Displaced_Vol
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Enjoyed this video from Chene. I liked the old videos they clipped in-
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I watched that last night. I've hunted with some of those guys
Displaced_Vol
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I took the fam & grandmother out there last March. We know a gentleman that works at the state park out there and he gave us an awesome lake tour. Took us into one of his friends big blinds. Saw a good amount of ducks still up in & around the refuge too.
I've never hunted the lake, at some point I will just to say I have but I just enjoy the whole area.
I've never hunted the lake, at some point I will just to say I have but I just enjoy the whole area.
JagwalCrush
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Took my son and a few others up there to hunt a few years ago. None of them had ever been to the lake. We all had a great time. Lots of tradition and history there. Ive hunted with Ronnie Capps and Jackie VanCleave and they both do a great job of making sure you have a memorable experience. Its definitely worth going at least once just to see and experience the hunt there.
That "EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT!" call they do up there is absolutely bonkers. I swear I thought the guides were messing with people when I first heard it. No way it worked. And I've never had a barrel burner day out there, so I figured it was either a joke, or a last ditch effort.
Then I hunted outside Dyersburg one day, and I showed up to the blind in the early afternoon. At that point, the guide for that spot had already come inside for a bit, leaving one dude on the rail with a necklace FULL of calls. He was honking at every duck that flew by, and didn't know when to let them circle and when to call back at them. He was terrible. And look, I know I'm far from an expert, and mediocre at best. But this dude was terrible.
Then, the guide yelled out "SHUT UP WITH THOSE CALLS!" He was standing in the middle of this wide open field, out in the open, and just "EAT EAT EAT EAT!" called at a group of about 10 ducks that had flown off. He go them back, circled them about 4 times, and finished them in front of the blind. I had never seen it work before, and haven't seen it since. But it was the most incredible feat in duck hunting I had ever come across. No exaggeration, he turned back some flying away birds, got them to work like a charm, and actually finished them in front of the blind only by EATing at them.
Then I hunted outside Dyersburg one day, and I showed up to the blind in the early afternoon. At that point, the guide for that spot had already come inside for a bit, leaving one dude on the rail with a necklace FULL of calls. He was honking at every duck that flew by, and didn't know when to let them circle and when to call back at them. He was terrible. And look, I know I'm far from an expert, and mediocre at best. But this dude was terrible.
Then, the guide yelled out "SHUT UP WITH THOSE CALLS!" He was standing in the middle of this wide open field, out in the open, and just "EAT EAT EAT EAT!" called at a group of about 10 ducks that had flown off. He go them back, circled them about 4 times, and finished them in front of the blind. I had never seen it work before, and haven't seen it since. But it was the most incredible feat in duck hunting I had ever come across. No exaggeration, he turned back some flying away birds, got them to work like a charm, and actually finished them in front of the blind only by EATing at them.
Coming from someone who has not duck hunted in a few decades, I really enjoyed that production, especially the old video footage they shared. Good stuff, thanks for sharing.
tree_ghost
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I'm heading over there next month for my second duck hunt ever. I went last year when it was frozen over with ice. Really really cool place especially way back in there.
GUNNERX2
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My 1st ever duck hunt was at Reelfoot back in 1974 and I was hooked. I haven't hunted there or anywhere else for that matter for 2 years because of health issues but hopefully can get back this season. It is a very special place with a world of history around it and every duck hunter owes it to themselves to hunt there at least once.
Cool video, I've fished, duck hunted,bow fished, and camped at reelfoot over the last 15 or so years. Really enjoy my time there…. Although never have been on a barn burner duck hunt there.
Magical place we have in the state
Magical place we have in the state
Ronnie Capps is/was one of the best crappie fisherman in the country until resent years.
WaterSwatter
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First day I ever hunted at Reelfoot, we killed 8 ducks. I was very pleased as someone who'd spent their life fighting for that many ducks in a day at OH. Well, the guy whose blind it was said, "If 8 is all we are going to do, I'm not going to mess with it this year. I'll go tomorrow and if it still sucks, I'm done." We killed 48 the next day and then 40 the next. The best hunts I've ever had have been on that lake. It's just so unique and steeped with tradition and history. I go every season if I can.
tn clyde
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Great video! Spent the last 4 days on Reelfoot hunting a tier 2 blind. Only killed 18 ducks. Not much flying. We had a great time. Truly a beautiful place.
Great Video, makes me wanna go hunt there....
