MALLARDS Dumping into an ICE HOLE! | 28 Gauge Solo Duck Hunt 2022

[@UandWMan]

Love to see an ethical hunter. A lot of hunters would've shot another duck and never told anyone about the duck they lost. Integrity is what we need to show the non hunters in this day and age that hunters aren't just mercilessly killing animals for sport. Majority of us are harvesting for fresh, non hormonal food that you can't get anywhere else but the wild. Great video.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Well said! Thanks!

[@johnseal5382]

I subbed based on this, great content

[@cynthiapratt5122]

Man Matt, my nerves can't take it, these months of waiting for season. Thanks for the great fix between times! Barry

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Haha same here Barry!

[@HirschJaeger23]

Watching them work in is one of the best shows there is. Nice work Matt!

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks man!

[@duckbrian7973]

That first lite flight was super. Restraint was above average. Most guys would have shot. Thanks for the surprise vid.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@norfolkfowlers1973]

Holy crap indeed! Great morning, great video. Great to see so many mallards flooding over and not being shot into 👍

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@AmericanArmsChannel]

Absolutely fantastic video, Matt. The camera work, B-roll, audio/soundtrack, editing... absolutely a cut above. Great Job! Watching this has me jonesing for the coming 2022-23 season and dusting off all of my duck guns (especially the 28ga during teal and early season!). Currently looking to get out to your side of Nebraska more often this season, especially come January of '23 for more of those late season North/South Platte Green Heads and Honkers. They are so addicting and you can't beat the absolutely gorgeous views. You made a good choice on not pushing to grab that 4th mallard; I'm not so sure I would have sent the dog on it either were it me. Those rotted ice shelves can conceal some seriously dangerous loose sands and head-deep holes on the Platte.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks man! I was thinking after that, that even if I had a dog, there'd be no way I'd send him on a bird like that. Going to bring a fishing pole if I hunt similar conditions going forward.

[@AmericanArmsChannel]

@@HighPrairieSportsmen Excellent idea with the fishing pole. From my buddy's experience hunting frozen over golf course ponds in Virginia, it's a good idea to use at least a #2 Treble hook with a 1/4 or 1/2 oz weight about 12" up the line and a smaller one right above the knot to the hook for snagging dead birds on skim or rot ice. Makes life a bit easier and the snag faster.

[@jordandelorme4073]

Props for still counting the duck you couldn't retrieve as part of your limit! Ethical hunter!

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Appreciate it!

[@myronhigh3527]

Luv the Throw back videos buddy! Have a GREAT day, and God Bless!!!!👍🤗🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Appreciate it Myron!

[@myronhigh3527]

@@HighPrairieSportsmen 👍🤗

[@thowmaz]

The fact that you care about the one you lost says everything, good job!

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Appreciate it!

[@brianolle4292]

Mad respect for counting the lost bird as part of your limit. Too many of the new generation have no respect for the birds. Great hunt and camera work. Nothing better than picking your shots on days like this.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Appreciate it!

[@kraigkaatz6858]

Great hunt.. that 28 gauge does a real number in the right hands. Fun to watch.. Blessings

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks Kraig!

[@mundodobetove3047]

Parabéns muito bom mesmo Deus abecoi asu vida amei todos escritos amei 🙏🙏🤔😀😲👏👏👏👍👍

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@rodneybiltman2005]

All those ducks are a great thing to see. We need more for healthy pop's.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Yep. Need to keep protecting habitat

[@greasyweezel9540]

Your production is very good - multiple cameras - long and wide views ( not just the head cam crap ) plus musik - with only the comments anyone needs to hear , and no time filler - MUCH better than booby guy - and smart for releasing very off season - your triple turkey was entertaining for being shorter than others - I salute you from fort collins - keep it up, rewards are on the way

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! Appreciate that!

[@ImJustAfunBBQ_r]

Great Video, all good duck hunters hate losing birds. Glad to see you do the right thing.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@ba_brisk]

Love this simple hunt! so many guys say they NEED thousands of dollars of decoys, the best blind, dogs, insulated waders, high end 12 ga guns, etc. This proves you can hunt just as well on a budget

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@FightrForLife]

I personally like to hunt the same way, basically in my decoy spread shooting them close! Although it looks a lot different here in Louisiana, and it's very rarely mallards. Great video, and great shooting!

