Hey shnelson, I may have missed it, but I didn't see any threads where everyone could introduce themselves. A couple other forums I'm on have threads like that that the mods make stuck at the top. Not sure if you want to do that or not, but it could be a way for everyone on the site to get to know each other better. Just an idea for ya.

We had one a while ago, but it never got stickied. I think it's a good idea to start fresh with someone other than me as the topic starter.. so I will sticky this one. I'm going to cheat and copy/paste my post from the previous though!

Ok - we've got the 'hello & welcome' thread and the 'how did you find us?', but they're pretty much dead-ended questions and not open for too much conversation. What I would like to start with this one is who you are and what you like to do, etc. I'd even be interested in what brought you to register on the site (if it wasn't the decoy giveaway that sealed the deal).

I'll start... My name's Shawn, and I live in planet hoth - otherwise known as the Upper Midwest. I have a great appreciation for the outdoors and enjoy almost everything it has to offer; my working life is spent in front of a computer screen for the better part of the day so it is good to get out and breathe whenever I can. I started getting serious about duck hunting a few years ago, which quickly turned into an addiction that continues to fuel itself (last fall I was licensed to hunt waterfowl in 4 states and couldn't get enough of it!). I'm hoping for this website to build relationships within all of the flyways, as someday I'd like to say I've successfully hunted each one of them. The idea for this website was born in a duck blind just over a year ago, after a few discussions with a friend we decided to see what we could make of it and try to get it off the ground. It's been a slow process so far, but the turn out over the past few months has been better than expected! I am excited to see what it turns into and can't wait to watch the community grow.

hey the real names adam. from wisconsin and go to college over in MN goin to school for natural resources. been huntin waterfowl for 6 years now and its all i hunt now. i gave up the deer hunt (little brown cows) and just about everything else. im big into the divers but wont pass up the chance for a good puddleduck hunt.

Hey guys my name is Weston Brown from Texas. Currently, I am the proudest member of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 2012! I am majoring in recreation, park and tourism science and hoping to develop at least one, if not more, hunting resorts in Texas. I was born in a deer stand, but luckily got introduced to waterfowl 4 years ago and haven't looked back. My college christmas breaks consist of duck hunting nearly everyday with an occasional deer hunt every once in a while. I also love just about every form of hunting and just this past summer got into bowfishing. It is a great off season sport and if any of you get the opportunity to try it out, GO!_x000D_ Thanks and Gig 'Em!

Howdy yall from Tennessee. My real name is Chris. I'm orig from Montana. Duck hunted from the ripe ol' age of 12. So I have 13 years of hunting under my belt.

Welcome to the forum. I just joined yesterday and it is still getting underway, but seems like a real great place with a bright future. Invite all your hunting buddies!

Hey guys my name is Jason and am from central VA. Been waterfowl hunting since 1978, when lead and the point system were king. 10 point pintails were the norm and I swear I see more pintails now when I can only shoot 1 than when I could shoot 10 a day with 23/4 lead number 5 shot. I am mostly a bird hunter (if it flies it gets shot at) but will shoot the "brown cows" until the freezer is full. I am a diver freak and have been known to pass on mallards if I saw black and whites coming in and my screen name speaks for itself. I know all you puddle purists will want to bash, but I will make a deal with you, I won't smack talk about your popcorn and wonderbread fed park ducks if you let me and my fish eating, oyster sucking, crazy hair bay rockets alone. Should be a fun ride and look forward to many pithy conversations with my fellow addicts.

[quote="Hairyheadhammer":8q0fgy2y]Hey guys my name is Jason and am from central VA. Been waterfowl hunting since 1978, when lead and the point system were king. 10 point pintails were the norm and I swear I see more pintails now when I can only shoot 1 than when I could shoot 10 a day with 23/4 lead number 5 shot. I am mostly a bird hunter (if it flies it gets shot at) but will shoot the "brown cows" until the freezer is full. I am a diver freak and have been known to pass on mallards if I saw black and whites coming in and my screen name speaks for itself. I know all you puddle purists will want to bash, but I will make a deal with you, I won't smack talk about your popcorn and wonderbread fed park ducks if you let me and my fish eating, oyster sucking, crazy hair bay rockets alone. Should be a fun ride and look forward to many pithy conversations with my fellow addicts.[/quote:8q0fgy2y]_x000D_ _x000D_ Hahaha what a great post. Welcome to the site Jason. I think "diverlines" would be right there with you shooting the crap out of those little fast flyers.

