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  1. Jan 21, 2020 #1
    Speckslayer

    Speckslayer Elite Refuge Member

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    I’ve been dating a great lady for a while who has always wanted to hunt but never really had the opportunity. I took her to Colorado for an antelope hunt last year and she only needed one shot, a fine shot through the heart at 305 yards! Her big smile was priceless.

    Fast forward to Saturday night and a fun dinner at Woolgrowers in Los Banos. After a tough nights sleep we rose and picked our blind and headed out. It took her a few three shot salutes to figure it out but when a flock of redheads came cruising through it all came together and her first duck was on the water. A few minutes later a beautiful Drake greenwing came a little too close and a single shot from the little 20 ga put him on the water too. He will soon have a date with Tanner Mathews so that he can live in infamy on her wall. It was one of my most least productive hunts of the season but seeing the joy and excitement in her eyes made it my favorite hunt of the year. Can’t wait to get her out again.

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    Speckslayer, Jan 21, 2020
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  2. Jan 21, 2020 #2
    callinfowl

    callinfowl MEGA.

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    What no tank top pictures??? She looks proud, way to get her involved.:tu:tu:tu
     
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  3. Jan 21, 2020 #3
    greenheadguy09

    greenheadguy09 Senior Refuge Member

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    Congrats Kevin! Her smile says it all. BTW, she is too cute for a guy like you. :l:dv
     
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  4. Jan 21, 2020 #4
    double limit

    double limit Elite Refuge Member

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    Hope there's many, many more hunts for you and the lady.
    Put a ring on it, she's a good one.:clap:clap:clap
     
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  5. Jan 21, 2020 #5
    OGblackcloud

    OGblackcloud Elite Refuge Member

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    Congrats all the way around !!
     
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  6. Jan 21, 2020 #6
    Canyoncrosser

    Canyoncrosser Senior Refuge Member

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    Why does the greenwing go to Tanner and not the redhead? A redhead for a first duck is pretty gangster
     
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    Speckslayer

    Speckslayer Elite Refuge Member

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    Because the redhead was a hen and just not as pretty as the drake greenwing. If it had been a drake I would have agreed with you. And more importantly, that’s what she wanted :yes

    You still have that spoony shirt?
     
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  8. Jan 21, 2020 #8
    Squaller

    Squaller Elite Refuge Member

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    I see you are dating up...

    Nice job getting her out and on birds!
     
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    Canyoncrosser

    Canyoncrosser Senior Refuge Member

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    I do.
     
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    Mort

    Mort Elite Refuge Member

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    She looks a lot better than my hunting partner and shoots better than him too!
     
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