"I Got A Concussion" | Kamikaze Goose & Bucket List Limits

On this waterfowl hunt I was invited by a couple buddies to hunt a private piece that they had reports was holding gadwalls, ringnecks, and a few other puddle ducks. We set up on a point with 4 dozen decoys in front of us and come shooting light we were instantly covered in birds. We tried not to get too caught up in the action but birds were flying everywhere and we all got pretty excited. We shot pretty well and knocked down a variety of 7 different species including; ringnecks, gadwalls, canvasbacks, mallards, bluebills, redheads, and a drake pintail over the course of the morning. The geese were also moving around a bit and gave us quite a few shots. My first goose of the day didn't enjoy that however and decided to land on my head, breaking my GoPro head strap, and knocking me out for a few seconds. We ended the day with 25 birds in total, a ton of great memories & laughs, and a headache for me personally.
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[@samschetter3847]

That goose said "IF IM GONNA DIE IM TAKEN YOU OUT WITH ME."

[@MrNcbadges]

Good job on all your videos. After 30 years of waterfowling, its good to see young hunters like you taking interest in the sport. You do it the right way and that's to be commended. A lot of young hunters should follow your example.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you sir! That truly means a lot!

[@EZsBoys]

Awesome video! That is an awesome mixed bag of birds and you guys are some great shots!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! Those other two boys are great shots, I just got lucky that day..

[@DeeplyDrivenOutdoors]

That was awesome! I laughted pretty hard at the kamikazee goose. "What did you get?" "I got a concussion" lol

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! We'll probably be laughing about that goose all season, he certainly wasn't going out easily..

[@DeeplyDrivenOutdoors]

@@HokeOutdoors He got ya back!

[@sammylacks4937]

That had to be a jolt with a heavy bird like that. Glad you weren t hurt any worse. I was the same , getting my sprig. Never thought it would happen. Pretty birds and tough to decoy. 😊

[@OnceBlindOutdoors]

Wow what an incredible hunt and mixed bag. Catching it on video too!!! Good job and congrats!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@huntermay2282]

Definitely one of my favorite videos man 🤙🏼 watching your vids from down in North Carolina keep up the good work man!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! Good luck to you down in NC.

[@huntermay2282]

Virginia Outdoors Unlimited thanks man good luck to you to!

[@SomewhereInWisconsin]

Great hunt! Looked like fun. Lots of birds around!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! It was a blast, birds showed up on a north wind and were gone the next day, kinda wild

[@DeeplyDrivenOutdoors]

That hunt was nuts man. Good work!

[@ezandtheboys1424]

Great hunt guys! Loved seeing the different birds. Where we hunt in Idaho there isn’t much for variety but still a ton of fun and we’ve been trying to film as many hunts as we can! Keep it up guys

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you, good luck to y'all up in Idaho!

[@ezandtheboys1424]

Virginia Outdoors Unlimited subbed and am excited to see what you’ve got next

[@dawrangla1986]

certainly looks like a hunt to remember! Hope your noggin feels better, although that was freakin hilarious

[@HokeOutdoors]

I'm feeling pretty much fine at this point, I won't forget about that goose for a while though

[@brandongreen9381]

That was a awesome hunt and great shooting. I like shooting ringnecks they are fun, I shot 3 ringneck with one shot 2 season ago it was crazy my buddies couldn't believe it. Keep up the good work.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! That must have been an awesome moment, I absolutely love shooting ringers

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Dang what a crazy day! All kinds of awesome ducks and getting smoked by a goose. Great video.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you, it was a pretty insane day. I made the comment to the other guys I was hunting with that with all the different/weird stuff that happend that morning I could of made 3-4 separate videos. Of course it all happens in the span of 2 hours, can't really really complain though...