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! Love working them close

[@damainkerek810]

Totally agree! Like working them in while sitting in a pirogue with the cane reeds pulled over you and the pup! Great video!

[@midwestguy761]

Your an excellent hunter, buster out a hole and makeshift blind. Great shooting also.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@danpreville2726]

That was a beautiful hunt

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks Dan!

[@nicholasekern493]

Nice shooting best duck hunting video I've seen. No water swatting. Counting a lost duck towards limit. Subscribed can't wait to see more videos

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Appreciate it!

[@chucksmith5002]

Matt glad you stuck with it you Shoot 5 only to retrieve 4 so you counted the one that drifted away I have buddy`s that they wouldn`t have counted it and would have shot another. Enjoyed it

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Appreciate it Chuck!

[@jimcurrie4031]

Nice job on the hunt...... I love the fact you count the lost bird....... many people don't & their not thinking conservation

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! Way I see it is I shot it, even if I couldn't physically retrieve it.

[@الصياد1989]

Creative my dear friend❤

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@SomewhereInWisconsin]

Great hunt, Matt!

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks buddy!

[@rodnrifle]

Awesome video Matt!

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@gregschriner9183]

Another top notch piece of work.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks Greg!

[@TooManyHobbies]

Dang this video is poppin off! Nicely done, Matt!

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks man!

[@vinceglauser4770]

that was good video. I enjoyed it.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@tylercompton402]

8:27 just a casual dump mid-flight LMAO.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

😂 I didn't even notice that

[@TrevorLR700]

I was looking for a comment or I was gonna put it 😂

[@paulwylie989]

Good shootin' Matt.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks Paul!

[@JebranSawanFisherman]

Nice hunt 👍👍👍

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@joshuadoane3371]

There was more mallards in the opening scene than in all of Indiana all season! Lol

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Haha just hit it perfectly

[@fullstrapoutdoors9154]

Awesome Hunt! Thats always terrible when you lose a greenhead i know the feeling it makes you sick to your stomach!

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks man!

[@Randy-gz8eu]

Nice job 👍🏼

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@havokwonder1212]

That thumbnail photo is out of this world good job thanks for another new video!! cant wait for this fall already getting the duck itch.. gardening to pass the time. cheers.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Appreciate it! Doing some gardening as well until season.

[@Savage3OO6]

Two things: 1. I know it sucks to lose ducks, but when the weather warms, the turtles will enjoy it, so it won't go to waste. 2. Bring a fishing rod with a weighted treble hook on it with you. Sometimes, you can cast out and snag them and reel em in. Cool video, thanks for sharing.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! Definitely carrying a pole with me next time

[@mahendrapandian1619]

I enjoyed the video 👍.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Glad to hear it!

[@stevespoon6163]

Why you gotta do me like this.... It's so far awaaaay!

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Haha right there with ya

[@duckht183]

Damn! Lol incredible dude. I’ve already got dates set, rental car reserved and the AirBnB booked for another trip out there this winter.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks man! Can't wait to see you back out here again in southern Kansas 😂

[@duckht183]

@@HighPrairieSportsmen Kansas? Looked a lot like Central Oklahoma 👀🤣🤣

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

@@duckht183 crap, they both have so good of hunting I get them mixed up

[@duckht183]

@@HighPrairieSportsmen I’m pretty sure my cousin’s brother in-law’s uncle built that willow blind.. used to look a lot better before the spot got burned

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

@@duckht183 😂😂

[@DAQHAOutdoorChannel]

Welldone guys 👍

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@travisthompson6543]

GREAT VIDEO!!! I loved the footage, I applaud your integrity, and your shooting was on the money!! If I am not mistaken only one miss. Those are the days duck hunters live for. Thanks for sharing.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! Appreciate it!

[@jcwoutdoors]

Fantastic video and thanks for saving that one. It's pretty lonely without the steady uploads of duck/goose hunts, lol. Losing birds is the worst. I know the prairie will eat them, but it still doesn't sit right. At the same time, your health and safety isn't worth a duck.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! Don't worry, I'll have more dropping throughout the summer. Always hate losing a bird.

[@ronnietea3205]

Good shooting.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@Ördek_avı]

Very good bro

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@thomasjohnson3793]

From the Great Northwest public Duck Blind, Matt always a good shot you killer

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! I have my bad days too haha

[@Isaihernandez777]

At 8:00 that’s my biggest fear, to kill something I don’t know what it is. I’m going hunting for the first time hopefully this weekend and i don’t wanna get in trouble killing something I’m not supposed to.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

It just takes experience. If you aren't sure of your target, don't shoot. No shame in that.

