Definitely it is humbling. It’s those kinds of days that bring us back to center. Thank you for showing the rough days and the banger days. Love your content. God bless y’all. Get ready it’s upon us. 👍🏼🦆🦆
Man I went through the same scenario. Was killing the heck out of birds for a few years and just got obsessed with it. It took the Lord humbling me to realize I was taking it too far and too serious. Being frustrated with not killing a lot of birds and not being the husband I should've been to my wife. Now, I put family first and I don't take one single duck for granted because its all a gift from God. There's nothing wrong with being crazy about ducks. Just can't let it take priority over the important things in life. And can't let a blessing become a frustration when things don't go right. Feels good to know I'm not the only one who went through it. I enjoy the videos guys!
Thanks for sharing man, so much truth there brother. I struggle with killing em or not but I'm slowly learning to enjoy just being able to duck hunt. Fine line in there somewhere for sure
@@ChasingGreen no doubt about that bud! I have a place in Palestine, Arkansas. If y'all want to get together for a couple of hunts and video collaborations, let me know! I still have a lot to work on with my videos, but I bought another camera this year and plan to take it a little more serious on getting good footage and content. I'm like y'all, I want to build my channel to share the Lord along with my huntin and fishin trips.
Been there, done that many times. Ducks love a rough old secluded place like that, especially later in the season. But you're exactly right, some days you've just got to be grateful to be able to be out there. Great video 👍.
Really good video! For those of us who are obsessed with duck hunting, it’s always more than just getting limits. Sometimes (like you said) we get tunnel vision and have to be reminded of that. I love those kind of spots too! They are certainly a pain without a dog. They’re a pain with a dog too though! lol
Appreciate the kind words brother, definitely a tough lesson to get through my thick head but I'm slowly getting it Lord willing. Not that limits matter to me, I guess it's more of just successfully figuring them out is what I'm always chasing and when we dont accomplish it, it can lead to frustration instead of just enjoying the morning. Fine line in there somewhere lol. Thanks for taking the time to check us out
Awesome vid love the main point. John 3:30 says “He must be greater and I must be less” I always think of that verse when I come to realization I’m focused to hard on drawing blood
Yeah, i gotta start saying that. I get tunnel vision, seeing red. Fine line between playing the game and letting it take over. Hopefully I can walk that line a little better
Chasing Green in Holland we buy a pup and we train them and take them with us. Retrieving dogs are sometimes within 9 Months “operational” To train a good working dog is touch. Need Lots of time. In Holland in my neighbourhood we have serious good dog schools/ trainers. You van look om Facebook: Piet van Iperen. Nice 2 follow , another country, different hunting culture😊
Amen at once again I say amen. Thank you so much for this video. We can relate!! My son and I (im 46 my son is 14) feel you. God uses duck hunting in our lives as well to show and remind us what's important and keep us focused. Because we often get prideful and lose our center. He always reminds us to be thankful. Loved what you said about God Being in control. Your testimony bears witness to us. Much appreciated❤
Cant tell you how I thank you man for that. The main goal of this whole thing is just to put eyes on the Lord and no doubt duck hunting is a good tool God uses. He's taught me so much through and just glad we can share a little bit of it when we can. Cant thank you enough for taking the time to watch, appreciate you 👊🏻
@@ChasingGreen Subscribed and I'll be sharing this with a couple other Christian hunters I know. Keep up the good work you are Doing and I pray that God blesses your hunting ministry. 🙌💪
Good stuff guys, this is the exact terrain I hunt, and let me tell you, you hit the nail right on the head about cripples. I've lost probably just as many as I've found
Yeah, I really really hate when that happens. That's why we try our best to get em in the decoys on the water before we shoot. A dog does wonders too. Thanks for watching brother 👊🏻 Good luck this season
Appreciate your video and the message you give to us. I am guilty of the same thing. Getting caught up in winning the game and not enjoying the situation, surroundings and friendships. Let go & Let God. I'm 57 and my knees still knock when I have birds circling and hear that close wing beat.