[@FowlAssassinsOutdoors]

That was probably one of the most insane duck hunts I've seen! Awesome video! Better ice that head, that goose wasn't going down without a fight! Haha

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! Yeah that goose saw an opportunity for revenge I guess and decided to take it, ended up with just a knot and a headache, luckily

[@wilsonturner3481]

Love ringers. Such an underrated bird. They put on a show for sure. Me and some guys I hunt with got on a whole bunch of em the last day of the split. Also, best vid yet man. Keep it up 👍🏻

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks man, ringers are underrated for sure, they have never disappointed me when I got a chance to hunt them. Saw y'alls hunt on FB, great stuff!

[@reevenfontenot6270]

Amazing hunt man! Louisiana has been down on waterfowl this year pretty bad. Wish we had ducks/geese like yall.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! This was an uncharacteristic for Virginia however, we were hurting for birds most of the season as well

[@MrSpice]

i watch your videos daily and often go to your older ones, and man you are one hell of a shot. You are so fast! good shooting always

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! Hope your season is going well if it’s still open!

[@nasserkuzbari2205]

That was a nice video. How far were you shooting? 45-55 yerds? wow, that was with your old shotgun too.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Nasser! Most of the shots on this hunt were between 25-40 yards

[@kevinbarton1144]

Your starting to go viral hope you pic up a bunch of new subscribers great hunt!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you, never thought it'd get this big..

[@luigigargiulo8536]

Complimenti..... My from Italy!!!!

[@chase7106]

Lol now that it's in slow motion I can see what your GoPro landed on after impact...it was the bag of Wade's treats!! hahahah

[@HokeOutdoors]

Haha, I couldn't figure it out for the life of me..

[@texas_outdoorsman131]

probably your best video yet buddy! great shooting also!...... I like how fast you got out of your kayak to shoot that last group of geese:)

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! I definitely got out pretty quick, after what happend with that first flock of geese I wanted to get some revenge

[@texas_outdoorsman131]

@@HokeOutdoors oh yeah!

[@Let_me_adam]

Hey man you should cut down that video of you getting hit by the goose and put it on the hardcore waterfowlers page on fb it’d be pretty funny and popular

[@HokeOutdoors]

Good idea, I'll do that. Thanks.

[@chevyman35089]

This video has blown up on FB .. look at the views!!! What a great thing for your channel.. you should have gotten hit In the head a long time ago lol

[@knightcustombuilds6988]

Yohahoe wattup Thomas great hunt love those mixed bags

[@HokeOutdoors]

Hey Timothy, me too! Always cool to get some variety

[@knightcustombuilds6988]

You wasn't kidding about the concussion that goose could of broken ya neck man really crazy how that happened.

[@bigjhunter7660]

Good hunt there boys...........

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@140PatrolWaterfowl]

Props for sticking it out like a champ 👍🏼 15lber to the face doesn’t ever feel good

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! Just couldn't sit out when there were that many birds flying

[@C_Tutt]

That goose wasn’t going down without a fight he was aiming

[@HokeOutdoors]

Haha that’s for sure

[@isaiahammon1068]

Awesome hunt!! That was great video! Just a useful tip, it is a lot easier to see the differentiations of each bird if you flip them upside down (show the stomachs) when you are making your pile. Otherwise they all just look brown if their backside is up.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you, I'll try to get some belly up pictures/footage of the birds next time.

[@chasekugler5367]

I laughed soooo hard at that goose hitting him 😂

[@fishingwithej1963]

Awesome video 👍

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@vinnydivino]

THAT WAS SO SICK WHEN THE GOOSE HIT THE CAMERA!!!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Haha thanks, it was a pretty funny/crazy moment to expirence

[@frankweimer8997]

Awesome shooting man. A lot of cool birds right there. If I may ask what gun/shell/choke combo you running? Seems to be a nice outfit for sure.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! I was shooting a Stoeger M3500 with a Carlsons Light Modified Choke and shooting Remington Hypersonic 3 inch #2s

[@MikeClarkOutdoors]

Man that was a awesome hunt! That had to hurt getting hit with that goose. They are some heavy birds. Congratulations to all who shot ducks and geese. I'm ready for the next 2 weeks to hurry up so I can go again. Went yesterday and had no luck. Birds were flying just not low enough.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! That goose left a knot, luckily I don't think I actually got a concussion from it. I'm very ready for the next split to roll around as well!