Howdy, I'm Evan Fitch, currently a member of the Fightin' Texas Class of 2013. I've been duck huntin for 10 years now and love everything about the sport. I love hearin and tellin stories about ducks. Also, to gain, and give knowledge about it. Thanks and Gig Em. (Unfortunately it looks like I'm copyin "westi" but he stole it from me on our other forum...

[quote="aggieduckhunter":2sg5td26]Howdy, I'm Evan Fitch, currently a member of the Fightin' Texas Class of 2013. I've been duck huntin for 10 years now and love everything about the sport. I love hearin and tellin stories about ducks. Also, to gain, and give knowledge about it. Thanks and Gig Em. (Unfortunately it looks like I'm copyin "westi" but he stole it from me on our other forum...[/quote:2sg5td26]_x000D_ _x000D_ Haha shut that up Evan. I didn't copy anything from you. Go post something in the Texas area now.

Hey guys, names kirkland. im from Mississippi. Right now im at Ole Miss trying to learn somethin while im here. ive been duck hunting for about 6 years and it has taken over my life. I just got my first dog this past summer so this season has been a learning experience for me and the dog. Hope to get to know some of yall on here

[quote="khines2":2fe10s0n]Hey guys, names kirkland. im from Mississippi. Right now im at Ole Miss trying to learn somethin while im here. ive been duck hunting for about 6 years and it has taken over my life. I just got my first dog this past summer so this season has been a learning experience for me and the dog. Hope to get to know some of yall on here[/quote:2fe10s0n]_x000D_ _x000D_ Welcome to the site Kirkland. I'm in college too over at Texas A&M. I'm kinda procrastinating the learning thing right now. Actually this very second I'm procrastinating an essay that is due tomorrow. Haha but like I said, welcome. Lots of good stuff on here already.

I appreciate it. I can tell, ive read some good stuff

whats up bud. i go to ole miss as well. im ready to be done with school. so tired of studying haha

[quote="duckslayer012":1ao2dorb]whats up bud. i go to ole miss as well. im ready to be done with school. so tired of studying haha[/quote:1ao2dorb]_x000D_ _x000D_ I'm at A&M, but I agree with the studying. However, it is really nice to have such a long Christmas break without many worries to just duck hunt non stop.

ya we had the entire week of thanksgiving off and then 6 weeks off for christmas so all i did was hunt.

Hey everyone. My name is Taylor S. and I am from Freeburg, IL. Freeburg is about 30 mins Southeast of St. Louis, MO. I go to college at SIUE and am studying geography and environmental science. I love to hunt everyday of the season that I can, and I schedule my fall classes so that I can hunt every morning and some evenings I am 22 and hunt a lot of walk in spots with my black lab Daizie. I recently saved up and bought a boat so the rivers are next for me this fall. I love to hunt deer, ducks, squirrel, coyote and also love to fish. Glad to be a apart of a growing site that shows lots of potential.

[quote="racksnquacks1":1upy9erg]Hey everyone. My name is Taylor S. and I am from Freeburg, IL. Freeburg is about 30 mins Southeast of St. Louis, MO. I go to college at SIUE and am studying geography and environmental science. I love to hunt everyday of the season that I can, and I schedule my fall classes so that I can hunt every morning and some evenings I am 22 and hunt a lot of walk in spots with my black lab Daizie. I recently saved up and bought a boat so the rivers are next for me this fall. I love to hunt deer, ducks, squirrel, coyote and also love to fish. Glad to be a apart of a growing site that shows lots of potential.[/quote:1upy9erg]_x000D_ _x000D_ Welcome Taylor

Hi this is Kelly from East Central Illinois. I like to hunt Canada Geese, Coyote, Deer and almost anything else.

