@@HokeOutdoors No not yet, I drove from Montgomery County MD with my daughter to meet them and get my waders. Maybe now I can ask them but I need to get a VA nonresident hunting license.
As a native Virginian I’m interested in supporting the locals. On my third season with my current pair of breathable waders but the are starting to leak where the boot meets the wader material. The early season I smeared some shoe goo on the inside of the seam which appears to be working for now... I like the idea of Kevlar on the front of the leg. I would like to see some of the same material on the butt area to provide extra projection against wear when sliding on crappy boat and blinds seats as well as the occasional schooching down the river bank or beaver dams on my rump..Hopefully the boot rubber is flexible too for those longs walks in so it doesn’t rub the meat off your shins.
I will pass on that idea about the Kevlar on the rear. That has definitely been the #2 area where I've torn my waders in the past. I've really like the boots on these, they have more real rubber than other companies use so they're flexible and comfortable.
Great hunt! Always interesting and cool to have exposure to different types of hunting and different game species. I am going to need new waders after or before the end of this season. I'll have to give these guys a look. Great video as always, Thomas.
Thanks man! It was a cool time chasing them. Definitely different than anything I've done before. How's the bird numbers shaping up out that way so far? Starting to see more and more migrators here east
@@HokeOutdoors I am seeing relatively stable numbers, but more congregation in medium to larger groups. If we have new birds, I am unaware of them. The New is still up right now from the rain we got this past week, so most birds have moved to parks or onto calm sections of reservoirs and tributaries. The November segments will be solid this year, but nothing to write home about unless we get the northern weather to push birds down everywhere. Nebraska on the other hand is in the good ‘ol days right now and hopefully that will hold until I get back out there around the 21st of November. Late Segment of season will be the big winner this time around on the east coast as the weather we should be getting in the northern states by then should keep the birds headed south. I’m optimistic though...
@@AmericanArmsChannel Gotcha. Yeah I'm expecting for November to be decent if these fronts keep up, hopefully better than last year at least. NE certainly seems to be on fire at the moment. My buddy out there has been limiting out every afternoon after work. Hope they stick around till you get out there!
I just went out for rail for the first time this season. It's different here in Missouri, basically like going out for upland birds, walking a marsh with the dog. Shot a bunch of sora and definitely needed the dog in the early season smartgrass. I grilled mine whole and thought they tasted very close to dark meat from a free-ranging chicken. Definitely will go again.
Just got a pair of neoprene high n dry, i can tell the seams are built very well along with the boots. I think they could do a little better with their straps but overall i’m very impressed
Cool episode Thomas. Ive met Ian on a few occasions he has always been a very nice guy in my opinion. If we can get a dipper hint together like we talked about, I'd really like to check those waders out. Keep'em coming buddy.
Thanks Shayne! Both Ian and Brian are definitely good people from the time I've spent with them. I'd be happy to let you check out the waders whenever we can get together! Hope y'all have been seeing a few already, I think we got our first push of big ducks in the swamps out here yesterday
Fairly new subscriber. Great content. Really enjoy your hunts. Where did you get your camo goose hat? I want to get one. Next step will be to sell your own merchandise. Thanks.
Thank you Curt! Glad to hear you enjoy them! I actually do have my own hats that I sell. I sell those over at theflywayscollective.com/store/. You can also find the hat that I was wearing in this video over there
I have never had a dry pair of waders. Tried several brands and styles. I have just dealt with it as a fact of life. lol. Might have to check these out.
I was the same way up until this season, I have not got wet in my High N Drys yet though. Only time will tell on if that stays the case but from everything I've heard from those who use them they hold up very well
A couple of question about your rail hunt that might get me to try it. I see you moving through the reeds, are you poling through with the motor trimmed up? Is the Fishing Bay or Taylor's Island/Slaughter Creek area of the Maryland's Eastern Shore viable locations to hunt? Would this be good exercise for a young retriever? What size shot shot (I'm guessing #6 steel)? Thanks!