[@MikeClarkOutdoors]

@@HokeOutdoors I bet. My buddy and I finished his boat blind. Hopefully will be able to get out and get some footage soon. It's a sweet build.

[@jenningsipock8620]

Bomb ass hunt bud. Great bag

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@danielmcgregor2805]

ok.. this video is INSANELY GOOD! Let's gooo i'll provide the dog!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Dan! This was the best day of VA waterfowling I've been lucky enough to experience, not sure if I'll ever top it quite honestly

[@lexmadden6157]

I saw the part of the video where you get hit by the goose on instagram about a year ago and I’m just now seeing the actual video ... it’s awesome

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks man! It was a crazy day, glad I was filming when it all happened or else I don't think anyone would've believed me

[@bradleykmdean]

That was intense!

[@HokeOutdoors]

It certainly some of the heaviest action I've ever been part of. It was hard to catch our breath, I personally wouldn't have minded if it had been a little bit slower

[@matrixoutdoors1309]

great video!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@gabe1616]

Now thats the real definition of honkers right in your face!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Yeah you could say that, got them up close and personal...

[@gabe1616]

@@HokeOutdoors Definitely, such awesome video! So cool that you were able to get that on camera.

[@syl19281]

WOW !!!

[@jacksonhunterandfarmer2673]

Wow that quite a bag of ducks congrats

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! It was a weird bag of ducks for around here..

[@aljohnson1191]

Nice. Hopefully we get a good push in NC here soon

[@HokeOutdoors]

Looking like VA might get a good bit of snow next weekend, if that happens birds should be on there way down for sure..

[@aljohnson1191]

Our season closed on the 1st and is out until the 15th

[@victorbanuelos8435]

Hey man love your videos! Keep up the great work but I was wondering what kind of kayak and duck blind you run? For you kayak set up? And I would also love if you did a review on your kayak setup I’m pretty sure most of us would love to see it

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! My kayak is a Future Beach Angler 144 and at the moment I just use sheets of burlap as a blind when I do hunt directly from the kayak. A kayak setup/review video should be coming out in the next couple weeks!

[@victorbanuelos8435]

Virginia Outdoors Unlimited how much did you pay for your kayak and what kind of sheets do you have? My plan is to buy a kayak and do some solo duck hunts this year on it

[@HokeOutdoors]

I bought mine off Craigslist for $275 but it retails for $600-800. I just bought the sheets of burlap amazon sells (can't remember name), any burlap will work really, waterproof canvas sheets would be better but those are expensive. Good luck with the kayaking, it's addicting once you get the hang of it!

[@victorbanuelos8435]

Virginia Outdoors Unlimited is the brand of the kayak future beach? Bcs I couldn’t find it anywhere

[@larrygolden167]

Dang I jumped

[@trevorhines8200]

The part when the goose hits you is on barstool sports lol good vid man

[@HokeOutdoors]

Haha I saw that, thank you very much!

[@seanwatson55]

I am just now getting into waterfowl hunting since a buddy of mine talked me into it. Went on my first hunt and fell in love with it. shot my first limit of wood ducks. I am torn on the brand of shells I should shoot. We hunt in flooded timber 90% of the time. I bought a case of the winchester xpert steel 2s and 4s 3". Am I okay shooting the cheaper shells or should I buy the higher end shells? I know it all has to do with patter, but I wanted to get your thoughts on it. thanks.

[@chase7106]

Whatever patterns well man, cheap shells kill em just as well as expensive shells when they're in range. I almost exclusively shoot Winchester Super X 1550fps, #4s do great in the swamp, I was shooting #3s here. Thomas likes his Hypersonic and Brian likes his Rios. Just find a reliable shell that patterns well out of your gun!