That's what I'm talking about! I pray I still get shook up if I'm blessed to make it till then. Appreciate your kind words brother and thanks for watching. Hard lesson for me learn for sure
Boys it’s always rough when your expecting new water and have to end up making due but it’s still a lot of fun having wings cut air right over your head. It gives me chills bumps but can also be the stuff of nightmares 😂 y’all keep it up guys love the videos!
You ain't kidding! Trust me, I was screaming that the whole time. Like I said though, not to sure it would have mattered. We were learning some lessons it seemed
That the truth, still my goal, just cant let it effect my mood if we dont achieve it. Thanks for watching and thanks for letting us know what you think brother 👊🏻
@@ChasingGreen keep up the good work! Your bad day was my typical day ive been hunting 3 years now and im slowly getting things figured out! I hunt on the arkansas texas state line its tough down this was for a beginner lol
Thanks for the vid and the prospective! I get that way, focused on killing birds and then end up with a goose egg and ruins my mood and i let ot ruin my week. Gotta enjoy and be in love with the Process! And enjoy all of it, but it so so hard sometimes!! Thanks for all u guys do and how u keep God 1st!!
I get the same way man, slowly learning to just have fun and enjoy it, still trying hard for success, but not letting it determine my mood. Thanks for watching man
Looks to me like it's overcast or cloudy out so there are no shadows to hide in. In my opinion that was the biggest issue. So with that said you needed the brush to hide in instead of being able to hide in shadows on the Sunny's days
Yeah that was definitely an issue but weve done very well on cloudy days out there in the past, and countless other places. Easy to look and say it was that or this but what weve come to learn is that a lot of times it comes down to being meant to be or not. The bible says not a sparrow falls apart from the Lords hand, so I think greenheads fall under that too. I analyze and adjust more than most, but the Lord kinda just said to ease up and enjoy sometimes. Dont let your joy be so determined on getting a good video, or killing your limit. Fine line in there somewhere
i know when i hunt flooded timber I always put me up a blind like take a couple of branches and stick in front of me the ducks see you if you ain't got nothing in front of you that's why they flair away cause they see you
Can somebody please answer me I have a kicks high flyer full choke and I have heard that I should not shoot steel through a full choke. I don't want to mess up a 60 dollar choke. Can I shoot steel through it without messing it up.
You need to contact the manufacturer and ask them directly but pretty much every one I know shoots steel through their full choke but not all chokes are the same. There website should give all the info you need, or just call their customer service.
Man no matter what that's the truth. We have good days and bad. It's not about the killing but having fun with your buddies and friends and getting to sling some steel shot at some birds.
Love the content brother. It can get frustrating when we don’t kill em. But the Bible says to be content. And like you said you don’t always have the day’s full of limits but it’s always a wonderful day in God’s creation.
Chasing Green absolutely brother this summer is very long but the last few weeks I’ve been able to get some scouting in and find some promising good sources and water for the birds. Early goose starts sept 1 here in va so I’m getting real pumped.
I've learned through the years that the limits are a blessing from God....but so are those skunk days. I've had several hunts when I was more excited over killing one woodduck hen than a lot of the mallard limits I've brought home. "The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord!!!" Keep up the good work.
Chasing Green Due to family commitments, I have all but given up waterfowl hunting. My dad is in his 80’s and gave up waterfowl hunting several years before, so I had less drive and no scouting reports from back home. I have slowly turned it over to God and He has eased the emotional, visceral anguish that I was feeling. I had basically gotten to the point that I was ok with never hunting ducks or geese again, then I came across FDH and made several comments on Elliott’s videos. Having no idea about my situation, he invited me out to KS to hunt. I felt like God had put it all in place, so I headed out there. Because God had helped me learn to be satisfied without, I didn’t really care how many ducks we killed. I just wanted to hang out with some fellow believers in Jesus who were also passionate about hunting. Turns out I came at just the right time and we slayed the ducks. But I don’t really even remember most of the ducks I shot. What I will remember forever are the conversations we had in the truck, in the cabin, and on the shoreline while we waited for daylight. For those guys it may just been another weekend of hunting. But for me...it was a spiritual and emotional reset and recharge that I needed more than I even realized. Treasure those moments with your brothers in the faith. “Like iron sharpens iron, one man sharpens his neighbor”.
