Amazing Ice Hole River Duck Hunt: This Doesnt Happen Very Often! (Mallards AND Geese!)

[@bobby446]

Absolutely beautiful video. That pup earned a meal of all those duck and goose hearts plus a a bunch of treats from the grill for that workday. And the jump at the end…as much excitement as the first retrieve of the day. Thanks Elliot!

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rockybirddog]

The icey river hunts are my all time favorite! Got me pumped up for late season! Thanks for the effort on video taping the hunt!

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@lovetogun3611]

Daisy is fantastic! Sweet hunt!

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

I think so too!

[@elcorro6547]

One hell of a dog there!.... That dog pretty much made that hunt possible

[@budlvr]

Besides being set up where they wanted to come, your calling was GREAT!

[@davidanderson1916]

What a spot and great shooting - dog work was off the scale

[@timkelly4000]

Daisy sure earned her food on this hunt. Was so much fun watching her work!

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

She’s a great little dog

[@lhammack9469]

This is Steve. I was lucky to be on yet another awesome river hunt, Thanks Elliot for the invite. My boots were extremely slick on the bottom which caused the waddling on my part, I will remember the ice grippers next time(they are hanging on the snow blower at home). All in all, not bad for an old guy. That was a bunch of weight we were hauling plus we had to drag everything up a 60 foot bank. The young guns (Hunter and Jason) were great/strong. Thanks again for the invite and a great memory.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Really enjoyed you being with us on this one. It's the type of hunt we'll be talking about for years to come.

[@walkerdogman85]

These are the hunts I like!

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Me too Michael! Love hunts on the river and also love it when I have compitent hunters with me so I can use the big camera.

[@danielpreville4279]

That there is why we do what we do that was a beautiful hunt and you shared it very well with good friends I love that kind of hunting videos keep it up

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Thank you Daniel. I totally agree!

[@dondouglas3431]

Wow! Cold weather! I was nervous about Daisy in that current with ice! Thanks for the excellent video!

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Thanks for watching!

[@totallossmac5079]

12:21 perfect timing I did that once out here on the Yukon river but one goose I had to run down lol

[@JuniorB.KC41]

Great Video! What a dog too! Amazing how many steps they truly save us!! She definitely earned her keep on this hunt!

[@deerhunter1614]

Love river hunts, can’t bring myself to take my dog out there though. Couldn’t imagine watching him get sucked under the ice and never seeing him again.

[@jayrobertson232]

I agree, but you were too nice about it.

[@chrisgilbert4146]

Totally agree. Kinda lost some respect in my book.

[@truebluebluetick]

How do you retrieve the birds then? You risk getting sucked under? Not heckling I don’t blame you one bit never had bird dogs had hounds though hated losing one lot of time and money. Just wondering how you get em back

[@deerhunter1614]

@@truebluebluetick Walk out and get them, humans can stand in water up to their waste with current, a dog cannot touch in that deep of water so they will just get pushed down river. If they get to the end of the open water and don’t get up on the ice in time then they’re gonna get sucked under. Humans can stand up and we can grab onto the ice as well

[@truebluebluetick]

@@deerhunter1614 👍👍👍👍👍

[@ronrynearson8737]

That was a real good hunt always enjoyable.

[@kraigkaatz6858]

Great video.. good to see the assist with getting the dog across the river.. I liked that.. Blessings Elliott

[@sadiqahmad8202]

Nice bro specialy the duble shot tow in one😍

[@northerntribeoutdoors5938]

Love the ice hole hunts! The dog was; hero and passionately loved every minute of it!

[@bobgiles2971]

Now that's an awesome video great footage congrats guys and that lab worked it butt off

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Thank you Bob! I was so excited to be able to film more with the big camera. I just haven't been able to use it much this season.

[@davidbilbrough3726]

That's the way to do it- what a treat to watch. Don't get much snow on the north east coast in UK , but the last time I had 11 wigeon just lying out on a back pad and headboard, in a snow suit.

[@Morloch]

Steve is on FIRE!!!

