The state democratic caucus annual duck hunt was held a the South Carolina Waterfowl Association facilities in Rimini. The state legislators shared the camaraderie of the duck blind the morning after their planning meetings for the 2011 General Assembly. With unusually cold December weather already in S.C., some unusually good duck hunting has been on tap this year. Waterfowlers always yearn for cold weather up north to bring some migratory ducks down to South Carolina, and temperatures in the teens may be even more than most folks wish for, since it freezes up a lot of the duck hunting ponds in the area. How cold was it? Hunter Tony Wielicki coined a new phrase yesterday - a 'bloodsickle' is when you pick up your harvested duck and the blood coming out freezes in an icicle formation. Strange but true!
To view my blog from the 2009 Dem. Caucus duck hunt click here.
PhotoByJeffDennis: SC House Minority Leader Rep. Harry Ott, Phil Bailey, Rep. Ted Vick (Chief of the SC House Wildlife committee), Sen. Vincent Sheheen and Matt Nichols; SCWA's wetland wildlife center sign welcomes hunters; Rep. Ted Vick and Jeff (in True Timber camo) are dressed for the extreme cold weather and managed to take their limits in wood ducks; Tony Wielicki and his dog Moon with his black duck and woodies
With idiots like these hunting tame ducks, no wonder this state is in such a mess.I hope that you are real proud to hunt over live decoys to kill a few migratory birds. It's against federal law but why should that stop a group like the ones above.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas yall - glad to see there is plenty of good will out there - LOL!
ReplyDeleteFor the record, we hunted a private impoundment near the Santee NWR and all we saw were wood ducks and ringnecks.
Your comments are unwarranted at best.
No there is no bait. No there were no release birds. No there were no live decoys. just alot of hard work and many hours put into a pond to make premium habitat and food sources for the ducks. If you learn how to do it right, put the time in,and work the birds you can have just as good of a hunt on public water
ReplyDeleteHey Jeff on your other post at SC Sportsman.com you are quoted saying...."Mallards, black ducks, ringnecks and hooded mergansers rounded out the bag on a day when the ducks circled more than usual because so much of the area was frozen over." So which was it this post "wood ducks and ringnecks" or all of the above.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine that the ducks circling were the released birds that didn't have a clue about where to go now that their corn pond was frozen over! Live decoys bring them in like a champ tho', don't you all feel just a little embarassed about it? Legislative high fives all around for everybody! What a joke.
Kind sir, I told you what I saw myself on my comments here. Another group of hunters went to a different private pond and they did shoot a few mallards, so the post you mention is also accurate.
ReplyDeleteYou are so sad because you miss the point, which is that waterfowling traditions were in practice yesterday - despite the bitter cold. While others stayed in, this hearty group ventured into the outdoors to see what nature had in store for them.
I guess these guys would be happierif this was about a republican shotting pen raised quail and being such good sportsman that they shoot a fellow hunter in the chest and then blame the guy that got shot.
ReplyDeleteSome dudes went duck huninting so what is the problem. Guys complaining were probably sitting home shooting ducks on the daughter's wii with a pink toy shotgun.
Complaints against hunting will happen - that's life.
ReplyDeleteLet's not make it worse with inflammatory comments. Please move on.