re: Thoughts on duck hunting these days

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I would venture to say a hunter today that kills 5 ducks is a much better hunter than our grandparents who killed 20 in the 70s.

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Well sunny, you are 100% wrong. Back in those days, one had a point system that start with 10 and 25 point birds. Yes, one could kill 10 birds a day, but myself, I always looked for the 25 point birds.

Hunting was always about friendship and family get togethers before the hunts and after. It was a time one would work birds in, even though we would let many just decoy all the way just for the hell of it. Of course we used lead shot that made shooting birds easy, but that is not what it's all about.

Then, back in those days, one had a hell of a time just to get out there and back in safe.

My Dad was a meat hunter way back in the day for birds. Pirogue mounted punt gun and all. To bad we lost all those pictures, but I do remember the stories of him telling us kids of those hunts. It was a way of life I wish I could of done.