[@HokeOutdoors]

I know a lot of guys who shoot xperts and love them. It really comes down to what patterns well out of your gun. I'd shoot the least expensive shells that pattern well out of my gun and don't jam honestly, more expensive shells are typically gimmicks in my opinion (unless it's tungsten or bismuth). My gun really loves Remington hypersonics, never had a jam and they pattern great, so that's why I shoot them..

[@seanwatson55]

Alright thanks y’all.

[@brentniedermeier553]

Once you've hunted for a while and get a good feel for it and build your confidence up with shooting ducks then you can start buying more expensive shells. Starting out I would stick with cheaper shells because chances are your going to do a lot of shooting. If your not used to winshooting it can be a bit of a challenge and you will miss more than you hit lol. 3 inch #4's work great for hunting timber. I personally use #3's but I know several people who shoot 2 3/4 #6's.

[@seanwatson55]

Brent Niedermeier I’m pretty familiar with wing shooting. I shoot competitive sporting clays. But one thing for sure, those ducks fly faster than them clays. But yeah I got some 3” 4s 1 1/8oz 1550 FPS and my 2s are 3” 1 1/4oz 1400 FPS

[@jasonfulcher204]

yeah man down in suffolk we were loaded in ringers, had 3 dozen sized flocks working the decoys at a time.

[@HokeOutdoors]

That's awesome, saw y'all ended up with quite as well. Ringers still take the cake for me as the most fun duck to hunt, they're so quick and they decoy like champs too.

[@thomasn5814]

When the goose hit you that was awesome

[@HokeOutdoors]

Lol thanks...

[@trailshooter2380]

I fully understand the whole everything looks farther on camera thing, but those were some sky buster shots

[@hagaoutdoors4033]

Trail Shooter is it really sky busting if he’s knocking down birds. You’re part of the problem. It was a good, ethical hunt

[@chase7106]

I'd like to know which ones you thought were sky buster shots?? 3/4 of our shots were within 35 yards, many inside 30. I'd say another 15% within 40 yards and just a few maybe out to 50...which I understand 50 is definitely pushing it, but it's easy to retrieve birds in open water if they're hit. The 2 high ducks I dropped in the decoys were 40 yards straight up and they landed right in the decoys...

[@trailshooter2380]

I know this doesn’t go for all duck hunters, but when I’m hunting I am trying to convince the birds to come and land or at least take a good hard look at my decoys. And maybe I worded it wrong by saying skybusting but I don’t feel like your hunting if your just taking every bird that you think you can hit, the goal is to work the birds not just get them into shooting range. You guys didn’t do anything I would say wrong, I just would have waited a little longer to call the shots on some of them. Like giving them another pass or two to really get in the decoys

[@HokeOutdoors]

Typically we would've worked a lot of those ducks for another pass. The thing there is you are always competing with live ducks and given that none of us are expert callers if we let most those birds swing around they'll catch a glimpse of a raft of birds a lot bigger than our spread and head out that way. That plus the fact that we didn't have fantastic hide made us a little more willing to take some longer shots. Like Chase said though almost all our shots were pretty close in, and the couple birds we shot a little higher up we were birds we didn't think we would get another pass on.

[@zackbohannon5404]

you don't have to explain yourself. you were hunting, if you think they are close enough take the damn shot who the hell cares about trying to work them right into the decoys yall did enough just for getting them to come by. sick and tired of people complaining about sky busting 50 yds and in is NOT SKYBUSTING!!!

[@jackroberts5645]

What lake was this hunt on?

[@ericmcrae8777]

Have any idea what kind of vegetation is in those waters? Has to be what all the birds are feeding on

[@HokeOutdoors]

Fairly sure it's mostly hydrilla, and yeah I'm sure thats what the birds are after, hence why all the ringnecks are in there, they love that stuff..

