tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post3297183246167968166..comments2024-03-10T01:57:38.017-08:00Comments on NorCal Cazadora: Inglorious: I'm the angel of duck deathHolly Heyserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-8484837548557758762009-12-21T07:13:15.962-08:002009-12-21T07:13:15.962-08:00Hey Charlie, they told me that on my way out last ...Hey Charlie, they told me that on my way out last night. Thank you so much! Email me <a href="Mailto:hheyser@norcalcazadora.com" rel="nofollow">here</a> and we can figure out a time to do that.<br /><br />And for the record, everyone, I actually <em>continued</em> my streak yesterday! Might even have to be a whole separate blog post... But first, I need a cup of tea.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-52350064049853397212009-12-20T20:04:57.502-08:002009-12-20T20:04:57.502-08:00Holly was taking to Dianne and Bob tonight they sa...Holly was taking to Dianne and Bob tonight they say you want to learn Delavan free roam will be glad to take you out anytime and show you the area. I hunt there almost every shoot day (when work allows) and have now for more years than I want to admit to. <br /> "Peebs" Charlie PeeblesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-6452713650615800632009-12-19T20:32:59.037-08:002009-12-19T20:32:59.037-08:00Hey, Hutch, good to see you again!
I don't do...Hey, Hutch, good to see you again!<br /><br />I don't doubt that they grieve; I just don't know exactly how their experience differs from ours - and it must differ in some respect.<br /><br />But I totally welcome your perspective, because I'm not one of those people who believes that animals don't have emotions or feel pain - I go into every hunt with eyes wide open in that Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-23811337426292669992009-12-19T19:30:59.677-08:002009-12-19T19:30:59.677-08:00I haven't commented in a while now. But I just...I haven't commented in a while now. But I just wanted to say that, first -- I don't believe it's anthropomorphizing to apply those characteristics and complexities of emotion to non-human animals. I've seen incredible and heartbreaking scenes of animals waiting days by their injured or dying mate. I work with these birds and both wild and domestic animals. They have genuine Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-31385457773130987682009-12-18T21:14:53.558-08:002009-12-18T21:14:53.558-08:00Weird - and this after all those great population ...Weird - and this after all those great population reports in the summer?<br /><br />As for overthinking - hell, that should be my trademark! <em>NorCal Cazadora - Overthinking Everything</em>.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-80562466141003685832009-12-18T20:44:37.592-08:002009-12-18T20:44:37.592-08:00Rough season out here too. You're overthinkin...Rough season out here too. You're overthinking it. For some reason we tend to just let the good days "exist" in our memories, while the not-great days get tossed apart, analyzed, and reconstructed a thousand times.Swamp Thinghttp://rivermud.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-15407940623790510032009-12-18T16:25:43.693-08:002009-12-18T16:25:43.693-08:00Hank's finally ready for dogs, so we'll st...Hank's finally ready for dogs, so we'll start getting those too, maybe next season.<br /><br />As for that invitation... That was the hardest thing about getting No. 1, having only two spots for friends. That and knowing it'll probably be the only No. 1 I ever get. And probably my only draw this year.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-54885569677007980082009-12-18T16:19:15.123-08:002009-12-18T16:19:15.123-08:00Cazadora -- First, let me apologize for being out ...Cazadora -- First, let me apologize for being out or having my cell phone off or forgetting to check my e-mail when you tried to reach me and invite me out with you on the #1 Delevan reservation ... You know I'm good for at least $150.<br /><br />Don't beat yourself up too much. This has been a very strange and inconsistent duck season. I don’t think your experiences in the marsh this sportingdayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01871216533973980940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-23378140794032887772009-12-18T15:37:22.374-08:002009-12-18T15:37:22.374-08:00Ha! In all honesty, now is about the time it usual...Ha! In all honesty, now <em>is</em> about the time it usually gets better. There are always exceptions, though. The two hunt days at Delevan before I got my No. 1 draw were lights-out shooting; my day was when it suddenly slowed. One thing has been consistent, though, in my four seasons: November tends to be very, very slow.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-77506427166717213822009-12-18T15:07:22.459-08:002009-12-18T15:07:22.459-08:00As you know, this is my first duck hunting season ...As you know, this is my first duck hunting season and it seems like every time I've been out it's been another reason why ducks aren't flying into my pond.<br /><br />If there's one thing I've learnt about duck hunters, is that the most common phrase they utter is "yeah... well... the ducks don't really come in and the hunting doesn't get good until ..."DarrenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292236956207462996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-22988661266046064072009-12-18T14:33:47.978-08:002009-12-18T14:33:47.978-08:00LOL. I can make you a duck necklace if you like, b...LOL. I can make you a duck necklace if you like, but you'll need to keep it refrigerated.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-33569587295356864592009-12-18T11:15:22.824-08:002009-12-18T11:15:22.824-08:00It only took two words to make me love this blog: ...It only took two words to make me love this blog: "Duck" and "Necklace."<br /><br />DaveDavid Demolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05268339311270103700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-38796542336828111202009-12-18T11:14:16.075-08:002009-12-18T11:14:16.075-08:00You mean perfection is possible???
