume of calling and the close-range shots required immense focus, with one hunter admitting he felt so intense pressure that his heart seemed to be in his boots during a critical moment.
As the day drew to a close, the group reflected on an incredible experience that exceeded their expectations, especially after starting slowly with no visible flight patterns. They successfully harvested their daily limits, including several mallards and wood ducks, ending the hunt with a celebratory six-pack of beer despite one hunter narrowly missing out due to a missed shot. The video concludes with the team heading back to their vehicle, still buzzing from the adrenaline of the day's events and the unique challenges posed by the flooded terrain and thick brush. Overall, the trip was described as epic and memorable, proving that even under less-than-ideal weather conditions, patience, skill, and teamwork could lead to a highly successful hunt on public land.
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day three we're out here again for
another afternoon hunt we got a couple
spots that we like I think we're going
to set up
in we're just doing the old scout and
uh for two days now we've seen a billion
Birds jump out of here
probably several hundred to maybe 1,500
somewhere in that I I mean who knows
right but it's just we're in the general
area and I feel like we keep getting
closer and closer to the X yesterday was
amazing but it just I would say 30% 70%
to 80% of the birds were still going
further south of us so we're like
another mile south and we really like
look at some this stuff I'd say we got
another hour or so before the flight
starts but we're just looking around
seeing what we like the best but I think
we like a hole behind us we're going to
look at some of this stuff in front of
us go in here
Tom oh this ain't even land there's no
land in here huh you might as well go
back to that other spot forget that I
thought there might be some high ground
right here
that's mine yeah who's shooting first I
think Thomas is I say that's what I say
I always start I want to finish first
this time I always start get to three
and then okay that's fine if I have as
many spiders and bugs on me as Rocky
does I'm not comfortable with
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this oh was a h shoveler those are
shovelers I couldn't identify the Suns
in my
eyes where'd he go right there right
there
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rocky
rocky that might be a hard one to
get fetch him up Rock get in there fetch
him up buddy get that bird
got him sinking out the
backside sry dog guess you make a better
shot want to do that
huh good boy good
boy good
dog leave leave leave
leave Nice Shot sit Rocky
sit boys we're killing H's day
huh
thanks all right guys we're going to
move to the other side cuz this side the
way they're coming from wanting to set
up from the other way there's no wind so
it's kind of hard to
judge which way they're going to want to
set up from when there ain't no wind so
we're going to swap around here
are you calling or pulling I'll
pull that that come from s he was in the
decoys I know where'd it come from I
don't know dude I just looked up was
right there when did it come in where
did it come I know you got him right on
that second shot huh you got him on that
second one right yeah I shouldn't have
shot I knew you would have C I knew you
were going to C Thomas must have got
cold or something he said he was cold
I was kind of getting chill sitting in
that seat dude did she come from the
right I don't know where she came from I
mean I didn't hear her hit the water all
sudden I looked up and the duck's coming
off the water I
know it's all you
let's go bigan no it wasn't oh it was
huh I guess you're done oh she's alive
still sit Rocky that was sick though
it's insane guys that they're not seeing
us we're putting our face Behind These
branches you can see and just call all
the way in I mean I called her all I
literally my last quack was when he shot
boom
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dude dead I couldn't see a cotton
picking thing literally blind as a bat I
wonder if we need to move back to their
side we got to we got to move again that
way and shoot this way the shooter calls
and the other guy and the shooter can
drop the call and the guy other guy
keeps calling until he
shoots I'll call all the way until th
shoots that's what we got to do we got
to literally call all the
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way nice baby the hand again but that's
right sit
get him
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buddy get him buddy good dog good boy
come on you all right
is he dead yeah okay you found it yeah
okay right here guys
guys shoot that thing shoot that
thing got
him oh boy that one's going to be hard
to find yep man this is horrible testing
these waiters Out Boys get him buddy get
him
rock this is a jungle oh boy it's
getting
deep oh it's getting
deep good boy good boy that's a hand so
Drake good boy good boy come on come on
my second hand
come on come on
Rocky come on
bud you smack him
oh I guess so I guess that's the answer
get it yeah I'll get
it call rocky rocky rocky is a Savage
he's want get these birds
you want to get it go ahead go ahead
good boy good
boy good boy you're doing good buddy
you're doing good come on come on bud
you're a beast everybody knows
it what' you get four two Dres two hands
I got
him let's
go and that's the end Boys you've been
at Rock St today Rock here orange feed
just like I like
it good boy that's the
way I like it go let's go bigan I swung
through much brush so hey I had brush
