Prized weapon

[Rino]

     Sigh, I want a nice stuffed bunny for my rifle too...she looks so happy 

[mtnman]

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the area circled in red is DNR land. alot of good duck hunting in that area, i bagged 3 ducks in about 10 minutes of being there. i have another pic somewhere, if you ask the guys at the farm nice enough, im sure they'll let you hunt their land. (about 4000 feet to the west is the farm)

and these pics are outdated. some of the area to the west is now marsh/swamp. a trappers paradise, it has beavers and tons of muskrats living there. you cant throw a stone without hitting a muskrat house.

Holy cow Skorpion, you're close!  I go through Omro all the time on my way back and forth to work in Oshkosh.  I live near Poy Sippi.

I'm curious about the public land you're talking about (I don't see the picture).  What kind of water does it have for ducks?  Small ponds?  Is it the Waterfowl Production Area near Eureka Road?  I've been looking for a place to fly my peregrine on ducks, and that's one of the areas I've been considering.  Any pheasants on that property that you know of?

[skorpion]

Holy cow Skorpion, you're close!  I go through Omro all the time on my way back and forth to work in Oshkosh.  I live near Poy Sippi.

I'm curious about the public land you're talking about (I don't see the picture).  What kind of water does it have for ducks?  Small ponds?  Is it the Waterfowl Production Area near Eureka Road?  I've been looking for a place to fly my peregrine on ducks, and that's one of the areas I've been considering.  Any pheasants on that property that you know of?

it has some marshy/swampy waters. every time i go past there, theres at least 4 duck hunters in their boat about a mile out. no pheasants that i know of, but i do see some here or there about a half mile away from the land that im talking about. there are also a few small ponds on the outer edge of the marsh. its actually some really good hunting out there if your ever interested.

(BTW just a question-where do you work that you have to drive from poy sippi to oshkosh every day? my guess would be oshkosh truck)

[mtnman]

it has some marshy/swampy waters. every time i go past there, theres at least 4 duck hunters in their boat about a mile out. no pheasants that i know of, but i do see some here or there about a half mile away from the land that im talking about. there are also a few small ponds on the outer edge of the marsh. its actually some really good hunting out there if your ever interested.

(BTW just a question-where do you work that you have to drive from poy sippi to oshkosh every day? my guess would be oshkosh truck)

Is it the Waterfowl Production area to the west of Omro?  I don't know of any big water out there?  I'm limited to smaller bodies of water with the peregrine.  She'll intimidate ducks too much to get them to fly off of big water.

I work at the Bemis/Curwood/Milprint plant across HWY 41 from the EAA airport.  I just drive that far because it's a good-paying job and I refuse to live any closer than this to an area as populated as Oshkosh.  I'm squeamish about being as close as I am, lol.

DO you know if the big marshy are near the intersection or 21 and 49 is public?  I'd heard it was bought by the DNR, but then heard rumors they may have sold it again?

[skorpion]

Is it the Waterfowl Production area to the west of Omro?  I don't know of any big water out there?  I'm limited to smaller bodies of water with the peregrine.  She'll intimidate ducks too much to get them to fly off of big water.

I work at the Bemis/Curwood/Milprint plant across HWY 41 from the EAA airport.  I just drive that far because it's a good-paying job and I refuse to live any closer than this to an area as populated as Oshkosh.  I'm squeamish about being as close as I am, lol.

DO you know if the big marshy are near the intersection or 21 and 49 is public?  I'd heard it was bought by the DNR, but then heard rumors they may have sold it again?

the DNR didnt sell it last i checked, but only some of the marsh is public at the intersection of 21 and 49 i believe. and it is close to the waterfowl production area west of omro i think. you might want to check it out sometime. but to be honest i havent actually seen it myself. the area next to the DNR land at the intersection of 21 and 49 isnt huntable because its dangerously close to the highway.

[mtnman]

the DNR didnt sell it last i checked, but only some of the marsh is public at the intersection of 21 and 49 i believe. and it is close to the waterfowl production area west of omro i think. you might want to check it out sometime. but to be honest i havent actually seen it myself. the area next to the DNR land at the intersection of 21 and 49 isnt huntable because its dangerously close to the highway.

Thanks Skorpion, I'll have to look into it.