I was just looking at hunting these and sora this year. Not sure how to do it especially in MN. Any info would be great. My buddy turned me onto woodcock last year and i hit snipe hard this year. Really fun stuff to hunt. Thanks for the vid
Glad you enjoyed! I recommend either using a small boat or kayak and paddling/push polling through some of the marshes y'all have. I really don't know too much about them yet but I will let you know if I learn some more
Thank you! I really enjoyed it! I did log this hunt in my stats. I missed a couple shots but still shot over 80% which is better than I've ever done on ducks or geese 😂
Have you ever hunted any of upland birds in Virginia? Ruffed Grouse season just kicked off and Quail season should be starting up here soon too. Might be a fun day out, bit different from waterfowl
I have done a little upland hunting in Virginia but not too much. I grew up deer hunting in the blue ridge so I did get the chance to grouse hunt over dogs a handful of times. I went on a woodcock/quail hunt with friends a couple years back but haven’t had the opportunity since. I’m hoping to get out and try the grouse or quail at least once this season
Hey ive been hearing alot more about HIGH AND DRY. surviving duck season joel strickland wears them and has nothing but good things to say. I bought new wadders last year and after wearing them 3 time i returned them ..they gave me a new pair. But i dont have alot of faith in them now .i was looking at sitka but i may try the high and dry first!!
I have had zero issues with mine so far and have been very impressed with the quality of the product. I will have to put them through the paces of a full season to see if I can fully recommend them but everything so far indicates that they will handle that test
@@HokeOutdoors The issue I ran into in Kansas was cattails. I hunted them like quail in water, basically, and had really narrow shot windows. Absolute blast, though.
That was Brian's gun. I had never shot one before and really enjoyed it though. I've been contemplating picking up a 20 gauge of some model for a while and one of them might fit the bill
I wondered the same and initially thought, “Bummer.” After a very quick google search, I can’t find ANY waders that are made here. Might be a good way to make some $ and employ American workers for someone in the wader game! 🤷🏻♂️
I see that you have the two volumes of ducks, geese, and swans of NA. Are you a wildlife biology student or do you like to read them in your free time?
I’m an environmental science major but my undergraduate research has been focused on waterfowl so I use those books for that. I also enjoy looking at them in my free time though
There isn't much meat on them but they are delicious. I take them whenever I get a chance while duck hunting. Are yall allowed to take them from a moving boat like that?
Honestly I was surprised how much we got off them, the legs definitely made up for their small breasts. We can shoot out of a moving boat but you can't be under motor power so you pole or drift with the wind
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I am having not that great of a day. Thomas you always make it better
That was pretty dang cool man, I like the way that you break up the monotony and throw in different hunts like this
Thanks brother! I try to get out and try new things as much as possible and this will definitely be something I look forward to doing again
Definitely one of your cooler vids seeing so much action is really cool.
Thanks man! It's definitely something I will try to do again in the future, lots of fun!
Great video Thomas. Hunt looked like a lot of fun. High N Dry guys seem like really good people. Congrats on getting to work with them
Thanks Titus! It was a good time and you are right about them being people. I’m hoping to have some more hunts with them this season maybe
Buying these waders on Friday got me sold
I don't think you'll be disappointed
I did visit them a few weeks ago and picked up my breathable wader like the one I asked you about a few weeks before. Very nice and helpful guys.
Glad to hear it Nasser! Have you had a chance to get in them for a hunt or scout yet?
@@HokeOutdoors No not yet, I drove from Montgomery County MD with my daughter to meet them and get my waders. Maybe now I can ask them but I need to get a VA nonresident hunting license.
Awesome hunt and I do like the high n dry product!
Thanks Chris! Have y'all ever tried the rails up on the MD side of the shore?
Virginia Outdoors Unlimited personally no but I’ve herd of ppl doin it. May be something I’ll have to check out
Great video man I love shooting rails......
Thanks Matt! I just seen that y'all made a video on them too, look forward to watching that after class
Love the vids! I’m 18 and love waterfowl hunting and would do almost anything to chase ducks. Great luck this season
Thanks man! I love to hear that, I'm definitely the same way. Keep getting after them and good luck to you as well this season!
Really impressed at your video content and quality, very well spoken young man!
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed!
Always enjoy watching your videos . The Rail hunting shooting was insane
Thank you! It was a lot of fun! Have you ever hunted them in Florida? I know y’all got some down there
@@HokeOutdoors To me they look like what we call Snipe and we do have them that migrate down .
As a native Virginian I’m interested in supporting the locals. On my third season with my current pair of breathable waders but the are starting to leak where the boot meets the wader material. The early season I smeared some shoe goo on the inside of the seam which appears to be working for now...
I like the idea of Kevlar on the front of the leg. I would like to see some of the same material on the butt area to provide extra projection against wear when sliding on crappy boat and blinds seats as well as the occasional schooching down the river bank or beaver dams on my rump..Hopefully the boot rubber is flexible too for those longs walks in so it doesn’t rub the meat off your shins.