[@jeffreydavis8838]

…except maybe a Chesapeake. 😎 I love all the dogs out working for birds.

[@Pontiuspilate666]

My buddy has a Chesapeake, and she's the best duck dog ever.

[@agkoh]

Awesome hunt and That Dog is Legit.

[@chucksmith5002]

That was a great hunt and Daisy is another awesome Dog enjoyed it Elliot

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ChasingGreen]

Beautiful spot and excellent hunt!

[@sfairguns8465]

Always present from Indonesia Hunter 🇲🇨😁👍

[@philnowack9911]

Great hunt... Daisy did a good job.. Wish we had birds on the river by my house... instead I hunt the Mississippi with my CBR.

[@joshuawhitmire1026]

Epic hunt! You Kansas guys have all the fun

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Thanks Joshua! It was a really good one.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

That was a fun hunt to watch! Can't beat iceholes

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Agreed, I’ve holes are the most enjoyable kind of hunts

[@jamesonfay8251]

"He did do it, you missed!" 😆

[@АлексейНельбасов]

Молодцы 👏👏👏 особенно понравился тот момент, когда с одного выстрела взял двоих👍

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Спасибо! Я тоже это люблю. Но мой любимый момент был, когда эти 500 уток одновременно выплыли на реку!

[@iaroslavpaseka6569]

Супер полювання. Ніби сам побував. Дякую

[@ruslanHABar]

Хорошая охота! С полем! В первый раз вижу охоту на горной реке! У нас обычно на разливах и озёрах охотятся, в полях и маленьких протоках без течения!

[@edhunter14]

That’s awesome! Just like in Siberia in Sakha Republic😄👍🏽 Nice shooting ✊🏽

[@LivingByTheTides]

Great hunt! I think Yaktracks is the company that makes XL crampons that will fit wader boots. They are super helpful for icy hunts. Falling on an iceberg is never fun.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Cool, thanks!

[@lhammack9469]

I am Steve, I actually have 3 pairs at home. They don't work unless you take em with you, 2 faceplants and 2 back flops(thanks for cold wx gear no bad injuries) - I will remember them forever more What a great hunt we had

[@LarryJohnson7]

Great video our season has ended here in Ontario. It was a pretty good year.

[@northwindcurls7603]

Great dog work

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Thanks 👍

[@charliesfowllife2335]

Awesome hunt fellas

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Thanks

[@charliesfowllife2335]

You should check out the diver hunt I just posted. Was a good one for sure

[@michaelkalamasz288]

Good hunt where are you guys hunting at

[@davidsolomonii5618]

Nothing prettier little dog, big honker....thanks for the vids! 1 in 1 oout

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Thanks for watching!

[@larryrohatsch4892]

River hunts are the best.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Yep

[@Josh_433]

One of those awesome hunts where can enjoy God’s creation the way they kept floating right into spread on that frozen river, enjoyed it 👍

[@pastapaul150]

Dam, that dog worked her ass off in some bad conditions. Great dog. Miss mine.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Yes she did!

[@jonaholson1583]

Great dog work!

[@shaneward697]

Dog is a badass!

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

agreed!

[@ndheeter]

Hell yeah Hunter!

[@jackhorner5660]

Nice hunt

[@st.hubertusoutdoors8001]

Wow, great hunt. What a dog!

[@BSC419.]

Where did your friend get his dog at?

[@kswaterfowler82]

Top dog kennels out of South Dakota. She is my dog. Excellent breeder.

[@okhotnik.71-dv56]

Хорошая охота,отличная собака!

[@rjo8500]

Awesome video. Great shooting. Which gun is that in the true timber DRT?

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Weatherby 18i

[@aliozturk5874]

what a good dog! doesn't she get sick going in the water that cold??

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

These dogs are tough and built for the cold. She had no problems with it.

[@aliozturk5874]

@@FreelanceDuckHunting she is a real friend. lucky you. Thanks for the reply back!