That's a pretty crazy story man! So awesome that it worked out like it did. Hope you find a way to get back in to it to some degree if the Lord wills it
Ive been wanting to hit Montana for awhile now. Beautiful looking country. Was planning on hitting this year until prices of everything shot through the roof
Are any of your guys thinking about getting a dog. It sure seems it would help you guys. We always had at least one. Then hunted without one for 2 years and as much as I like to go I needed one. It wasn’t fair to the ducks to not retrieve them and it was my responsibility to do everything I could do to get them. I’m not saying you don’t try. It’s just my experience of why I got mine.
Yeah man, that's a great point, it just hasn't been good circumstances for either one of us to get one for the past several years. Used to always use one. Hope to get one next year, typically we dont lose ducks but this stuff is no joke man. We give it all we got on em, but hopefully we can get one in the near future.
A retriever is a ton of work and the dog gets kind of used to it. You can't just put him up like a shotgun. You have him moaning at you off season too. Let's go work in the water. It's a 14 year commitment like getting married. Labs live 10 years at least. I've had three. Two died at age ten. The yellow one is 11 today. Milo. He's a mellow dog.
Yeah no doubt, that's what I've hunted in my whole life pretty much. 75% of the ducks I've killed over the past 20+ years came at the hand of mr beaver
No wind couldn’t have helped matters in that first hunt. Correct me if I’m wrong, it seems like lack of wind gives them more options -in a given area- on where they can sit down. Birds in y’alls faces, response to calls, beautiful cypress slough....but that shitty trap mud...that stuff can make a great hunt miserable. Enjoy y’all posts. PS season is just around the corner.
Appreciate it man, yeah a touch of wind always helps a little but the main thing imo is it just wasnt our day, and that's part of it sometimes. Thanks for watching brother 👊🏻
Yeah, that's what I was saying the vid. Got complacent as we have smashed em out there doing the exact same things pretty much everytime weve hunted it. It just wasnt our day that day
On a sunny day you get away with more than cloudy. On cloudy days the ducks see everything. No glare or shadows. I've studied a lot of pics of limits in arkansas and 98% of the time there's blue skies. The weather often changes where u sit in the rain waiting for it to break. Bam bam bam let's go home we are done. Happens a lot so always go ...rain or shine. Give it 15 min. The weather will change because it's arkansas. 😎 Now if it gets windy where the trees are swaying and hitting each other GET THE HELL OUT GET OUT NOW GO GO GO! Talking flooded timber hunting.
That's some people's opinion. Not ours. The sport is tricking them into thinking we're ducks, getting them all the way to the water. If the sport was shooting I would dove hunt or shoot skeets all the time. It's far more ethical and efficient to shoot on the water. I dont go out there for the sport of shooting, I go for the the sport of hunting, which is getting on the x, calling, decoys etc. That's just how I see it. Totally fine if the sport is shooting for someone. Just not for me.
@@ChasingGreen I don’t shoot ducks on the water, I feel like giving them a fighting chance which helps me be a better shot. I don’t believe killing a duck sitting on the water is very sportsman like, just my personal opinion. Good luck hunting and god bless
To you maybe. The sport to me is hunting them, calling decoying. If shooting was the sport id shoot clays and targets. Remember that next time you cripple one when you run him up instead of just taking an ethical shot on the water. Just my opinion. If you like shooting them flying, more power to you.
I will give this video a 10 for the Bible verse but a -1 for killing poor ducks. KFC makes some delicious extra crispy fried chicken you can eat instead and if you like to shoot guns there's plenty of non-living things to shoot like skeets, tin cans, etc. etc. Then you can change your videos to be videos of going to the parks etc to feed the ducks.
