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Week 1...Fun but no feathers

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FLQuacker
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Last weekend Mid Aucilla...nada

Wednesday, Thursday Green Swamp...nada

Walked about a mile to get away from everybody...coming back during daylight down the power lines saw a monster gator in a water hole about the size of my truck, he's been eatn pigs.

Got back to Aucilla for a Friday morning hunt..at daylight I was on the most vocal birds I've ever heard. Worked him for about 45 minutes. Back and forth down in a swamp. I was set up in some pines. He went off once and I was afraid to blink but I could not find him. Tip of the day! If your using game ear muffs, make sure you got em adjusted (volume levels) right. I could have swore he was finally coming in off right...WRONG, almost dead left. At about 20 yrds he went airborne. Sounded like a huey taking off.

On the plus side, the home made calls worked. He seemed to really like the clucks from the scratchbox. Responded almost everytime I hit him with it.

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Iluv2hunt
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I wear Walker's game ears religiously. And you are right, you gotta have the ears set equally or the direction will sound all skewed

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FLQuacker
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My problem is bad hearing..more pronounced left side. So I gotta crank that side. Friday I messed up and had the right side turned up too much.

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fishindad
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Keep at it. I will be going out there again next week. Yikes on the gator. I am sure that I prob walked right by him. Thats why I carry my 1911. Yikes.

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