[@andrewmossman7155]

Wow I'm jealous! Shot one hooded merg all weekend in Rockbridge; I guess all the birds were down there. Get your head checked after that goose, a guy almost died from that last year.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Dang, I know the birds were in the western part of the state at the beginning of the split, must have left last week

[@corymccullough1098]

Holy Shit guys what a day ! Hunt of my dreams right there

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Cory! It was a blast, hoping for more of these kind of days next season!

[@juanbarbosa7867]

I didn’t realize this was you I d seen your video all over IG

[@HokeOutdoors]

Yeah it got kind of wild with that video. People were really into watching me get rocked..

[@bradenrogers8987]

I can tell your the brains of the operation

[@jdizzy1917]

You’re on old row outdoors🤙🏾

[@HokeOutdoors]

I saw that, pretty funny

[@mattcarpenter8689]

Great Video and NICE SHOOTING 👍🏼 Could you share what shot Shells you’re using?

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! I was shooting Remington Hypersonics, they pattern well out of my gun which is what really matters

[@thomasbarnes1556]

Awesome shooting

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@chuckdyer4065]

no matter how it turned out you got a thumbs up for taking a goose to the head and still going. nice bag of ducks

[@HokeOutdoors]

Haha thanks, I'm thankful it was a really good day, if it had been a little slower I may have been feeling that headache a little more

[@DrakeValleyOutdoors]

I took a lesser to the head last year, just barely out of the camera view. You could see the shadows of it happening in the camera view. Luckily I saw it coming and covered up a bit. Still felt it for a couple days after. Pretty dangerous if you happen to have one flying at you with a broken wing.

[@HokeOutdoors]

My buddy make the same comment about broken wing bones. The bird that hit me was one of only 2 out of the 7 geese we shot that didn't have a broken wing, guess I got pretty lucky. I never saw this guy coming, I was looking for a triple and never thought about where the first bird was gonna land.

[@kommet2558]

I jumped when that thing hit you and scared me so bad

[@HokeOutdoors]

Haha damn..

[@shoreextremeoutdoors5324]

I know how it feels to get hit by a goose... it doesn’t feel good. Great hunt! 👍

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! You can say that about the goose again, felt like someone took a baseball bat upside by head

[@fowldownsouth5921]

I can’t stop laughing sorry 6:06

[@aaronsoutdoors7610]

Same that goose also had good aim

[@fowldownsouth5921]

Aaron S Outdoors I know lol

[@HokeOutdoors]

Haha no worries, I laughed at myself plenty and my friends will most likely be bringing it up to me all season..

[@trent6972]

Nice sky busting 🤘🏼 way to cripple them 😑

[@chase7106]

lol really dude?? Please tell me which shots we were skybusting on...

[@trent6972]

chase7106 every shot beyond 40yds is considered sky busting. There were multiple shots taken beyond that distance. Either way I was just yanking your chain because that’s what every duck hunter says these days. Either you’re sky busting, calling too much, setup wrong etc etc....it was a nice mixed bag you guys had, don’t see very many redheads or Canvasbacks down here in Louisiana.....PS, don’t let commentators get you upset, we’re here behind the safety of our keyboards. So you do you bro and keep up the good work.

[@chase7106]

Haha yep, you can't please everybody! There will always be complainers. There were very few shots taken beyond 40yds though, the camera just makes them look farther. I don't get upset, but you should see some of the stupid crap people post on here!

[@trent6972]

chase7106 oh it wouldn’t surprise me tbh. Duck hunting is not what it use to be. It’s definitely a poser sport now. Who ever had the most money has the most success. And then instead of helping each other we’re constantly trying to put the other ones down and fight them. But that’s all thanks to DU, Banded, Drake etc. the big brands make it seem like there are teams and if you don’t do the same thing every one else does then you’re the enemy

[@brandondemers243]

What’s the bobbing drake decoy?