[@Megaman12]

Just like the game Duck Hunt from 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System

[@bretthenderson6135]

That is an awesome hunt

[@jackmasters9953]

Great hunt fellas!!! Daisy is a beast!!! What state? Our season has been over since December 11 here in southern Michigan. Fn sucks. Thanks for sharing. 🦆 ❤️🦆🦆🦆

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Thank you…Kansas

[@garyroenicke2102]

Great Video. So clear and so much fun to watch you guys

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaels.1695]

Vest is a little to big for daisy. But she is loving it. Great hunt.

[@timberhole1303]

Very dangerous for the dog. Also at 7:45 you were pointing your gun at your partner.

[@indiknives8149]

I like duck hunting with my vizsla dogs. Daisy loves her job.

[@ODLid1]

What state are you guys in

[@tuckerjones9211]

What gun is he using

[@Chanfiki]

Awesome hunt! What’s the name of the song at the end?

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

"Going Home" , Josh Garrels

[@scottrick5190]

That’s how ya do it!

[@jamestribol1434]

not the conditions for a dog...you lose a dog to ice, you'll understand.....

[@BSC419.]

My buddy lost a dog in a similar scenario winged bird dove uder the ice and he went under after it. Never saw the dog again

[@Селькуп]

Good dog ❤👍🏻

[@birdmanaviator]

Man the way daisy endures the cold blows my mind!

[@azharijaz4701]

I love hunting with the core of my heart but I have no sufficient money like you good people to expend on hunting material like decoys, suitable gun for hunting. With these special necessary things which are involved for hunting it can only my dream..... And only can pretend it being watching your videos, that I am hunting with you.

[@scottadreon9484]

Elliott, you're a good dude, good hunter, and I enjoy your videos, but wasn't anyone worried about the dog being swept under the ice!? Particularly when she got cold and tired. That current in the second spot was moving. I'm guessing that's why you didn't take Georie.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

It is definately one of the reasons I left Georgie at home. The first spot we were hunting, there was no danger at all. There was no end to the open water flow there. The second spot may have been a little more dangerous but was pretty shallow and the current wasn't near as strong as the first spot. Looking back I think at the far "down side" of the second spot there was a little more danger than what we realized at the time of the hunt. Jason and I talked it over before the hunt and I decided to leave G home while he decided to bring Daisy. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. It would certainly be a nightmare to lose a dog under the ice.

[@angleroutdoors8527]

Would have had my limit at 1:30 lol

[@DuboisWyomingAirportConstructi]

Nice video, thanks! How strong would you say the current is? I’d be very careful with that fine dog in such a place. A strong enough current a deep enough water and it can pull your dog under the ice as he/she is trying to get atop the ice with a bird in the mouth. Don’t ask me how I know this. Just be very careful with your dog is such a place.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

The first set up spot the current was running pretty strong, the second it wasn't running very strong at all.

[@wesleywalker1682]

Too bad Daisy isn't more enthusiastic about her job. Actual layout blinds with snow covers and you would disappear. On the cheap you could cover up with a layer or two of that translucent polyethylene plastic and even the spy satellites couldn't find you. Great hunt, love the hi def format.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Will will definitely have some form of white cover in the future. Problem is those hikes down in the river are tough and you have so much gear and decoys to get in there.

[@wesleywalker1682]

@@FreelanceDuckHunting I hear you, this sport is extremely gear heavy. I'm constantly looking for lighter options, but often end up going back to the original heavy stuff because it works.

[@RicoLatino754]

Sup

[@markmorgan3091]

How in the world did u ever keep your camera going in that 🥶❄️ cold,nice hunt. I'd love to have a place like that!!

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

I use the sony nx80 and it does a really nice job in the cold. The gopros however were both dead.

[@lanekosena5314]

Crazy that you would run a dog in that hole. Might just be me.

[@Pontiuspilate666]

I myself am scared to walk on ice on the river. Once you fall, you pretty much are dead.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

The key is learning the river and the area you are hunting. What you don’t see in the video is all the care we take in what we are doing. We don’t take that environment lightly.

