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We hunt in SE Plaquemines Parish marsh. We saw big gators this year. We didn’t try to measure them, but I’m certain some were significantly longer than 8 ft…and thick!
3 inch #2 or #3.
If I’m in a blind where we’re shooting ducks and geese the. 3.5 inch #2

re: Waterfowl guns of choice

Posted by Coach Yo on 1/22/25 at 1:37 pm
I alternate btwn 2 guns. A Baretta A391 Extrema. I bought it the first year Baretta came out with the Extrema line. It is the predecessor to the current A400 line. Great gun…has never misfired or failed to eject. The second gun is a Beretta 686 Onyx O/U chambered in 3.5. Great goose gun.

re: Duck hunters had to be rescued

Posted by Coach Yo on 1/22/25 at 12:28 pm
When I was younger…in my early 30’s with less life experience I went duck hunting in the marsh with a couple of buddies. It was 29 when we left the camp and the temp was falling. It was an afternoon hunt. We didn’t see any other hunters leaving the neighboring camps, when we headed out. It was about a 25 min boat ride to our blind in a marsh that you can’t walk in. We had a good hunt, packed up to leave and the boat wouldn’t start. We hit it with starter fluid spray and nothing. Cleaned out the fuel filter and still it won’t start after multiple attempts. If the boat wouldn’t start we were in trouble. The battery was getting weak, we tried again with another spray of starter fluid and the engine started. We got back to the camp right when darkness came down.
Since then, I won’t make a hunt where my survival may depend on a boat motor starting in the cold. I would have loved to made a hunt in a rice field pit blind yesterday when it started snowing. When you’re done, if the four wheeler won’t start, you can walk out. But you can’t walk out of the marsh in below freezing temps.
Nautical Star 23ft hybrid
Yeah, we should only do business with or buy products from people who have the same political and social views as us. There is no room for different opinions and thoughts in our society. That’s what America is all about.
It has been good. Made two good trips. But lots of boats!
Over three decades, I have worked regularly with people from the north on a number of jobs. I haven’t experienced any of the condescension you’re talking about with the exception of one guy. But he was a condescending prick with everybody. In fact, I became friends with several of these people from the north. One will be arriving from NJ on Thursday for 3 days of duck hunting. Another…from NYC…brings about 3-4 people with him every year for Jazz Fest and while they’re down here will make a fishing trip in the marsh. They love the people, the food and the time they spend in La. They will comment on my Cajun accent, but so do people from TX and MS.
Buddy Savoie is Chair of the Dept. of Orthopedics at Tulane. He is widely regarded as one of the best shoulder surgeons in the US and pioneered many of the techniques used in shoulder surgery today. No doubt there are other very good shoulder surgeons, but Savoie is top tier by any standard.

Toledo Bend Feb. or March Fishing

Posted by Coach Yo on 11/27/24 at 8:28 pm
When I was a teenager I spent a good bit of time fishing with my family at Toledo Bend and Sam Rayburn. But that was decades ago. I’m thinking about renting a cabin and getting a guide to fish Toledo Bend. Is the fishing decent in Feb. and March or should I wait until later in the Spring?
Thanks for replies.

re: Tell Me Something Bad About Colorado

Posted by Coach Yo on 11/13/24 at 5:33 pm
A good friend ended his career and retired in Colorado. He is a conservative republican. He lives in Colorado Springs and loves it. He’s happy that he retired there. He hunts, shoots lots of sporting clays and is learning to fly fish.

Oklahoma Duck Guide Recs

Posted by Coach Yo on 11/5/24 at 7:37 pm
For those who make the trip to Oklahoma to hunt ducks, is the hunting still good? An acquaintance told me it was starting to fall off. I would appreciate any recommendations for duck guides with lodges in Oklahoma. Also, interested in shooting specks…not Canadas so much.
Thanks for any recommendations

re: Federal jury duty.

Posted by Coach Yo on 10/14/24 at 8:21 pm
Don’t skip out on a federal summons
Thanks to all for the recommendations
Remember Amber Rose, rap video model, founder of LA Slut Walk and author of How To Be A Bad Bitch, actually addressed the RNC, as well as documented woman-beater, Dana White. They didn’t just endorse Trump they had a s-waking slot at the RNC. Doesn’t sound like moral high ground or conservative family values to me.
I’m aware of the price range. Good full time retrievers aren’t cheap.
I’m aware of costs…good, full time trainers aren’t cheap.

Recommendations for retriever trainer

Posted by Coach Yo on 9/30/24 at 8:37 am
I’m looking for recommendations for a retriever trainer. The dog is a 3 yo lab that had trading in the past, but is rusty. I’m not going to run trials with the dog…strictly hunting. Someone in south La. would be preferable just for convenience.
Thanks