[@HokeOutdoors]

Higdon Pulsator XS

[@tristancrowley910]

My first gadwall was at the outer banks of nc and I’m getting it mounted. But it’s just as pretty as the one y’all killed

[@HokeOutdoors]

Nice, I love how they look, very underrated bird

[@smaknbass5875]

Where do ya live?I live in va and was wondering if you needed anymore places to hunt I have a lot of land and water here in northern va

[@HokeOutdoors]

I'm in Central Virginia but I'm always down to travel and meet new people and hunt new places.

[@smaknbass5875]

Virginia Outdoors Unlimited I live in Fauquier County va if your familiar where that is

[@HokeOutdoors]

Yeah man, you're an hour or so north of me. I'd love to come up there and hunt sometime, never hunted anywhere up that way.

[@morganyoder4277]

If you want cans come to CA we’ve got them coming out our ears

[@addisonestes1219]

Dang dude that had to have hurt. Be a funny story after you go to the hospital lol

[@HokeOutdoors]

Luckily I was able to shake it off and keep hunting, guess I've got a thick skull...

[@archieconner920]

Good shooting.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@upandoutdoors8313]

What part of va do you live in? I would love to do a collab I'm in suffolk

[@HokeOutdoors]

I'm out in west central VA during the fall (at college) but I'm always down to travel during my winter break

[@user-kw7jc9yv6k]

6:32 slow-mo

[@alanzhang5846]

lake x from JonB

[@f1rem0th]

dude you are a fucking great shot!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Haha I have my days but this was definitely one of my better shooting days

[@465j9]

6:03

[@blbshah9345]

THANK YOU

[@jakejustdonatedtwohundredd4378]

A blue bill is a full season hen Rudy male

[@aydenericthrone6758]

You lucky duck

[@HokeOutdoors]

You could say that...

[@breauxjackson9881]

You should come to where I live in Louisiana if you want to kill canvasbacks . Catahoula lake near central Louisiana is loaded with them and it’s a public lake. Nearly half the canvasback population winters on catahoula lake.

[@HokeOutdoors]

I would love to get down there at some point. Hopefully in the next couple seasons I will be able to

[@InamKhan-yn6us]

15th view

[@HokeOutdoors]

Nice

[@bradleykmdean]

Just went kayak hunting on the lower(below niagara falls) niagara river and got a golden eye and a long tailed duck. im getting inspired to get out from watching your video's

[@HokeOutdoors]

Nice!! I really want to shoot a long tail and drake goldeneye, closest I've come is a couple hen goldeneyes last year.

[@bradleykmdean]

@@HokeOutdoors hey if your ever in niagara falls the rivers are open to the public and are full of birds aha

[@user-kw7jc9yv6k]

6:10

[@fishingfreaks1076]

Love the vids but got to do something with that hair

[@erikchadick3375]

My stepdad shot a gad like that this year

[@HokeOutdoors]

Nice, they're beautiful birds!

[@broczerbe8678]

At 10:23 that was way to close to the dog for me to pull the trigger.. camera angles mite be throwing me off but still way to close for me and my chesapeke.. dog in water =no shooting for me

[@HokeOutdoors]

In hindsight it was probably a shot that we should've let pass. That said the shot Chase took was not even close to the dog. He was shooting at least 60 degrees or more to the left of where Wade was. The bird was high up off the water too.

[@nicholascurrier4189]

I'm just saying if you can't tell what your shooting at probley shouldn't shoot especially if you can't tell if it's a bull pintail.

[@HokeOutdoors]

In a perfect waterfowling world we would always know what we're shooting at. That's just not the reality of a lot of situations. It was very cloudy that day and thus it was hard to see colors very well. A lot of our other hunts are in swamps where during the first 30 minutes you're shooting silhouettes at best and blurs if they get below the tree line. I wish I shot all my birds at 20 yards with the sun out but that's not gonna happen. I will say 98% of our shots this day were taken with 40 yards, GoPro makes it look a lot further

[@nicholascurrier4189]