[@MrCabimero]

That is tremendous shooting with a 28g. Congratulations. I have a hard enough time hitting them with a 12

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@Njohnson2367]

Great video

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@ANDIKAHUNTER]

Mantap lokasinya master👍

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

👍🏻

[@FAFO_24]

I never did get a mallard last year. Just a handful of woodies.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Dang, better luck this year!

[@Taigaman]

Nice nice.... Hi from Yakutia!

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@johnbryant3943]

Pack collapsible fishing pole and a top water lure...you'll never even have to step 3' from the blind for them ones out on thin ice.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

That's the plan next time

[@denverharleman8045]

man your good with 28ga

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@denverharleman8045]

@@HighPrairieSportsmen i'm in the mid of moving, sorry for early

[@pedrojsanchezalvarado5569]

Excelentes arma y buenas cazerias amigos saludos chebres caza 👌👍

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@billdoms1579]

The video is good as always but that thumbnail is absolutely awesome.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Appreciate it!

[@user-tz2dd6nb1i]

Love your videos man. What camera are you using on your body?

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! GoPro Hero 8

[@mundodobetove3047]

Obrigado pela atenção Deus abecoi amei 🙏🤔😲😀👏👍👍

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

👍🏻

[@jessebott1879]

That opening looks like late season Walpole island.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Nice

[@pclarke70]

I no longer have a dog to shoot with ☹️ so I take a long rope with a flat piece of roofing lead on the end, I use this to retrieve birds from the water I cannot access, I have heard of others using a small telescopic fishing rod and reel, casting out to retrieve too. Worth considering maybe? 🤔 Excellent video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! I'm going to throw in a fishing pole with a weighted treble next time I hunt in conditions like this.

[@neilpaul5835]

Very good video and excellent shooting liked the fact you kept to your limit many would have taken 1 more

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Appreciate it!

[@sergeyyunoshkin1509]

Охота супер МОЛОДЕЦ 👍👍👍👍

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

👍🏻

[@marco1964star]

Great video could you pls tell me what type of 28 gauge ammunitions' and chock that do you used is your 28 gauge 2+1 or 4 + 1 thanks

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! Boss 5s, factory mod, 2+1

[@marco1964star]

@@HighPrairieSportsmen thanks your Gun Benelli?

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

@@marco1964star yep, Benelli Ethos SuperSport

[@lukeyagos]

I wish we could get temps like that down here in Arkansas

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Doesn't always happen like this here either. Hit it just right

[@rmac2786]

It should be illegal to post these vids in the off-season! 😆 great vid man, I’m counting down the days until the opener here in Oregon. Might have to get my dog out in the swamp this weekend, she might be more antsy than I am!

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Haha thanks!

[@hieunguyenminh9574]

Bạn thiện xạ thật , bắn không trật phát nào

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@thomashoughton3470]

Nice solo hunt. Are u shooting Boss Bismuth?

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! Yep, Boss 5s

[@thomashoughton3470]

What choke are you using?

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

@@thomashoughton3470full

[@callyakn718]

First time ive watched a video from over the pond on duck shooting in 15 years and actually not thought “bunch of idiots shooting birds 5 yards away with 10 shots” this is more our style back here in the UK. Proper shooting

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Appreciate it!

[@callyakn718]

@@HighPrairieSportsmen I use to dream of flying out and shooting the otherside of the pond!

[@mikerobinson6606]

Great video! What 28ga loads were you running? Looked impressive.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! Boss 5s

[@eyupkarabulut3052]

Avlak on numara 👍👍.Av limit kısıtlaması varmı ?

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! Yep, six ducks a day

[@JP-jl8ur]

A fishing pole works well for snagging ducks when hunting around ice or other hazards.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

I'll have one next time for sure

[@dimdim2099]

Amazing video! great shots! May i ask, what camera do you use mounted on the barrel? Thank you

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! It's a Shotkam

[@Garage_doctor]

I bring a fishing rod with me and a treble hook, and if I get a bird into deep water I cast it over and bring them in, helps out a ton

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

That's my plan next time I hunt something like that

[@khanhunterctl]

wow 😲❤

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

👍🏻

[@annawells4820]

Such an awesome video! I can’t wait until this next season. What camera are you using to catch your shots? I’m trying to decide if I want a tactacam or just to mount my GoPro on mine next season.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! GoPro Hero 5, Hero 8, Sony NX80, and Shotkam

[@eltonroberts8817]

How thick was the ice

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Varied. 4 to 10 inches

[@ChasingGreen]

Awesome hunt 🔥

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks man!