over me the whole time dude it was
like it was meant to be baby look at
these legs nice dude look at them that's
a m look at the curls dude yeah that's a
mounter yeah it is what' he say that's
way to end it hey we need to take a
pic buzer
beater ended it 20 28 gauge double
two Dres in the pack man that was a big
pack was that five on top of the tree
probably I those trying to drop down
over there and then all a sudden I'm
like I lost him all a sudden boom I like
oh my
God that's exactly what he said too he
couldn't even get words out oh my
god dude let's go I took my three shots
to get this one too nice hey that was a
long shot with that gun dude I had to I
had to keep trying I had to empty it
that was awesome hey all the way that's
ay dude look hold that thing dude he's
got look at his curls his
head that's a fatty that's a that's a m
big boy you know what it's nice his
wings aren't shot up at all yeah that's
a solid
yeah oh dude well that's we're going to
end it there but Rocky was an absolute
Savage today find that brush and those
Willows
home buddy he's going to sleep all the
way home aesome awesome day I don't know
what else that was started off very slow
did and like nothing and then with the
last hour started getting a getting
movement slow but surely huh and a lot
of those were so stinking close dude
yeah too close and then you're hanging
up on those Willows trying to shoot
that's the problem is like they're easy
shots but you're making it it's making
it hard by those Willows but to go back
to that spot yeah it was a lot of
adjustments to I mean we're back on the
edge of yeah look at this hole we're in
I mean it's tight tight tight tight on
the but it is awesome it's a Mard hole
hey we all agreed we got to crack one of
these after a day like this go ahead
Trav any parting
words any parting words of this huh in
this day what you thought this was the
most epic trip I've had start to finish
the whole thing we didn't know what was
going to happen with the election God
answered our prayers and then he let it
it rain let it rain green that's green
rain don't be Bast it's for you
guys perfect way to end the trip without
double today was honestly thought it was
going to be kind of a bust no wind
overcast no flight we kind of just hung
out here and we were keeping our eye out
but about the last hour shoot time Birds
started moving around so I got to jump
been here Titus I mean Thomas actually
went back to the boat and I think that
he was like this is going to be a
horrible day that's what I was thinking
my mind when you were thinking and he
just stayed over there then all a sudden
it started trickling and Thomas was over
there like part of that part of that is
I was unbelievably cold because I've
been sitting in this water we sat here
for a couple hours at least and uh I
didn't have my coat on I just had my my
real light uh shirt on I got a little
cold walked back to the boat I was
sipping on a dew not going to lie was
cool cuz where I was sitting in the boat
I could see I could see everything and I
was trying to look around too see if
there was other spots okay we moved from
right here
to over here then to over there and then
back to here and it was all due to the
Sun and not sun no sun no wind just
everything today has been different than
the last two days they've been coming
from different directions so but anyways
man perfect way to end the trip I think
think the motion Ducks and the insane
amount of calling was like a huge Factor
on it but I cracked mine I'm going to
chug it right now this was an awesome
hunt I'm glad it was with you guys about
the dreams you're making talk to me
Goose talk to me Goose dude we had a
sixpack come in and did it dirty and I
missed I literally tail piped him John
folded one and I thought well Lord There
Goes My
opportunity and got his limit no way
shot nice we shot I got my
limit and then I ended on four Mard and
ended
onard ni let's go sweet and I got AED
Drake
Mard
awesome hey and they said it is not easy
here to do that they said it couldn't be
done and
Morgan C from Z oh no big morg was sleep
or what he went and took a poop and
took let's just meet at the main trail
I'll get in the main and just stay there
yeah we're coming to you right now we
just got finished loading up we're
heading that
way all right
dude
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awesome a few moments later
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oh get our speaker
[Laughter]
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out let's
go let's go baby this is the trip
boys can you believe that dude
no bling bling bling bling
tell us all about it baby dude I could
not believe it awesome what's up
boys what a
trip all the way back we just got done
talking about how we literally oh yeah
Kelly shut up we literally took
advantage of okay the last 30
minutes to be exact 24 and they were wow
just in our face get this when Kay is
retrieving that banded M I go Lord just
let this thing be
banded on the thing I promise I grab it
I flop it up on my lap and his leg justs
over I'm trying to kill jerk
[Laughter]
another I no I went from feeling all the
way my heart was in my boots cuz I
whiffed on those MERS dude let's go I
literally my heart was in my feet I
thought are you kidding me I have my gun
his bird cuz I just limited so I have my
gun in my hand still I had his bird I
was trying to kill it I was pulling the
jerk string like this and the pair comes
in his shoots I'm like
Kelly it was
428 D
nice dou nice joh goes you got two
minutes boom boom we already said this
has been the trip this is crazy trips to
you
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