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TBT OB version. Remember Christmas of 1989
Posted on 12/25/14 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 12/25/14 at 1:20 pm
Keow. It was cold down here.....8 degreeish lows for about 4 days....
3 duck limit. Good limits came real fast....
3 duck limit. Good limits came real fast....
Posted on 12/25/14 at 1:25 pm to choupiquesushi
yep, remember it well
I was a student at USL and duck hunted on public land behind Jake Delhomme's house (Breaux Bridge)
wood duck were abundant as they would hit the ice and slide trying to land
I was a student at USL and duck hunted on public land behind Jake Delhomme's house (Breaux Bridge)
wood duck were abundant as they would hit the ice and slide trying to land
Posted on 12/25/14 at 2:25 pm to Got Blaze
I remember when they had to cut that guy off the frozen stump on the side of Lake P.
Posted on 12/25/14 at 2:58 pm to Me4Heisman
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TBT OB version. Remember Christmas of 1989
I remember when they had to cut that guy off the frozen stump on the side of Lake P.
Prettynsure that was 83
Posted on 12/25/14 at 3:02 pm to choupiquesushi
Ever been cold? Ever been real cold?
Posted on 12/25/14 at 3:05 pm to choupiquesushi
I don't remember the year, but somewhere around that time the brackish marsh in cameron parish froze solid enough to walk on...
fricking crazy to see ducks bounce after you shot them...
fricking crazy to see ducks bounce after you shot them...
Posted on 12/25/14 at 3:07 pm to choupiquesushi
It was 83, guys wife worked with mom,
Posted on 12/25/14 at 3:14 pm to choupiquesushi
I was 4. I remember it
Posted on 12/25/14 at 3:16 pm to Got Blaze
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yep, remember it well
I was a student at USL and duck hunted on public land behind Jake Delhomme's house (Breaux Bridge)
wood duck were abundant as they would hit the ice and slide trying to land
Is it the tract that belongs to nature conservancy now?
Posted on 12/25/14 at 3:42 pm to choupiquesushi
Told this tale many a time here.....was so cold, that the one of the only "unfrozen" waters around the river parishes was the hot water canal that ran from the sugar mill to the swamp behind east St. John. My best friends little brothers came back from robin hunting (w/pellet guns) w/several mallards. He told us the canal was full of them. He wasn't lying, and at age 17, I wasn't worried about game laws too
much. It's without a doubt the easiest ducks I've ever killed, and also the most demonstrative event evidencing my lack of concern about game laws at 17.
much. It's without a doubt the easiest ducks I've ever killed, and also the most demonstrative event evidencing my lack of concern about game laws at 17.
Posted on 12/25/14 at 5:13 pm to choupiquesushi
I remember it. We were at MawMaw's house in Cottonport. Bayou was frozen. I guess the waterlines froze. We had to bust ice on the bayou to get water and pour it in the toilet to flush.
Posted on 12/25/14 at 5:21 pm to choupiquesushi
It was 83, and it didn't get above 25 up here for like 10 days. The plumbers made bank. Our lake finally froze over after about a week. If you could stand it, and I'm talking about low teens with 10-15 mph winds, the ducks were here for the taking, until the lake froze. Was driving to B.R. for Christmas on hwy. 28 and while crossing the Calcasiue(sp), a flight of greys hit right by the bridge. Only open water.
Posted on 12/25/14 at 5:24 pm to MSWebfoot
83 was much deadlier because
1 cold front came faster than expected
2 north wind came about 10-15 knots harder than anticipated
Nearly everyone that died that day died because they got stuck where they were.
Also th lessons of 83 where still fresh in the outdoor media reports.
That day in 83 was one of the most bizarre days I have had....
89 was colder and colder longer.
Never forget seeing temperature drop 9 degrees on a bank sign in algiers while we were getting donuts..
Lessons learned at others expense saved my life a week later - along w USCG....
1 cold front came faster than expected
2 north wind came about 10-15 knots harder than anticipated
Nearly everyone that died that day died because they got stuck where they were.
Also th lessons of 83 where still fresh in the outdoor media reports.
That day in 83 was one of the most bizarre days I have had....
89 was colder and colder longer.
Never forget seeing temperature drop 9 degrees on a bank sign in algiers while we were getting donuts..
Lessons learned at others expense saved my life a week later - along w USCG....
This post was edited on 12/25/14 at 5:27 pm
Posted on 12/25/14 at 5:31 pm to choupiquesushi
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Is it the tract that belongs to nature conservancy now?
no sure , the land I hunted was off BB hwy 94 , across from Cargill Salt , take right on Henry Penne rd and walk 1/2 mile into the heavy woods with ponds
they also had lots of gros bec as I had to restrain from shooting dinner
Posted on 12/25/14 at 6:18 pm to choupiquesushi
Pretty sure I got a sit and spin and a some micky mouse stuff that year.
Posted on 12/25/14 at 6:47 pm to 4X4DEMON
I remember that well. My dad had yet to reform to game laws and we killed ducks that would make most on here stomach turn. That was the stretch that convinced me we were doing wrong even though he was my dad. I haven't broken a game law on purpose since then. I am damn glad I figured out what we did was wrong and even prouder I was able to convince my dad of it.
Posted on 12/25/14 at 7:10 pm to choupiquesushi
Didn't they lift limits on specs and reds since they were all dying from the freeze that year?
Posted on 12/25/14 at 7:21 pm to CP3
Filled two pirogues and a skiff full of ducks. Only reason we quit was because we ran out of shells. All of this was in a cut on the NW end of Flat Lake.
Posted on 12/25/14 at 7:35 pm to choupiquesushi
Don't remember which one it was but it was crew change for me in Hopedale & the snow started falling when we made it to New Orleans. Big wreck on hwy 61 delayed us 4 hours. People in the ditches everywhere. About an hour from my house on a very remote backroad was a guy standing in the middle of the road waving us down. This guy had New York plates & had snow skies on top of his car which was in the ditch He said he's seen a lot of ice but nothing compared to that shite. Pulled him out & helped him get to a hotel. A couple days after the river (Boeuf) was frozen over All you had to find was a puddle that wasn't frozen to kill a limit quickly
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