Duck Hunting Kansas Zone Opener: The Pintail Curse!

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[@jacob-tw9oz]

I have never been solo hunting In the 5 years I've been duck hunting and today was my first solo hunt and I only got 1 duck. But it was a mallard drake with 4 curls and it was my puppy's first solo retrieve. Today was still a fantastic day.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

There’s something so special about solo hunts

[@dillon12352]

Man I love the guys over at freelance they always put out great content.

[@drewolsen7848]

You guys are so blessed to live in a state where there is so much quality duck hunting to be had. Oh what I would give for that.

[@nolandotson288]

10000% agree

[@Revol_IV]

I totally agree that we all need to be better about our shot selections. The only thing I hate about hunting ducks is losing a bird. Keep spreading the message! I hope that it helps people become better water fowlers!

[@kalebroberto2363]

I know Im randomly asking but does anyone know a tool to get back into an Instagram account? I was stupid forgot the password. I love any assistance you can offer me.

[@dallasparker4604]

@Kaleb Roberto Instablaster =)

[@kalebroberto2363]

@Dallas Parker Thanks so much for your reply. I found the site through google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.

[@kalebroberto2363]

@Dallas Parker It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy! Thanks so much you saved my account !

[@dallasparker4604]

@Kaleb Roberto glad I could help =)

[@coldfridayduckcamp2457]

I’ve been watching your videos for quite some time now. Really enjoy your content. I like the way you have your dog placed immediately behind you - she sees what you see. Watching your videos makes me want to get a lab to hunt with. It appears to add even more enjoyment to duck hunting. Thanks for the hard work and obvious sacrifice that goes into making these videos. Not just GoPro shots but you must not shoot in order to video with an actual legitimate camera and the end product is so much better in my opinion. This video in particular had beautiful footage - felt like I was there also. Keep up the good work and sharing your faith.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Great video Elliot, very cool looking Ross as well! These prairie marsh hunts are some of my favorite to watch

[@wadewessler2013]

Elliott, glad to see someone else with a duck curse. For me it is a big bull Canvasback. I have had so many opportunities and never seem to close the deal. And the ones I have shot always seem to be the young one in the bunch.

[@flugee01]

This may not be the best duck hunting video out there or videos, but this guy is speaking the truth. We agree on a lot of stuff.

[@TooManyHobbies]

"Let me see if I can get Georgie on this one"....proceeds to execute a perfect handle to the goose lol veryyyyy impressive

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

She certainly made me proud there

[@TooManyHobbies]

@@FreelanceDuckHunting Don’t forget who trained her! 😉

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Good ole me ! :) But I certainly had a lot of coaching from Chris Jobman at Flatlander Kennels

[@TooManyHobbies]

@@FreelanceDuckHunting You’ve done a great job man, it’s definitely paid off

[@ksoutdoorsports]

Sweet hunt guys! I actually love those Red Heads. You guys had a nice hide!

[@jaminparker929]

Man I love that sound of the wings first thing in the morning. Great video.

[@chelsealane5592]

i would mount that rossy that’s an old pretty bird

[@curtissheffield4485]

Man that's a fine dog u got there

[@myronhigh3527]

Great hunt guys! God Bless, and good luck on the next one!👍🤗🙏🙏🙏

[@Weekendwarrioroutdoors]

Nicely done guys keep it up.

[@georgemaerkle3427]

Hi Elliott, another fine quality video 👍👍👍 i really admire the quality of your content. I sympathize with you about hunters showing up minutes prior or just at shooting time, it happened to me this past week 2 times 😖🤬. Keep the videos coming👍👍.

[@kjc9293]

Great hunt on a stunner of a marsh!!!

[@daiserbeams_adventures7486]

I %100 agree with the shot selection bit. People need to be causeas of what birds they shoot at and how far and almost never when the bird is flying away in direct line. People need to be held accountable for the limit if they have a wounded or unretiveable bird, personal accountability! Above all else it is a disrespect to the ducks and the duck hunting community. Thanks!

[@chasidyvanderhoof]

Wooo great hunt guys.

[@gpoutdoors1130]

Awesome hunt bro

[@ericweber7707]

Awesome hunt!

[@cherrycreekoutdoors3107]

"I won't shoot a pintail hen" BOOM hahahaha!!

[@jdkennedy77]

What a fun one! G❤️!

[@denverharleman8045]

nice shooting that a old ross, maybe 15 to 20 years old

[@TsHeEjBoI4eVa]

I cant believe you guys can decoy mallards easier than pintails. We decoy pintails easily here but mallards are extremely painful lol. At least you're able to shoot mallards lol.