I will pass on that idea about the Kevlar on the rear. That has definitely been the #2 area where I've torn my waders in the past. I've really like the boots on these, they have more real rubber than other companies use so they're flexible and comfortable.
Great shooting
You should do another rail hunting video. Great accuracy!!!
Very informative. Just sold me on a pair
Thank you! I think you’ll really enjoy them, Brian and Ian make a great product!
Heck yea man we call them marsh hens in FL one of my favorite to hunt and defently to eat we can keep 15 a piece here
Great hunt! Always interesting and cool to have exposure to different types of hunting and different game species. I am going to need new waders after or before the end of this season. I'll have to give these guys a look. Great video as always, Thomas.
Thanks man! It was a cool time chasing them. Definitely different than anything I've done before. How's the bird numbers shaping up out that way so far? Starting to see more and more migrators here east
@@HokeOutdoors I am seeing relatively stable numbers, but more congregation in medium to larger groups. If we have new birds, I am unaware of them. The New is still up right now from the rain we got this past week, so most birds have moved to parks or onto calm sections of reservoirs and tributaries. The November segments will be solid this year, but nothing to write home about unless we get the northern weather to push birds down everywhere.
Nebraska on the other hand is in the good ‘ol days right now and hopefully that will hold until I get back out there around the 21st of November. Late Segment of season will be the big winner this time around on the east coast as the weather we should be getting in the northern states by then should keep the birds headed south. I’m optimistic though...
@@AmericanArmsChannel Gotcha. Yeah I'm expecting for November to be decent if these fronts keep up, hopefully better than last year at least. NE certainly seems to be on fire at the moment. My buddy out there has been limiting out every afternoon after work. Hope they stick around till you get out there!
I just went out for rail for the first time this season. It's different here in Missouri, basically like going out for upland birds, walking a marsh with the dog. Shot a bunch of sora and definitely needed the dog in the early season smartgrass. I grilled mine whole and thought they tasted very close to dark meat from a free-ranging chicken. Definitely will go again.
Just got a pair of neoprene high n dry, i can tell the seams are built very well along with the boots. I think they could do a little better with their straps but overall i’m very impressed
I'm glad to hear it! These guys have a lot of pride in their product and I believe it shows in the quality
Good hunt Thomas nice duck hunt, but it looked like quail going from bush to bush well you what I mean. Keep it going
Thanks Antonio! The hunting style definitely reminded me more of upland than waterfowl hunting
Hitting those birds like they are targets that only have bullseyes!!
I was in my game this day! Not that these are the greatest wing shooting challenge out there though
Cool episode Thomas. Ive met Ian on a few occasions he has always been a very nice guy in my opinion. If we can get a dipper hint together like we talked about, I'd really like to check those waders out. Keep'em coming buddy.
Thanks Shayne! Both Ian and Brian are definitely good people from the time I've spent with them. I'd be happy to let you check out the waders whenever we can get together! Hope y'all have been seeing a few already, I think we got our first push of big ducks in the swamps out here yesterday
Fairly new subscriber. Great content. Really enjoy your hunts. Where did you get your camo goose hat? I want to get one. Next step will be to sell your own merchandise. Thanks.
Thank you Curt! Glad to hear you enjoy them! I actually do have my own hats that I sell. I sell those over at theflywayscollective.com/store/. You can also find the hat that I was wearing in this video over there
@@HokeOutdoors great, I’ll order one. Glad to support the channel.
@@curtmuffley2995 Thank you! I really appreciate it! Hope you'll enjoy the hat and there should be more videos coming soon
Your total video Soo nice
Bought a pair of their waders after watching this
I think you’ll enjoy them a lot! Let me know how you like them once you get out for a hunt or two with em
I have never had a dry pair of waders. Tried several brands and styles. I have just dealt with it as a fact of life. lol. Might have to check these out.
I was the same way up until this season, I have not got wet in my High N Drys yet though. Only time will tell on if that stays the case but from everything I've heard from those who use them they hold up very well
@@HokeOutdoors Good luck! Looks like you're having a great season so far.
We've definitely been blessed thus far! Good luck to you as well!
A couple of question about your rail hunt that might get me to try it. I see you moving through the reeds, are you poling through with the motor trimmed up?
Is the Fishing Bay or Taylor's Island/Slaughter Creek area of the Maryland's Eastern Shore viable locations to hunt?
Would this be good exercise for a young retriever?
What size shot shot (I'm guessing #6 steel)?
Thanks!
i need those waders!
I'd highly recommend them!
Did you pick up your shells too?
What constriction choke did you use?