I'm not too worried about 21, if I can get the ducks to flush away from the road (I'm not using a firearm).  That area near 49 looks to be too big though anyway.  I think the ducks will just keep dumping back into the water with the falcon overhead.

The WPA on the other hand, looks pretty good.  If there are other hunters using it though I'll have to wait for the gun season to close first :^(  And hope everything isn't already frozen up...

[skorpion]

Thanks Skorpion, I'll have to look into it.

I'm not too worried about 21, if I can get the ducks to flush away from the road (I'm not using a firearm).  That area near 49 looks to be too big though anyway.  I think the ducks will just keep dumping back into the water with the falcon overhead.

The WPA on the other hand, looks pretty good.  If there are other hunters using it though I'll have to wait for the gun season to close first :^(  And hope everything isn't already frozen up...

if your not using a firearm to duck hunt, your either using a bow, or throwing a knife at them

but hey, any time man. if you ever want to know about anything up north (by the town mountian) or if you ever want to go hunting out by waushara county i know of a few really good places to get some venicine. 

[Widewing]

I've got quite a few rifles and pistols, but the one with the most historical significance is my 1916 Enfield SMLE, which served with the Australian Light Horse, 4th Brigade in Palestine. I can trace it to a specific soldier, who died, ironically, by being run over by a lorry after the armistice....

[mtnman]

if your not using a firearm to duck hunt, your either using a bow, or throwing a knife at them

but hey, any time man. if you ever want to know about anything up north (by the town mountian) or if you ever want to go hunting out by waushara county i know of a few really good places to get some venicine. 

I'm using a bird (a peregrine falcon) to hunt the ducks and pheasants.  I just let her get up a ways above the ducks, and I walk in and flush them.  She comes down and gives them a 200mph kick in the head.

Waushara county does have some really good deer hunting.  That's where I've been deer hunting for the last 18 years 

[skorpion]

I'm using a bird (a peregrine falcon) to hunt the ducks and pheasants.  I just let her get up a ways above the ducks, and I walk in and flush them.  She comes down and gives them a 200mph kick in the head.

Waushara county does have some really good deer hunting.  That's where I've been deer hunting for the last 18 years 

man id love to see a falcon scream "FALCON PUNCH!!!!" and come down on a duck like that!

theres this nice soy bean field, hasnt been harvested yet out there in waushara county, theres at least 2 bucks and 1 doe with my name written on them. i already got one doe, and i have a her kill marking on my bow. 1 down, 3 to go..

[1pLUs44]

1917 Lee Enfield No. 1 Mk III SMLE made in Great Britain.

[mtnman]

man id love to see a falcon scream "FALCON PUNCH!!!!" and come down on a duck like that!

I have to admit, I'm kinda partial to it myself    She doesn't scream though, just streaks in like a meteor.  She sounds like a blow torch coming down.  Pretty impressive.  You can hear her bells whistle for a looooong ways if the wind catches them right.


Here's a gun I picked up a few weeks ago.  I stripped the finish (ugly, pale, scratched and dented), ironed the dents out of the stock, refinished it, and fitted a new pad to it.  12ga Sears 101.7 (Stevens 311) SxS (early 1950's).  Had  a blast shooting trap and skeet with it this weekend (skeet is pretty tough with a modified and full choke...).  Taking it out to ND for pheasants in a few weeks   I've wanted an older SxS for a long time, but didn't want to pay too much for one.  I was hoping I could find one that just needed some loving attention...  My new favorite (after my muzzleloaders, of course).

[mtnman]

I've posted these before, but why not again?

When I'm bowhunting, this is what I like to carry (all made by me)-



And my primary firearms (again, all built by me; although the Bess at the top I did build from a kit)-



A favorite from the past (justified with the thought of home defense, of course).  Alas, I sold it a few years back (again, made by me but the barrel was cast by a friend of mine).  I made the metal hardware fittings on my coal-forge 

[Tec]

So Skorpion did you...

A. Poach the squirrel?
or
B. Lie about shooting the squirrel?

[skorpion]

So Skorpion did you...

A. Poach the squirrel?
or
B. Lie about shooting the squirrel?

C. none of the above-i got my squirrels at my mothers friends land about 3 miles north.

the area i circled was for duck hunting, im not so sure if you can go squilling in there.