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<blockquote data-quote="double browtine" data-source="post: 5552185" data-attributes="member: 9490"><p>I think weather is the biggest factor. However, the cost of the equipment, and the work it takes to get a blind ready, daily hunting costs (food, round trip costs to the hunting location, etc.) just makes it not affordable for the enjoyment. It takes a lot of work just to get there and get set up to watch blue skies! </p><p>I have hunting rights to a small private land slough hole that used to hold quite a few ducks each year but the last few years haven't been worth the efforts. I haven't duck hunted the last 4 years.</p><p>I grew up hunting Springville Bottoms in the 1980's with my dad. That was the good old days! 3" lead shot out of a Browning A-5 would kill a duck dead easily out to 50 yards or more. I saw plenty of ducks killed on follow up shots out to 60-70 yards. I was a teenager back then but it was always a lot colder in late December than it is nowadays. I remember seeing lots more ducks back then too. Ducks being missed with steel shot by sky blasters has not helped things either. Not many people want to spend the money on tungsten shot or bismuth shells just to kill a few birds.</p><p>That is my 2 cents!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="double browtine, post: 5552185, member: 9490"] I think weather is the biggest factor. However, the cost of the equipment, and the work it takes to get a blind ready, daily hunting costs (food, round trip costs to the hunting location, etc.) just makes it not affordable for the enjoyment. It takes a lot of work just to get there and get set up to watch blue skies! I have hunting rights to a small private land slough hole that used to hold quite a few ducks each year but the last few years haven’t been worth the efforts. I haven’t duck hunted the last 4 years. I grew up hunting Springville Bottoms in the 1980’s with my dad. That was the good old days! 3” lead shot out of a Browning A-5 would kill a duck dead easily out to 50 yards or more. I saw plenty of ducks killed on follow up shots out to 60-70 yards. I was a teenager back then but it was always a lot colder in late December than it is nowadays. I remember seeing lots more ducks back then too. Ducks being missed with steel shot by sky blasters has not helped things either. Not many people want to spend the money on tungsten shot or bismuth shells just to kill a few birds. That is my 2 cents! [/QUOTE]
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