Now I'm re...You mean perfection is possible???<br /><br />Now I'm <em>really</em> in trouble!!!Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-23089027498467441812009-12-18T11:03:44.654-08:002009-12-18T11:03:44.654-08:00Holly, I've gotta say... playing clean-up for ...Holly, I've gotta say... playing clean-up for three hunts in a row is kinda odd, but I can relate. When I used to duck hunt a lot (every weekend and many Wednesdays), my old lab, Sandy, used to average about a bird on every hunt. There was more than once that I'd have come home empty-handed without finding someone else's leavings... but I can't say there was ever a streak where Philliphttp://www.hog-blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-75444096556314940132009-12-18T10:32:55.744-08:002009-12-18T10:32:55.744-08:00Uh oh, once I open a spreadsheet, it's nothing...Uh oh, once I open a spreadsheet, it's nothing but trouble. By Week 8 last year, I'd had four hunts with more than two birds. That explains why the whole one-bird-per-hunt thing feels anemic this season. (Oh no, Phillip, I can't understand where you got the impression I was worried about numbers. LOL)<br /><br />But as long as I'm on this subject now... officially, this is an Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-66281989018932947112009-12-18T10:15:03.524-08:002009-12-18T10:15:03.524-08:00Oh, Josh, THANK YOU! I needed a scapegoat. You'...Oh, Josh, <em>THANK YOU!</em> I needed a scapegoat. You'll do just fine!<br /><br />Phillip, I didn't take it as condescending. I think perhaps I just wasn't clear enough about what's on my mind - that it's a funky feeling when for three hunts in a row, all you get is other hunters' crips.<br /><br />And for what it's worth, I just checked my stats (yes, I love numbersHolly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-52286633831165084232009-12-18T10:03:00.385-08:002009-12-18T10:03:00.385-08:00Holly, I hope my cousin and I haven't rubbed o...Holly, I hope my cousin and I haven't rubbed off on you too much. I'm sure you've heard the opening lines of all our hunting stories. <br /><br />They usually start like this: "Remember that time we shot that duck?" "Remember that time when those specks dropped in on us and we almost got one?" <br /><br />In fact, family and friends go through a common Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409883521642115031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-25729934810186650762009-12-18T10:01:03.315-08:002009-12-18T10:01:03.315-08:00I just realized that my last post sounded pretty c...I just realized that my last post sounded pretty condescending, and that wasn't my intent. Apologies if it came across that way.<br /><br />As to the slow flights, I know that's the case this year as on Sunday I had the absolute slowest day of duck hunting I've ever experienced in CA. I can honestly say I have NEVER seen the flight so light at Mendota...Philliphttp://www.hog-blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-30725772530400979132009-12-18T07:33:59.116-08:002009-12-18T07:33:59.116-08:00With the exception of the day I had No. 1 at Delev...With the exception of the day I had No. 1 at Delevan, when I had good reason to expect more than one duck, I'm not too broken up about the totals. I pretty much never expect limits. And on six hunts this year, getting one was a blessing, considering how poor the flights were. <br /><br />It's just <em>weird</em> to have such a long streak of one-bird days. And that goes double for the Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-78875409856388513622009-12-18T05:58:19.559-08:002009-12-18T05:58:19.559-08:00You've become a huntress, Holly. Your skills ...You've become a huntress, Holly. Your skills are there, you've got a few good seasons under your belt, and you've reached a stage that every hunter undergoes... where the measure of a hunt is the weight of our strap, or meat on the pole. <br /><br />Those of us who've been hunting our whole lives went through it when we were young, but we've all gone through it. It's Philliphttp://www.hog-blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-8134053022238346212009-12-18T05:16:08.173-08:002009-12-18T05:16:08.173-08:00We've definitely all missed, so I wouldn't...We've definitely all missed, so I wouldn't let that get to you too much.<br /><br />And I can completely relate to the whole hen dying while her man is by her side thing. But, fortunately, these animals don't have such complex emotions as we humans do.<br /><br />And I'm glad to hear you got over it real quick, and tried to add another piece of meat to the table:):)<br /><br />SimplyOutdoorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074585345161430068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-78825487852210337312009-12-18T04:20:26.429-08:002009-12-18T04:20:26.429-08:00Don't get too down Holly!
I have missed way mo...Don't get too down Holly!<br />I have missed way more than I have connected, and if any person tells you that they have done otherwise, well then either they are a Midnight, Spotlight Poacher (I hear a song in that phrase :-))<br /><br />Or I would have to say that they are downright lying!nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428958610230219051noreply@blogger.com