I was just looking at hunting these and sora this year. Not sure how to do it especially in MN. Any info would be great. My buddy turned me onto woodcock last year and i hit snipe hard this year. Really fun stuff to hunt. Thanks for the vid
Glad you enjoyed! I recommend either using a small boat or kayak and paddling/push polling through some of the marshes y'all have. I really don't know too much about them yet but I will let you know if I learn some more
That was awesome, Thomas. A refreshing change of pace! Did you log that in your hunt stats? Looked to me like you shot 100%!
Thank you! I really enjoyed it! I did log this hunt in my stats. I missed a couple shots but still shot over 80% which is better than I've ever done on ducks or geese 😂
Did you mount it?
Have you ever hunted any of upland birds in Virginia? Ruffed Grouse season just kicked off and Quail season should be starting up here soon too. Might be a fun day out, bit different from waterfowl
I have done a little upland hunting in Virginia but not too much. I grew up deer hunting in the blue ridge so I did get the chance to grouse hunt over dogs a handful of times. I went on a woodcock/quail hunt with friends a couple years back but haven’t had the opportunity since. I’m hoping to get out and try the grouse or quail at least once this season
Are you shooting steel shot?
Yeah you have to shoot steel for rails too
Hey ive been hearing alot more about HIGH AND DRY. surviving duck season joel strickland wears them and has nothing but good things to say. I bought new wadders last year and after wearing them 3 time i returned them ..they gave me a new pair. But i dont have alot of faith in them now .i was looking at sitka but i may try the high and dry first!!
I have had zero issues with mine so far and have been very impressed with the quality of the product. I will have to put them through the paces of a full season to see if I can fully recommend them but everything so far indicates that they will handle that test
I wish we could have seen the production floor and not just the warehouse.
any special size for short and stocky guy with wide feet? looking at length and inseam strot 11 is way to long...
I am about a year late to the party, but I tried rail and snipe hunting today, and my accuracy was not that good. 😅
It's a blast though isn't it? I think being on a big stable boat helped a lot on this day
@@HokeOutdoors The issue I ran into in Kansas was cattails. I hunted them like quail in water, basically, and had really narrow shot windows. Absolute blast, though.
Did you get a montefeltro?
That was Brian's gun. I had never shot one before and really enjoyed it though. I've been contemplating picking up a 20 gauge of some model for a while and one of them might fit the bill
What a weird bird, it’s like your bowfishing but with shotguns and birds lol
Haha that's not a bad way of putting it. It was definitely unlike anything I'd tried before. I think it would be a lot of fun out of a kayak
What size does Ian wear? He looks to be 5'5"?
Ian wears a size 8 regular
Are the waders actually manufactured in the USA?
No, they're made overseas
I wondered the same and initially thought, “Bummer.” After a very quick google search, I can’t find ANY waders that are made here. Might be a good way to make some $ and employ American workers for someone in the wader game! 🤷🏻♂️
Do you have to shoot steal???
Yep, steel shot for these
O here in Arkansas we call them snipe
I see that you have the two volumes of ducks, geese, and swans of NA. Are you a wildlife biology student or do you like to read them in your free time?
I’m an environmental science major but my undergraduate research has been focused on waterfowl so I use those books for that. I also enjoy looking at them in my free time though
@@HokeOutdoors awesome. I just graduated in 2019 in wildlife management and have been doing a ton of banding. I like the channel!
Thanks! That would be a dream for me! Haven't got to do any banding yet
Surprised there was anything left on some of those
Open chokes helped a lot
They remind me of snipe but easier to hit
Never hunted snipe but the rail certainly aren't much of a challenge
Will you do a taxidermy video please.
Like showing the taxidermy I have or how to taxidermy something?
@@HokeOutdoors Showing it.
What do they taste like
I'd say a cross between a dove and duck. They have a bit of a salty taste, I really liked them though
There isn't much meat on them but they are delicious. I take them whenever I get a chance while duck hunting. Are yall allowed to take them from a moving boat like that?
Honestly I was surprised how much we got off them, the legs definitely made up for their small breasts. We can shoot out of a moving boat but you can't be under motor power so you pole or drift with the wind
@@HokeOutdoors hehe, so many inappropriate joke opportunities with that line. I’ll take the high road!
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Do you only wanna use a shotgun when hunting these brids?
Yeah that seems to be what everyone hunts them with
mmm that does not look very sporting .
Certainly not much of a wing shooting challenge but at the end of the day the reason I hunt is not for sport. These birds made a couple great meals