Hunters feed more ducks, and give habitat for ducks than anybody else. Without people hunting ducks, and spending money in the waterfowl industry, duck habitat would decrease significantly. The average person feeds ducks at the park, which are not wild ducks, and probably feeding them bread which is really bad for their digestive system, while hunters plant thousands upon thousands of acres of real duck food that actually goes to their survival. I suggest you do just a tad bit of research and I think you would find that without hunters, the duck population, along with all other game species populations, will be in much worse shape
Definitely it is humbling. It’s those kinds of days that bring us back to center. Thank you for showing the rough days and the banger days. Love your content. God bless y’all. Get ready it’s upon us. 👍🏼🦆🦆
For sure, thanks for watching man. We like to try and show anytime we learn something and we definitely had a little learning going on in this one
That’s why we love yalls channel. Real hunting, good fellowship and not all about killing.
Appreciate it brother, we try to tell it like it is and I think everybody goes through stuff like this from time to to. Thanks for the support man 👊🏻
Phew... that mud kills me... great message Jake... Blessings
Same to you!
Best real duck videos on RUclips. Down to earth guys that love God and ducks, and you can’t beat that
Appreciate that man, really do. Cant say thanks enough for the good feedback and taking the time to watch
Man I went through the same scenario. Was killing the heck out of birds for a few years and just got obsessed with it. It took the Lord humbling me to realize I was taking it too far and too serious. Being frustrated with not killing a lot of birds and not being the husband I should've been to my wife. Now, I put family first and I don't take one single duck for granted because its all a gift from God. There's nothing wrong with being crazy about ducks. Just can't let it take priority over the important things in life. And can't let a blessing become a frustration when things don't go right. Feels good to know I'm not the only one who went through it. I enjoy the videos guys!
Thanks for sharing man, so much truth there brother. I struggle with killing em or not but I'm slowly learning to enjoy just being able to duck hunt. Fine line in there somewhere for sure
@@ChasingGreen no doubt about that bud! I have a place in Palestine, Arkansas. If y'all want to get together for a couple of hunts and video collaborations, let me know! I still have a lot to work on with my videos, but I bought another camera this year and plan to take it a little more serious on getting good footage and content. I'm like y'all, I want to build my channel to share the Lord along with my huntin and fishin trips.
Yeah man, were always down for hunting with new people man, dm on instagram and stay in touch and maybe we can get something going.
@@ChasingGreen 10-4 brother
Been there, done that many times. Ducks love a rough old secluded place like that, especially later in the season. But you're exactly right, some days you've just got to be grateful to be able to be out there. Great video 👍.
Thanks man, appreciate you taking the time to watch and give feedback. Those type of spots are my favorite though. Late season mallard hotspots too
Really good video! For those of us who are obsessed with duck hunting, it’s always more than just getting limits. Sometimes (like you said) we get tunnel vision and have to be reminded of that. I love those kind of spots too! They are certainly a pain without a dog. They’re a pain with a dog too though! lol
Appreciate the kind words brother, definitely a tough lesson to get through my thick head but I'm slowly getting it Lord willing. Not that limits matter to me, I guess it's more of just successfully figuring them out is what I'm always chasing and when we dont accomplish it, it can lead to frustration instead of just enjoying the morning. Fine line in there somewhere lol. Thanks for taking the time to check us out
Awesome vid love the main point. John 3:30 says “He must be greater and I must be less” I always think of that verse when I come to realization I’m focused to hard on drawing blood
Yeah, i gotta start saying that. I get tunnel vision, seeing red. Fine line between playing the game and letting it take over. Hopefully I can walk that line a little better
Just found the channel, keep it up! Really enjoyed this video, wish we had hunting like this in Florida.
Thanks! You got some good fishing and turkey hunting down there though i hear
Pray tomorrow for a few good working dogs😉
They give real joy 2.
Greetings from Holland🦆🦆
Thanks for watching! Yeah I need a good working dog, hope to get one soon
Chasing Green in Holland we buy a pup and we train them and take them with us.
Retrieving dogs are sometimes within 9 Months “operational”
To train a good working dog is touch.