[@shazikhan3877]

Nice It was sad , you cant pick up that one You must take a fishing rod , then you can cast the duck from 30,40 feet easily 🙂 Some time, try it 🙂

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Yep, gonna do that next time for sure.

[@shazikhan3877]

@@HighPrairieSportsmen Yup, it will help you , and you can retrieve your hunt from safe distance, but you must becarefull on snow, its dangerous

[@douglasnelson4117]

"THE SET IT UP SERIES" If you build it they...light prairie calling DECOYS SET REAL. SET RIGHT

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks Douglas!

[@denverharleman8045]

that's a lot ducks

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

For sure

[@BS-qw1mr]

Was this from last season?

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Yeah

[@BS-qw1mr]

@@HighPrairieSportsmen ok still awesome

[@alanperry7706]

Very good video a dog would of been a great asset there and thay can go places we can't

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! Yeah, probably would've been too sketchy for a dog even. Carrying a fishing pole next time

[@hunterserresgr8916]

Which shotgun do you use my friend???

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Benelli Ethos 28 gauge

[@ARSHAD1984ASFM]

Hello my friend what's kind your camera?

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Sony NX80

[@ARSHAD1984ASFM]

Thanks 😊

[@ARSHAD1984ASFM]

But how can it be used on your head? 😳

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

@@ARSHAD1984ASFM that's a Gopro Hero 8

[@ARSHAD1984ASFM]

@@HighPrairieSportsmen Ok 👍🏻 i mean that's ☺️ . And your videos very interest

[@calilyn1026]

do you eat the once you kill?

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Yes. Every bird is eaten

[@tyfaichney3165]

Awesome set up! No bird is worth your life! Think a fishing rod could help you retrieve birds next time?

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! That's my plan if I hunt similar conditions again.

[@barneyfife4812]

What are you using for loads in that 28?

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Boss 5s

[@Pontiuspilate666]

You didn't have a kayak to go out and get it?

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

No

[@Pontiuspilate666]

That sucks man. Definitely hard without a boat or kayak.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

@@Pontiuspilate666 definitely

[@isaiah3127]

The thumbnail made me think this was a video game

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Nope

[@jayrobertson232]

Where the heck did you find 28 ga waterfowl loads?

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Boss shotshells

[@jayrobertson232]

Thanks, I’ve got two 28’s (a pump and O/U), and it never occurred to me to leave the 12 bore at home…thanks!

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

@@jayrobertson232 good luck!

[@منوعاتومغامراتلبيب]

good

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@lucasfisher4923]

Kudos to not shooting another mallard. Lots of guys would have edited out the one you lost, and killed a another bird. Respect given for that.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Appreciate it!

[@jonsorensen2218]

Nice hunt. Not sure what state your in but in the state i live in if you put a true effort into reteaving the duck and can not for saftey reasons you are allowed to take another duck in its place. It unfortunate you cant get it but it happens.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks! Technically we can in Nebraska but I don't like to knowing I shot my limit already.

[@hardwaterfreaks1828]

I hope to god that floater was double banded, gps tracked, and had a collar

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

He probably was

[@Hariskhan-ty2zi]

Where this place locate

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

America

[@eminentoutdoors7450]

Is this an old video?

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Just one from last season

[@zwp-uq3di]

6:27 Pun intended?

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Haha nope

[@hunterolcayengin]

👍👍👍👍

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

👍🏻

[@ИгорьЯценко-л7у]

Гарне полювання, але мабуть дуже зимно та тяжко добувати дичину, но ти старанний хлопець.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Thanks!

[@kjmcswag2499]

I wish I had a spot like that! He had 100 ducks above him and chose to shoot the one that was decoying

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Watching them decoy is one of the best parts

[@Wyatt039]

Not sure if you can put your dead ducks in the decoy spread like that.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Not illegal in most states I hunt

[@Wyatt039]

@@HighPrairieSportsmen Just trying to keep you safe, cant where I live (not even a feather on a decoy). Keep up the good work! Keep them videos going!