[quote="Fox_hunter42":2saoitwc]Hi this is Kelly from East Central Illinois. I like to hunt Canada Geese, Coyote, Deer and almost anything else.[/quote:2saoitwc]_x000D_ _x000D_ Welcome Kelly! Hope you enjoy the site.

hey everyone names mike and im from northern indiana. im 26 and me and my wife are expecting our first child towards the end of may we are really excited. my passion is hunting and love shooting fowl in the face... God Bless everyone.

I guess I should say hellow to everyone. My name is Billy Koch, and I am located in central Arkansas. I work for Arkansas State Parks. I have this awful job that keeps me out side when i want to be. Then to top it off I have a lake that is covered in ducks that can not be hunted, because they are on State Park Land. I do have to say that I get to listen to them call to each other, and respond. It has help me with my calling.

Billy and Mike, welcome to the site! I hope you enjoy it and I look forward to reading your posts. Mike, congrats on the little one on the way! Billy, your job sounds like a situation that I wouldn't mind being in

My names Brandon I' am 25 and from the St. Louis area. The 09-10 season was my first season and I' am hooked. We didnt kill much this year but I loved being out there just incase we had a chance to. Willing and wanting to learn and thought the site was pretty cool so i thought I'd give it a shot.

Orangefeet2 are you from the IL side? Where do you do most of your hunting?

[quote="imboray":2mju00bg]Orangefeet2 are you from the IL side? Where do you do most of your hunting?[/quote:2mju00bg]_x000D_ _x000D_ I hunt all over SO IL as well! Let us know!

Name is Nick. I am from Grand Forks, North Dakota. Student at the University of North Dakota for Air Traffic Control. I have been waterfowling for 7 years or so. I hunt just about everything NoDak offers. Newest passion is coyote hunting, but nothing beats the socialization in a duck blind.

Yeah im from Granite City IL . We hunted at horsehoe lake, chouteau island, and off of the levee behind the lewis and clark site. I was only able to go to carlyle for teal season but hope to make plenty of trips down next season.

Hello my name is John Werth and I am addicted to waterfowling. No but really I am originally from michigan but i have been stationed in OK for the last 4 1/2 with the AF. I have been duck hunting for 14 years now and loving every day of it.

Welcome John!_x000D_ _x000D_ Addict? you'll fit right in .

Hi all. Bob from Knoxville, TN here. Just joined the site and thought I'd introduce myself. Grew up in the Midwest (Chicago) and spent a lot of time huntng in IL, WI, and MI. _x000D_ _x000D_ East TN is not on any real flyway, so locals are the mainstay. I still hunt Central and Southern IL every season for waterfowl.

My name is Jeff and I am addicted to goose hunting. I mostly field hunt here in Illinois. My other passion right now is getting kids out and shooting. Our P.F. chapter just recieved an award for our youth program at the national convention.

[quote="Orangefeet2":3rxbfpst]Yeah im from Granite City IL . We hunted at horsehoe lake, chouteau island, and off of the levee behind the lewis and clark site. I was only able to go to carlyle for teal season but hope to make plenty of trips down next season.[/quote:3rxbfpst]_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ You hunt chouteau this year? I hunted it with a buddy a few times and had some good luck when the miss was high and water backed up into some fields. Not a lot of people know about that place for duck hunting...at least not in the spot where I was haha. Did you hunt one of the back sloughs?

Hello FowlNation from the Cape Fear river banks of Broadway, NC! The name is Chris and I stumbled across this here site and thought I'd see what kind of noise you guys/galls were making. I'll be checking in here and there so you'll never know when I'll be around. Look forward to contributing and reading whatcha you all have to say. Out..

Yeah we hunted it quite a bit with little to no luck. We hunted a decent spot on the island but never hunted the sloughs. We hunted a flooded field at lewis and clark and it was decent.

Hey everyone! This is Dustin from Southern Minnesota... ducks and geese are my interest... I stumbled upon this site while surfing around for some new spring snow goose forums... Only a couple more weeks til it's showtime up here in the northern states!!!