Need Lots of time.
In Holland in my neighbourhood we have serious good dog schools/ trainers.
You van look om Facebook:
Piet van Iperen.
Nice 2 follow , another country, different hunting culture😊
Yeah we kinda do the same with our dogs here. Nothing like the process of taking a pup to a full swing gun dog.
Very well spoken buddy! God shows you life's lessons, in many different ways!!! Congrats on the hunt, and God Bless to all!!!🤗👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
No doubt man. God bless you too and thanks for watching!
My first time to see your videos and it was very well done. Press On!!!
Thanks! Appreciate you watching
Really fun shared many moments just like this video...
My dad used to say, " didn't kill much, but had a lot of good fellowship with my friends and God's creation!" Sound council then and now! Great video!
Thank you sir, hard lesson to learn but were starting to get it slowly but surely. Thanks for watching
Amen at once again I say amen. Thank you so much for this video. We can relate!! My son and I (im 46 my son is 14) feel you. God uses duck hunting in our lives as well to show and remind us what's important and keep us focused. Because we often get prideful and lose our center. He always reminds us to be thankful. Loved what you said about God Being in control. Your testimony bears witness to us. Much appreciated❤
Cant tell you how I thank you man for that. The main goal of this whole thing is just to put eyes on the Lord and no doubt duck hunting is a good tool God uses. He's taught me so much through and just glad we can share a little bit of it when we can. Cant thank you enough for taking the time to watch, appreciate you 👊🏻
@@ChasingGreen Subscribed and I'll be sharing this with a couple other Christian hunters I know. Keep up the good work you are Doing and I pray that God blesses your hunting ministry. 🙌💪
Thanks man, keep in touch
Good stuff guys, this is the exact terrain I hunt, and let me tell you, you hit the nail right on the head about cripples. I've lost probably just as many as I've found
Yeah, I really really hate when that happens. That's why we try our best to get em in the decoys on the water before we shoot. A dog does wonders too. Thanks for watching brother 👊🏻 Good luck this season
Good work fellas. I'm itchin to get at em.
Me to man, was frustrating revisiting this but fired me up at the same time
Quack
Can not wait
Me either bud 👍🏻
I got the itch
Love how you include the Lord in your hunts...very impressive. Would love to hunt with you brothers.
Appreciate that man, thanks for taking the time to watch and leave the good feedback
I just found this channel and I will watch every video you have made.
Thanks man, really appreciate that! Hope you enjoy it. We are try our best to put out good stuff and we appreciate your time.
I am a duck hunter from Bama and hunts like these RARELY happen. So I enjoy watching it.
Another great video guys! Really shows how hunting goes a lot of times. Place reminds me of the stuff we hunt here.
Appreciate it man, yeah that's my favorite stuff to hunt. Nothing quite like getting on big groups of mallards in the swamps
Nice work! Always fun watching a good flooded timber hunt! 🤙🏼
Appreciate man, we love hunting that kind of stuff. Beavers make some good duck habitat
What a beautiful place to hunt!
It was amazing, love that kind of terrain
Awesome video. Looking forward to hunting with Y’all this season. Kansas🔨🦆
Thanks man, Lord willing we can make it happen. Appreciate the good feedback
Appreciate your video and the message you give to us. I am guilty of the same thing. Getting caught up in winning the game and not enjoying the situation, surroundings and friendships. Let go & Let God. I'm 57 and my knees still knock when I have birds circling and hear that close wing beat.
That's what I'm talking about! I pray I still get shook up if I'm blessed to make it till then. Appreciate your kind words brother and thanks for watching. Hard lesson for me learn for sure
Thanks for sharing fellas awesome video!
Appreciate you as always man, thanks for watching 👊🏻
Boys it’s always rough when your expecting new water and have to end up making due but it’s still a lot of fun having wings cut air right over your head. It gives me chills bumps but can also be the stuff of nightmares 😂 y’all keep it up guys love the videos!
Lol you right about that. Gave me chill bumps, love hearing them wings, unless there flaring lol. Thanks for watching
Honest video, that's just how it goes!