[@charlietaulbee4954]

We seen a large Group Of pintail on lake Buistino in Louisiana

[@ethandiercks7362]

What part of kansas are you in? I'm in the chapman area

[@stevechmiel6016]

Had pintails in my dekes all afternoon yesterday after I shot a hen too Elliot. I think they know or something. Out west it’s getting frustrating when the teal move on, 80% of the birds are pintails lately. I only shot the hen because I swore it was a gadwall. How it came in it looked nothing like a pin lol

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

I feel your pain

[@jakesaiza9088]

Pintails are always tricky sometimes they love the spinner or just hate it. Jerk rigs always seem to do the trick

[@scotchnsoda2252]

I shoot the Sacramento Valley rice fields and we have pintails a plenty. They are tricky birds to finish, no doubt. Always bouncing on the outside of the spread. Occasionally blowing a two note or three note yodel from a speck and a few clucks might help if the whistle or mallard call stops working.

[@wisconsinwaterfowl8944]

Georgie is like ehhh you don’t need that head anyway

[@dylannewman4917]

Anyone know where I could get that cart they had the kayak on?

[@chrispolk93]

Always try and get decoys in the ripples. I seldom do well sitting in slack water with no ripples. Hard when u dont have good hide

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

That was the problem. We couldn’t get out off the bank

[@brandoncorley1514]

Send the birds down to NE TX!!!

[@denverharleman8045]

inning bands this hunt

[@brandoncorley1514]

Be SUPER careful with G coming out of the layout boat!! Id be super leery about my dog coming out, it just looks like she is one wrong move from jumping off the front and trwisting or god forbid breaking something. Just looks kinda sketchy sometimes. I worry alot about my pets, they r my kids! Great vid tho!!

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Good thoughts

[@philipboyles2212]

I couldn't tell! lol

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Not the most logical reasoning as to why the shot was taken LOL

[@dhoutdoors4286]

I’ve found over the last couple Of years that if I don’t have pintail decoys out they will relate to candada decoys a lot better than duck decoys. They finish right over the geese every time

[@denverharleman8045]

hen kill, lol, i have the same prob

[@edwardwatson6606]

Guys that spinner looks like a giant owl Chasing away the birds

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

You believe that ducks perceive spinners as a predator?

[@neonwhitea.1548]

Pintails are so hard, the only duck I consistently can not finish

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

They sure did finish well after I had my hen 😡😡😡

[@neonwhitea.1548]

@@FreelanceDuckHunting lol of course, the only pintails I’ve finished all the way was in a snow goose spread the week after duck season, never killed one before we’ve been close this year but they are too smart

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

It was killing me to watch them hover !! Haha

[@kylewatkins9191]

Candy just doesn't learn does she

[@kenstout9823]

Elliott , Your new nick name , STOMP

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

why stomp?

[@kenstout9823]

@@FreelanceDuckHunting Georgie comes flying out of the kennel and stomps all over your head, When I saw that happening I laughed so hysterically I had to stop the video. By the way do you have a nickname?

[@denverharleman8045]

i would mount that one

[@whitebuffalo3425]

I would mount it and then take it to the taxidermist...

[@denverharleman8045]

@@whitebuffalo3425 i have one on the wall all ready. it could bearly see

[@glennorton2285]

Its great seeing birds shot on the water..........

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Most ethical and clean kill you can get.

[@glennorton2285]

@@FreelanceDuckHunting thats not a sport its killing. sad to see

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

The sport is to lure watefowl in as close as you can and kill them as efficiently as possible. There’s no sport in wounding more game because youre following some old tradition without any real reason.

[@wbsurfer123]

It’s crazy y’all shoot redheads in little marshes like that. Only way we shoot redheads in NC is open salt water on the sound

[@rickness1706]

Yeah steel shot isn't that good for long shots public wetlands are waste of time too many other hunters private land is where you got too get on.

[@craigmcfadden6538]

Saw my uncle fold a drake mallard tonight at 75 yrds.....amazing kill shot

[@jeremycuster6448]

In your last video, I recall you taking a rather lengthy shot at a drake mallard that was flying away from you, only to have it drop and swim away/not be recovered. So while your rant on shot selection is warranted, the timing is rather hypocritical.

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

Hi Jeremy, i'm glad you brought that up. Here are a couple reasons why I completely disagree with you that it was hypocritical. 1. You can't judge distance watching a video through a camera lens. That shot on the other video was not as far as it seemed. Although I realize I shouldn't have taken that going away shot. 2. It was further than I like to shoot and I immediately stated I should never have taken that shot. It was a mistake on my part for sure! 3. There is a huge difference between making a mistake on shot selection once in a awhile vs constantly shooting outside of 45 yards and not realizing the harm you are doing. I try extremely hard to control my shot selection but there will be times I make a split second mistake. But I can promise you when I make those mistakes I mentally log it and do everything in my power to do a better job on not pulling the trigger the next time.

[@karson7413]

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

That’s a great philosophy if you have no regard for the crippling and loosing game. But I’m sure you understand the importance of minimizing lost game

[@karson7413]

@@FreelanceDuckHunting yes I understand 100% I was just messing around

[@FreelanceDuckHunting]

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