North Carolina Waterfowl Hunting
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Photo No. 1: Early season goose hunt on Lake Norman with John Brotherton, Darren James, his two boys (on the left) and my son Ben.
Photo No. 2: John Brotherton and I hit it right one morning on Norman as we found green heads using a cove. Shortly after daylight, groups from 2 - 8 came in, and we had our limits by 8:30 am.
Photo No. 3: November 4, 2000. Goose hunt in a cut corn field. Had scouted the field the day prior and saw 60-75 birds using the field. Birds began arriving shortly after 7:00 and flew consistently until around 8:30. Had a least six different groups work us. Picked up one bird with a neck band.
Photo No. 4: November 23, 2000. Hunting out of the "Hilton", John Brotherton and I picked up 4 red heads and a single drake mallard. Pictured with me is John's lab "Jake" - a former Back Creek puppy!
Photo No. 5: Mixed bag hunt out of the "Hilton" on Lake Norman. Hunting with Joel Young, we had a good morning with a large group of red heads decoying as well as one lone mallard drake.
Photo No. 6: 9-21-1996 Goose hunt on Lake Norman with Vic Garrett in my old blind. Had just set out the decoys and climbed into the blind when we heard a honk. I quickly stuffed 3 shells into my 870, looked up and here they came. After one pass they were over the decoys. We unloaded on the flock and 5 hit the water. I got quickly on my goose call and the flock banked and came back. Vic then dispatched a single goose to complete our 6 bird limit in less than 10 minutes of hunting time!
Photo No. 7: 1-17-2000 Duck hunt in a beaver swamp in Mecklenburg County, NC. Hunted a small open water patch near a beaver dam that was littered with duck feathers. Set up at daylight and the first visitors were 6 teal. We let them go because the mallards, in groups of 2-6 came right behind the teal. The shooting was fast and furious. No shot was over 25 yards and most of the birds were taken coming up off the water. Finished up with a pair of black ducks. We were limited out in 20 minutes!
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Photo No. 8: 1-20-2000 Duck hunt in same beaver swamp as above, however, this time we hunted another area of the swamp. Teal came at first light then the mallards, bunches of 2-20. Limited out in 30 minutes and again had a pair of blacks show up. I harvested the larger of the two (which as I guessed turned out to be a drake) and let the smaller black (presumed to be a hen) go.
Photo No. 9: Guilford County goose hunt in a pasture that now lies adjacent to the Dell Computer plant. Geese flew hard and fast for about 20 - 25 minutes. When the smoke cleared, we had put 25 on the ground.
Photos No. 10, 11, and 12: 1-14-1985 Bluebill bonanza near Germanton, N.C. During the last week of the '85 season, Pamlico Sound was teaming with divers. For three days we wore out bluebills and canvasbacks (one banded), and even picked up a few black ducks. Up until then, it was probably the best diver hunt I have ever been on. The third picture was taken at Bodie Island during that same hunt. In the picture, Pepper is retrieving a snow goose that fell across one of the impoundments. It was a cold, rainy day that brought us snows, gadwalls, pintails, and teal.
Photo No. 13: 1-1983 Recognize this guy? Yep, it's Charles (Charley) T. Jurney, a Richard Wolters crony that some may recognize from the infamous Water Dog video series. Very few folks know I got Charley started in duck hunting back in '83 when he accompanied me on his very first duck hunt. Also accompanying us on this hunt was a very young Pepper, who at less than a year old was already showing me that she was going to be something very special.
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