Hey FowlNation. My name is Cory. I live in Wyoming, but was born and raised in Alabama. I was the Waterfowl and Retriever Specialist at Sportsman's Warehouse, but after financial troubles caused the company to cut certain things I decided it was a good time to start training dogs for a living. I am crazy about retriever nutrition and have spent most of my adult life educating myself on it, but still have a lot to learn. I have been hunting waterfowl since I was 3, that was the first time I ever went hunting of any kind and it turned out to be for Canadas on the prairie of Alberta, Canada. Been an addict/junkie since. I use to bow hunt for big game, but now just concentrate on waterfowl and training retrievers.

I found this site through a fellow pro staffer at Duck Junkies and decided to join and see what other addicts could teach me. Glad to be a member and can't wait to start sharing stories, tips, and information as well as getting educated myself.

Cory

hey all_x000D_ my name is Ron Mamerow i live in central michigan love waterfowl hunting and boat building_x000D_ was told about the site by gunrunner9634 one of my hunting partners_x000D_ looking forward to reading all the great info i'm sure will be posted here_x000D_ _x000D_ Capt. Lucky

Welcome Ron!_x000D_ _x000D_ Good to hear that the site is spreading by word of mouth now .

Hi everyone may name is marc I am from Iowa I live right nexted to mississippi river where I have been waterfowl hunting all of my life.Last year I started a business selling waterfowl hunting gear.I sell zink,foiles,grounds, gK,lynch mob and field proven duck and goose calls,avery and greenhead gear products and mojo outdoor products we also make our own hand braided duck & goose call lanyards. 

welcome wbbeagle! 

Hey guys! I am Brandon from Arkansas. I have been duck hunting for the last 16 years and guiding for the last 10. It is something I am very passionate about!

Hello,  I am new here and would like to say hello to everyone.  I live in Southern Illinois by Carlyle lake.  I hunt all around So. Illinois and travel to Arkansas and New York also.  I love duck ,goose and dove hunting.  When season comes in I am also known to sit in the woods and do a little deer hunting .  I am married and have a daughter 23 and a son who just turned 17 .

Welcome to fowlnation Bigman & Bigdog.  We look forward to your input & involvement.

Bigman, 

  My name is Taylor, I am 22, and I hunt all around So. Ill as well.  I am from Freeburg.  Welcome and look forward to your input as well.

i live in the extreme Se corner of Kansas and i am a third generation fowler. my name is kurtis mccorkle and i have hunted all my life. i dont travel to much but i cant wait to hear stories and tactics from other hunters around the nation. good luck this season and cut em when you can

Welcome Kurtis!

This thread sure is getting quite long these days :)

A little background info on me, my name is John Werth, I grew up in Northern Michigan hunting and fishing. I am now currently serving in the US Air Force and I was stationed in Oklahoma for almost 5 years and now I am headed to Nevada. I have been a waterfowler for over ten years now, and recently got into dog training and running my own personal non profit guide service for veterans. My specialties are decoy tactics and public land hunting, so just ask. I also love to hunt the four legged land animals as well and I am very well versed in deer, hog, preditor and fur hunting.

“BREAK YO SELF DUCK!!!”

- John

It looks like it has been awhile since anyone has introduced themselves so what better time than now. My name is Donnie I am AL I have been duck hunting my whole life or at least as long as I can remember. I've been in the US Air Force for five years now and this is the first season I have been able to hunt since enlisting. Look forward to using this site and hope yall get something out of me as well.

I've made several posts already, but I guess I should properly introduce myself. My name is Tyler, I'm originally from North Louisiana, hunt in North and Central Louisiana, and now live in San Antonio, TX. I'm a proud graduate of LSU, and I try to duck hunt as much as possible. I look forward to getting to know you all, sharing some of my experiences, and certainly learning some things along the way.