[@Pontiuspilate666]

Where I live, the river is about 50 feet deep, and the way the land works is people own the property that you can stand on. So you have to hunt out of a boat blind.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

@@Pontiuspilate666 the KS river is very shallow. Most places you can walk across the whole thing. But there are some holes so you have to be careful.

[@Pontiuspilate666]

Oh, OK. I live in Illinois, and the Illinois River is so dangerous because of the current. So I have to hunt a marsh and try to bust ice. It's very demanding, unfortunately.

[@masen1120]

Mabye try sitting in the geese decoys

[@davidblass9808]

Kind of bird?

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Canada Goose

[@Erekehunt]

Майлансын жигиттер

[@fredwolfe8516]

Other than a Chesapeake

[@Pontiuspilate666]

I have a lot more luck hunting ducks for some reason. Idk why geese are so hard for me to kill. They seem more wary of calling.

[@trahtorkat1462]

Разве канадский гусь не в красной книге?

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Я не знаю, что такое «красная книга». Что это такое?

[@trahtorkat1462]

@@FreelanceDuckHunting заприщен к отстрелу в виду исчезающего вида..

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Канадский гусь не находится под угрозой исчезновения. Их миллионы в США. Мы можем снимать 5 в день.

[@Bassmastersalad]

Man I would of unloaded and water swatted all of those 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@frankthetank6558]

If this doesn’t happen very often it’s because you don’t get up early enough☺️

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Getting up early will help me find ice holes on this river? Hmm…okay. Kind of hard to scout this river in the dark

[@jimmyfumbanks6081]

Maybe pulling a few limbs out there , instead of 1 laydown blind wouldnt make the 1 man stand out.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

true

[@Erekehunt]

Маганда ьиркел

[@ilhamaskerov8783]

Баку.паздраляяу.

[@kingtut8381]

DOG WORKS WELL

[@shuevang3642]

Dog good

[@jaakkoviljanen7214]

👍🏻

[@travislape9157]

Turned it off after the first 1 duck fell out of 9 and the strain that was put on the dog after one retrieve

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Lol, okay…you’re under no obligation to watch.

[@vicscudder6983]

I see you had since enough to leave Georgie home- Just goes to show those Labs are willing to die for you - No place for a dog with all that shelf ice- It’s hard to tell the conditions from here and I believe in you enough to trust your judgment Sure looked bad Probably should have talked about it more

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

The river can be dangerous

[@SDM496]

Must be very brave men. Shooting birds with guns.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

You don’t believe people who choose to eat meat should be allowed to gather their own food?

[@Project-m1k]

Why do you hunt these magnificent animals?????

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Because I am a meat eater

[@ovcuovucu3829]

👍👍👍🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿

[@woodduck635]

I hope you realize how much you educated that great big bunch!!! The 300 you didn't kill are now 100% unkillable FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES!!! ANNNNNND... If you don't start shootin' 7-man limits, I'm gonna quit watching!!! 😡😡😡

[@joehettinger169]

Wow lol.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Haha 😂

[@woodduck635]

@@joehettinger169 Elliott knows I'm joking. 😃 He's one of the most ethical and considerate hunters I know.

[@Gamecocks101]

wtf are you talking about! LOL!

[@Ben-zs3sg]

That comment is just priceless man ! 🤣🤣🤣☠️🦆🦆🦆

[@nonkeldolf]

Murders

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Is a Lion killing a deer a murder as well? Because like lions we too are meat eaters. You better make sure your being consistent with your opinions.

[@peter1001pp]

Doing this in sweden you can get jail for it. This is not legal thing todo, so stop this shit! Reported Do not watch this! Animal abuse

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Well Petey, Luckily for me I dont live in a dumbass country like Sweden. We are meat eaters here and we don't need to have our food spoon fed to us like Swedish babies!

[@joshuasites1929]

Look at you all flying majestically welp guess what time to die.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

The human race is designed to consume meat. Move away from the city and stop acting like a baby.

[@Gamecocks101]

Ole pupper needs a heater.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Daisy is a mostly outdoor dog so she has a great winter coat.

[@Gamecocks101]

@@FreelanceDuckHunting Good dog, she charges right for them.