Thanks man, we try to keep it real. Appreciate you watching
Great video love that u guys kept it raw hunting is hunting God just said not today boys lol!!!
Thanks man, appreciate you watching and commenting. Hunting is hunting for sure
I absolutely LOVE the sound of the call that was being blown in the video. What brand is it???
Appreciate that man, echo single reed timber in cocobolo
man you'll have days like this, we had a few where I would have sworn my barrel was bent....LOL
others where we couldn't miss.
Same here buddy lol, thanks for watching man
Another awesome video
Thanks bud, appreciate you watching 👊🏻
Y'all have such stack up holes but everyone of them seems like the trail of tears! Lol
Yeah story of our duck hunting lives sometimes lol
Man you guys needed some sunshine in a bad way!
You ain't kidding! Trust me, I was screaming that the whole time. Like I said though, not to sure it would have mattered. We were learning some lessons it seemed
Hi guys...good job
good hunt
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it and appreciate you watching
Great job buddy
Appreciate it man 👊🏻 thanks for taking the time to watch
As much as I hate to say it I like seeing hunts like this, its not always about killing limits
That the truth, still my goal, just cant let it effect my mood if we dont achieve it. Thanks for watching and thanks for letting us know what you think brother 👊🏻
@@ChasingGreen keep up the good work! Your bad day was my typical day ive been hunting 3 years now and im slowly getting things figured out! I hunt on the arkansas texas state line its tough down this was for a beginner lol
Well keep with it, you'll get it figured out
@@ChasingGreen yes sir! What area of arkansas do yall hunt? I live in texarkana but ive gone as far as jonesboro to hunt
Man we hunt the whole state pretty much except the west side. Weve wanted to try it out but havnt made it yet. Heard the teal get thick over there
Y’all need a boat with a mud motor or a dog? How waterfowlers hunt without either is mind blowing.
Yeah I hear you, money issue for us, but yeah both would be awesome. Were taking any and all donations 😂
Ducks and geese move the weather currents,, wonder why we spray,,,
Boy that call sounds good. What kind?
Thanks man 👊🏻 it's an echo single reed timber, cocobolo. Love it. Appreciate you watching brother
Very good video. Man, do y’all ever need a Dog to help you chase down those birds.
Yes we do, big time. Hope to get one soon Lord willing. Thanks for taking the time to watch
Thanks for the vid and the prospective! I get that way, focused on killing birds and then end up with a goose egg and ruins my mood and i let ot ruin my week. Gotta enjoy and be in love with the Process! And enjoy all of it, but it so so hard sometimes!! Thanks for all u guys do and how u keep God 1st!!
I get the same way man, slowly learning to just have fun and enjoy it, still trying hard for success, but not letting it determine my mood. Thanks for watching man
Looks to me like it's overcast or cloudy out so there are no shadows to hide in. In my opinion that was the biggest issue. So with that said you needed the brush to hide in instead of being able to hide in shadows on the Sunny's days
Yeah that was definitely an issue but weve done very well on cloudy days out there in the past, and countless other places. Easy to look and say it was that or this but what weve come to learn is that a lot of times it comes down to being meant to be or not. The bible says not a sparrow falls apart from the Lords hand, so I think greenheads fall under that too. I analyze and adjust more than most, but the Lord kinda just said to ease up and enjoy sometimes. Dont let your joy be so determined on getting a good video, or killing your limit. Fine line in there somewhere
i know when i hunt flooded timber I always put me up a blind like take a couple of branches and stick in front of me the ducks see you if you ain't got nothing in front of you that's why they flair away cause they see you
Good tips 👍🏻
Can somebody please answer me I have a kicks high flyer full choke and I have heard that I should not shoot steel through a full choke. I don't want to mess up a 60 dollar choke. Can I shoot steel through it without messing it up.
You need to contact the manufacturer and ask them directly but pretty much every one I know shoots steel through their full choke but not all chokes are the same. There website should give all the info you need, or just call their customer service.