I haven't propperly introduced myself until now. Hello, my name is Lance Lincecum, I am 25 years old. I am a FN Founders Club member and I am a member of the FN Pro Staff Team.  I have been married to the absolute greatest woman in the world since May '04. I am from Georgetown, LA but I currently reside in Monroe, LA. Good ol NELA. I am attending ULM in pursute of a Bachelor in Marketing. I have been hunting since I was approx. 8 yrs old. I began waterfowling when I was 13. Gave up deer and squirrel to focus mainly on migratory birds. I do enjoy the occasional coon or hog hunt. If anyone has questions please feel free to contact me by email: lance.lincecum@fowlnation.com or by phone 318/789/7549. If I don't answer, please leave a message and I will get back in touch with you.

Little late for an intro but here we go, Name is Joe and I've been buddies with shnelson dang near my whole life. I've been hunting waterfowl with my dad, uncle and grandfather since I can remember. Like to duck/ goose hunt, bowhunt, bear hunt, Grouse hunt, Muskie/ bass fish, anything to be outdoors in the wild. Recently got interested in field goose hunting more than ever, totally different than my normal duck/goose hunting. In the off season I do a lot of custom fishing lure and rod making. If anyone is interested in anything, please feel free to message me with any questions.   Joe

Hello fellows i'm Honkers known as Rusty and avid waterfowler for 30+years from Pa...Ialso have a chocolate Lab named Mag...she is 5 years old and a great retriever and our both favorite waterfowl is snowgeese....I hope toget to know a few of you guys and maybe share a blind one day....Honkers

Hey Rusty - glad to have you here & welcome to the 'Nation!

What up waterfowlers, I'm Jack. I live in Montana, train my labs and spend my free time hunting or getting ready to hunt. Right now I'm the state GW chairman and spent many hunts last fall taking first time youth waterfowlers out. It's a real good feeling seeing a kid get there first goose or duck. I'm looking forward to see what this site will bring.

Anybody from Central Illinois?

I am from Freeburg, IL.  About 45 min East of STL MO.

My name is Kevin.  I am a police officer in Northern IN where I live.  I have lived in my county for my whole life minus the four years I went to college.

Apparently, according to my colleagues, I have been a police officer since Jesus Christ was first laid in the manger. 

I'm not politically correct, and I have been approached to be a stand up comic.  You have to be if you're a police officer. 

My friend and I started out hunting ducks initially as something to do on a day off.  We learned early that hunting public property has its dangers, most especially floating blinds that are semisubmerged to begin with, that have a tendency to want to upend when you shift your chewing gum in your mouth.  Not to mention trees jumping out at the last minute to absorb that shot charge that was intended for a mallard.

We shifted to goose hunting after a blinding flash of the obvious, that geese are bigger than ducks.  We built box blinds in fields, hid under overhanging trees, etc. in the years before the advent of the layout blind. 

When we obtained our layout blinds, we suddenly had more success, did not leave our decoys in the truck, only to walk to the truck later and while there watch geese fly over where we were sitting and enjoyed it more.  We enjoy it now to the point that we don't have to make a major investment in cash every year to buy hunting necessities. 

We have hunted together for about 25 years.  We can certainly provide valuable assistance in what NOT to do when starting out. 

I guess one of the biggest things that makes me smile being on this site is that sense of belonging, not criticism.  We all have the passion in our own ways to go out to hunt, and if we admit it, sometimes it's not about the bag limit, it's about being out in nature. (And hoping like the dickens that I don't have to take a dump in the "Great Outdoors")

No illegal drug can produce that rush of either ducks or geese coming into the decoy spread, "locked up and cruisin' in".

Welcome to the crew!!

How yall doing? I'm Sanders from South East Louisiana. I hunt Pearl River, LA and I have a hunting club called Team Obsession.

Take Em

Team obsession sounds like a perfume but welcome aboard

Hello.  My name is Bob Godwin.  Last year, at age 60 and after living in south Louisiana and ending up in the midwest, I finally got into waterfowl hunting with advice and the whole start of a learning experience from a young friend.  I haven't learned even what end of a duck or goose call to blow into, but I have seen some extraordinary calling in during hunts last year.