@@HokeOutdoors is it ethical to shoot at birds if you don't know what they are especially with a 2 mallard 1 hen limit this year? I can tell you now I at least know what species I'm shooting at before I pull the trigger

[@HokeOutdoors]

I wouldn't say it's not ethical, maybe dumb or reckless. With a 2 mallard limit if I don't know whether it's a hen or a drake I'm going out to pickup that bird before I pull the trigger again on mallard sized duck. I hear what you're saying but I just don't think that's the reality for a lot of waterfowl hunters. I've hunted with multiple guys that have been waterfowling 20+ years and have phenomenal duck ID skills and even they aren't 100% accurate on what they've just shot if it's in the first 30 minutes of shooting light.

[@spencebourque4481]

If someone picks up and shoots over the water near where my dog is retrieving we gonna have a big problem. Gotta have more sense than that.

[@HokeOutdoors]

None of us shot over Wade.. Chase shot the bird that was flying but that was way to left of Wade. Me and Brian lined up for a clean up shot and waited for the duck to swim right or left so that we'd have have a clear shot but the bird just ended up dying

[@spencebourque4481]

@@HokeOutdoors 10:41 dog is in water and a shot is taken over water near the area where the dog is retrieving. The bird falls in front of dog mid retrieve . That shot should not have been taken. Once a dog is in water and retrieving no one should shoot unless its a directly over head shot, even then i personally wouldn't shoot. Its a bad habit to get into and will end up getting a dog shot. Im not trying to bust your chops. Ive been hunting 20 plus years and just trying to pass on the knowledge and danger of shooting when a dog is retrieving, a lot can go wrong and is a situation that can be avoided.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Gotcha, sorry if I came off a little as a little testy. It is a good policy to not shoot during a retrieve and it's something I will try to not do in the future, thanks for passing along the knowledge.

[@Mdsnows]

Good hunt, learn to identify ducks and you won't have that problem in the future.

[@aaronsoutdoors7610]

Great vid man love the videos it would make my day if you subbed to me. Also you might want to separate your birds for who shot them just Incase you get stopped in the blind by a Possum cop.

[@HokeOutdoors]

No problem, keep putting out the content! Yeah might have been a good idea, we all knew what we personally shot so we weren't too worried about it

[@carterfromtn5592]

"I think I have a concussion" my ass.. man up

[@HokeOutdoors]

You take a goose to the forehead and get back to me. Didn't feel so good...

[@cooperhamblin4861]

You need to let that dog work more it looks like it’s starting to learn can’t learn if your getting the birds let the dog get he birds next time

[@chase7106]

Yeah, he's just starting to learn, he'll be 1 year old in a couple weeks. He made a few more retrieves that aren't shown in the video. I didn't want to push him too hard and force him to go out there if he didn't want to. I've definitely seen an improvement in him since the early season though.

[@trentmckenzie343]

Idk if you know this but you killed both those geese

[@HokeOutdoors]

Yeah I could tell I got a double on them looking back, might've got a triple if it wasn't for the first one taking me out

[@trentmckenzie343]

Virginia Outdoors Unlimited that dude said if I’m goin down he comin with me

[@tomwikum7001]

I cringed like I closed my eyes when you got hit 15 20 pounds of dead weight falling =concussion

[@HokeOutdoors]

Luckily I didn't actually have one, somehow. My head certainly didn't feel good the rest of the day though.

[@tomwikum7001]

I bet not

[@tomwikum7001]

If only you could come up to Montana for a few days man I'll show you some good hunting

[@HokeOutdoors]

I appreciate the offer. I doubt I make it up that way anytime soon but if I do I'll be sure to send a message your way!

[@tomwikum7001]

There are

[@featherspreaderinc3146]

your channel would be even better if you had a dog

[@HokeOutdoors]

I wish I could have one but living at college means I don't have the space or time for one. I'll have one within the next year

[@carsondinning4354]

Love your channel but your calling is terrible

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks, calling isn't any of our strong suits, just try to make up for it with lots of decoys and good shooting..