@@ChasingGreen ok thank you
No problem man, thanks for watching. If you have anymore questions shoot em my way
@@ChasingGreen for sure
Let’em work man
Man no matter what that's the truth. We have good days and bad. It's not about the killing but having fun with your buddies and friends and getting to sling some steel shot at some birds.
For sure, now if only I can keep through the whole the season 😂 thanks for watching brother
@@ChasingGreen yes sir. Good luck this season.
Same to you man
Love the content brother. It can get frustrating when we don’t kill em. But the Bible says to be content. And like you said you don’t always have the day’s full of limits but it’s always a wonderful day in God’s creation.
Yes sir, appreciate you watching man and thanks for the good feedback. Hopefully it'll be here soon, this has been the longest summer ever it seems
Chasing Green absolutely brother this summer is very long but the last few weeks I’ve been able to get some scouting in and find some promising good sources and water for the birds. Early goose starts sept 1 here in va so I’m getting real pumped.
Yeah early goose starts here at the same time, I gotta get looking.
Need kayaks for them muddy holes!
Wouldnt hurt, that's for sure
I've learned through the years that the limits are a blessing from God....but so are those skunk days. I've had several hunts when I was more excited over killing one woodduck hen than a lot of the mallard limits I've brought home. "The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord!!!" Keep up the good work.
Yes sir, I get so stuck on getting them but I'm slowly learning to enjoy the other things of duck hunting. Appreciate you brother and God bless.
Chasing Green Due to family commitments, I have all but given up waterfowl hunting. My dad is in his 80’s and gave up waterfowl hunting several years before, so I had less drive and no scouting reports from back home. I have slowly turned it over to God and He has eased the emotional, visceral anguish that I was feeling. I had basically gotten to the point that I was ok with never hunting ducks or geese again, then I came across FDH and made several comments on Elliott’s videos. Having no idea about my situation, he invited me out to KS to hunt. I felt like God had put it all in place, so I headed out there. Because God had helped me learn to be satisfied without, I didn’t really care how many ducks we killed. I just wanted to hang out with some fellow believers in Jesus who were also passionate about hunting. Turns out I came at just the right time and we slayed the ducks. But I don’t really even remember most of the ducks I shot. What I will remember forever are the conversations we had in the truck, in the cabin, and on the shoreline while we waited for daylight. For those guys it may just been another weekend of hunting. But for me...it was a spiritual and emotional reset and recharge that I needed more than I even realized. Treasure those moments with your brothers in the faith. “Like iron sharpens iron, one man sharpens his neighbor”.
That's a pretty crazy story man! So awesome that it worked out like it did. Hope you find a way to get back in to it to some degree if the Lord wills it
What call is that?
Echo single reed cocobolo timber
Lots of water swatting 🤣
Preferred way of taking them around these parts
@@ChasingGreen heck yeah I'm with yeah... jealous all the way from Montana!
Ive been wanting to hit Montana for awhile now. Beautiful looking country. Was planning on hitting this year until prices of everything shot through the roof
@@ChasingGreen let's trade mule deer for duck hunt
Lol, im not into muleys so much. Wouldnt mind at some point but i dont have much resources to spare so it all has to go to ducks or turkeys lol
North LA?
Eat KFC extra crispy fried chicken. Shoot skeets. Leave the ducks alone and google "pet duck videos" for some REALLY good videos to watch!!
Are any of your guys thinking about getting a dog. It sure seems it would help you guys. We always had at least one. Then hunted without one for 2 years and as much as I like to go I needed one. It wasn’t fair to the ducks to not retrieve them and it was my responsibility to do everything I could do to get them. I’m not saying you don’t try. It’s just my experience of why I got mine.
Yeah man, that's a great point, it just hasn't been good circumstances for either one of us to get one for the past several years. Used to always use one. Hope to get one next year, typically we dont lose ducks but this stuff is no joke man. We give it all we got on em, but hopefully we can get one in the near future.