I just bought my first set of decoys today (used), and will start practicing calling this week so I can at least make a stab at it when I hunt alone this season.  Does anyone have any advice on where a beginner should start learning to call when there is no one around to learn from?  Tapes, CDs, or websites will be a big help.

Thanks

Bob

welcome.

buy a calling cd and listen to it then record yourself and listen it to see how close you actually are.

Bob - welcome to the addiction!

Where did you move to in the midwest, and do you plan to target mainly ducks or geese?

Howdy, I am Scott Kenny,  near the Missouri side of the confluence of the two greatest rivers in North America.  I hunt the Mississippi River mainly and a few  of the state WMA's too.  We just moved a bit farther west to St Charles County mo.  The Missouri river has been high all summer and the local ramps are closed. I was hoping to do some Mo river scouting this summer I shoot an 870, run a 1648 jon with an Antique 20 hp (1967) Johnson...Those old OMC motors keep running and running....I am a puddler chaser but will take a diver on occasion.. My only mount is a Bull Canvasback...Early this summer I purchased an older Avery quick set, but it was on an 18ft boat so I have to do some minor adjusting to make it fit my boat.  looking forward to this season... I am 59, have one son that hunts, and I love to turn birds that are showing their tail-feathers.

Scott Kenny

Hey everybody!!  I found this forum through Facebook, and figured I'd join up.  I live in East Central Ohio.  Waterfowling is my passion.  I hunt deer and turkey also, but nothin' gets me fired up like watching the birds work the dekes.  I own a  small custom Canadian goose decoy manufacturing business.  We totally flock and airbrush everything.  We also take customer duck decoys that need refurbishing and flock and airbrush them.  Seems like a great forum!  Happy to be a part of it!  Good luck to everyone this season.  Can't wait, Sept. 1st is almost here!!

SKduckhunt, Goosebuster2010,

Welcome to the site always nice to have new blood. What season opens for you on Sept.1 Goosebuster2010? Here in MN our early goose starts the 3rd and I can't wait for that.

Talbisir,  Thanks for the welcome!  From everything I've read on this forum, it seems like a good bunch of guys........ not as much picking and bickering as on some of the other forums.  There's a couple forums that I won't even frequent anymore, because it seems like everybody just wants to be the first one to throw out a smart a$$ comment anytime anyone makes a post.  I don't see that on here, and I LIKE it.  Any way, Sept. 1st is our early goose opener, with teal opening on the 4th I think.  Can't wait, it's been a long summer waiting to get on the geese again!!

Hey all! Im Jason out of NorthEast wisconsin.  I just recently graduated with a degree in construction management.  I was introduced to waterfowling 4 years ago and have since grown a passion for it. 

Welcome to the site Jason

You mean dhc and their s#@! hole

Hey All,

My name is Steve Tatum 24, I am from eastern SD. I have been waterfowl hunting since i was 12 but not to seriously until about the last 4 yrs. I love just going out with a group of buddies and relaxing having a good time (not that i dont take it seriously). I joined this site because one of my close friends / hunting partners is always talking about it. I am by heart more of a big game hunter but knock my fair share of birds outta the sky. I love having geese 10 yards feet down back peddling when u call it "KILL EM'" but nothing beets ditch pigging honkers with the ole man. Hope to get to know a few of you a little better!+

Hardcorehunter,  Welcome to the site!!!  Good bunch of guys on here, that are willing to help out without all the B.S.  Good luck this season.

Hey Steve (Hardcore) glad to see you joined!

Welcome Hardcore, hope you have as much fun on the site as the rest of us.

Welcome aboard Hardcore!

Glad to see you joined us Hardcore!

Hello everybody. I'm also a new member. I come from LA and started with duck hunting in my holidays 3-4 years ago. I wanted to find some people who share my interests therefore I googled around and found this forum. I'm very pleased that there are so many enthusiasts here that I was nearly forced to register myself :) Nice to meet you all!

Welcome to the site from the lone Canadian here! Hope you enjoy your stay bud. I never really gave a thought about duck hunting in Los Angeles lol.