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#167621 - 01/04/18 07:43 AM Hunting 2018
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Just kicked off the New Year with a Sea Duck, Diver Duck and Goose Hunt in Chesapeake Bay MD. It was frigid; 6 degrees and 13 mph winds!

We went out at St. Michaels MD harbor and chopped ice the whole way out into the channel. The water was like a giant Slushy. No Sea Duck hunt as the Bay was 4' waves on Tuesday and jammed with Ice so thick we could hardly make it to open water. We turned back and went Canada Goose hunting instead and bagged 2 Geese.

Wednesday it was a balmy 19 degrees with only 2-3 mph winds. However, the harbor at Neavitt MD was solid 4-6" ice. The guide hired an Oyster boat to break the ice at the boat ramp and clear a track all the way to the channel.

Great day shot a Bluebill a Goldeneye and 20 Buffleheads. Had to keep clearing ice out of the decoys. Great fun!

Tom Flynn


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------Duck boat at the Harbor at Neavitt MD-KT.jpg

------Ice on the ramp at the Harbor at Neavitt MD-KT.jpg

------Oyster Boat clearing a channel through the Harbor at Neavitt MD-KT.jpg


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#167624 - 01/04/18 08:45 AM Re: Hunting 2018 [Re: GCTom41]
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Burrrrrrr!! That's some dedication, I salute you.

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#167625 - 01/04/18 09:29 AM Re: Hunting 2018 [Re: pappy19]
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Tom,
A hot barrel makes a great hand warmer!!!
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#167626 - 01/04/18 10:35 AM Re: Hunting 2018 [Re: Billy Poyner]
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Instead of grass and straw on the duck blind boat, it looks like you needed chunks of ice!
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#167635 - 01/04/18 07:14 PM Re: Hunting 2018 [Re: Billy Poyner]
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Billy,

That is true; you go through a lot of shells. They seem to fly faster as you bring up the barrel.

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#167636 - 01/04/18 07:17 PM Re: Hunting 2018 [Re: BladesNBarrels]
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David,

That was funny!

When we booked the hunt, we new it could happen. You are still surprised a bit, to see this many days in a row of frigid temp's. This was Southern Maryland.

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#167645 - 01/04/18 09:11 PM Re: Hunting 2018 [Re: GCTom41]
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Tom,

Living on the beach all year round south shore LI, I used to see rafts of ducks on the bays; literally thousands at a time. Those were the days. Mid 90's I built a 14' blind on a skiff and would launch in Flanders near Riverhead, NY. One trip, I had a hard time getting out through the ice to my spot just 500 yds away but almost didn't make it back when the tide and wind got the ice flow moving. Tough trip back. The local Bay Constable helped me get my rig on the trailer. He was watching and I was happy to see him.
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#167647 - 01/05/18 08:15 AM Re: Hunting 2018 [Re: W Polidori]
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Warren,

Ice on the water is much more serious than I ever thought.

The MD Officer saw us load in the morning and was still there when we got back to check bag limit, licenses and MD & Fed Duck Stamps all signed. He also checked the Guide's doc's. We must have been the only fools out there in his neck of the Bay!

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#167663 - 01/05/18 05:56 PM Re: Hunting 2018 [Re: GCTom41]
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Nice photos Tom. We were breaking ice (only 1-2" though) on the Tennessee River here last weekend too. Managed to get a few ducks but not much flying. It's been around 5 degrees here with the wind chill lately and we don't like that much down here in Tennessee.
Even the dog was ready to go in..


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#167676 - 01/06/18 07:50 AM Re: Hunting 2018 [Re: Boomer51]
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Dwight,

Great pic there; you're dog looks like a great one!

Keep on hunting, the freeze will be over soon. One of the longest I can remember. Ducks love a puddle to drop into. Chop a hole and they dive right in.

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