A retriever is a ton of work and the dog gets kind of used to it. You can't just put him up like a shotgun. You have him moaning at you off season too. Let's go work in the water. It's a 14 year commitment like getting married.
Labs live 10 years at least. I've had three. Two died at age ten. The yellow one is 11 today. Milo.
He's a mellow dog.
Those kinda holes separate the true duck hunters from the “duck shooters”.
Yeah no doubt, that's what I've hunted in my whole life pretty much. 75% of the ducks I've killed over the past 20+ years came at the hand of mr beaver
My pet duck watched this and ran away to hide :( he gud boi
No wind couldn’t have helped matters in that first hunt. Correct me if I’m wrong, it seems like lack of wind gives them more options -in a given area- on where they can sit down.
Birds in y’alls faces, response to calls, beautiful cypress slough....but that shitty trap mud...that stuff can make a great hunt miserable. Enjoy y’all posts.
PS season is just around the corner.
Appreciate it man, yeah a touch of wind always helps a little but the main thing imo is it just wasnt our day, and that's part of it sometimes. Thanks for watching brother 👊🏻
You boys need a boat and a labrador. You wouldn't have to work so hard them
Tell me about it. But when your poor you only other option is to work a little harder 😂
No dogs ??
Not at the moment man, hadn't really been in a good situation to have one, but hope to have one soon
Good lawd yaw need to learn to shoot
"not poop"
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I don’t think y’all where hid good enough it’s cloudy man and you was along way away from that tree with no top cover.
Yeah, that's what I was saying the vid. Got complacent as we have smashed em out there doing the exact same things pretty much everytime weve hunted it. It just wasnt our day that day
On a sunny day you get away with more than cloudy. On cloudy days the ducks see everything. No glare or shadows. I've studied a lot of pics of limits in arkansas and 98% of the time there's blue skies. The weather often changes where u sit in the rain waiting for it to break. Bam bam bam let's go home we are done. Happens a lot so always go ...rain or shine. Give it 15 min. The weather will change because it's arkansas. 😎
Now if it gets windy where the trees are swaying and hitting each other GET THE HELL OUT GET OUT NOW GO GO GO! Talking flooded timber hunting.
Will wear camo from head to toe but then leave those white hands and faces just a shining like a beacon. 🤦🏽♂️
Sad
Why do you say that?
Not very sporty killing on the water!!
That's some people's opinion. Not ours. The sport is tricking them into thinking we're ducks, getting them all the way to the water. If the sport was shooting I would dove hunt or shoot skeets all the time. It's far more ethical and efficient to shoot on the water. I dont go out there for the sport of shooting, I go for the the sport of hunting, which is getting on the x, calling, decoys etc. That's just how I see it. Totally fine if the sport is shooting for someone. Just not for me.
@@ChasingGreen I don’t shoot ducks on the water, I feel like giving them a fighting chance which helps me be a better shot. I don’t believe killing a duck sitting on the water is very sportsman like, just my personal opinion. Good luck hunting and god bless
Y’all water whack more than anyone I’ve ever seen! No sport in that.
To you maybe. The sport to me is hunting them, calling decoying. If shooting was the sport id shoot clays and targets. Remember that next time you cripple one when you run him up instead of just taking an ethical shot on the water. Just my opinion. If you like shooting them flying, more power to you.
I will give this video a 10 for the Bible verse but a -1 for killing poor ducks. KFC makes some delicious extra crispy fried chicken you can eat instead and if you like to shoot guns there's plenty of non-living things to shoot like skeets, tin cans, etc. etc. Then you can change your videos to be videos of going to the parks etc to feed the ducks.
Hunters feed more ducks, and give habitat for ducks than anybody else. Without people hunting ducks, and spending money in the waterfowl industry, duck habitat would decrease significantly. The average person feeds ducks at the park, which are not wild ducks, and probably feeding them bread which is really bad for their digestive system, while hunters plant thousands upon thousands of acres of real duck food that actually goes to their survival. I suggest you do just a tad bit of research and I think you would find that without hunters, the duck population, along with all other game species populations, will be in much worse shape