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I spent last week in AR and although we started in rain, then ice then warm days, I had a great time with my friends. I limited each day by 8:30-9:00. I again found the 12 ga 3" Kent Fast Steel in #2's to be an excellent choice. My only regret is we weren't goose hunting. There were thousands of Speck's, Snow/Blue/Ross geese in the area. I shall return soon for the late light goose season. Hopefully, I will have our pics soon and will post them.
Good hunting,
LDK


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Looking forward to your pics, David. I see you too like the Kent # 2s. I've settled on the 1 1/8 oz load @ 1550 (I think). Works very nicely on big ducks, as well as geese and seaducks. When shooting in close over decoys exclusively I like the #4s.


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KG, just got off the phone with one of my local buddies. They shot limits for the last 4 days in AR. Was a good hunt even though the weather turned very warm. They were hunting a pit in a flooded corn field.

Usually, I like Kent or Winchester #1's when big ducks are decoy shy. It will nail those marginal birds that like to stay just outside of our decoys, and geese that decoy. But when shooting the late season Snow's, I switch to BB's. It really does a great job as I'm not a fan of chasing cripples across a muddy field.


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Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262
Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142
Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007
http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007
16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409
Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311
Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added
http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941
10 days in the Stormberg Mountains
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322
Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232

"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson

Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running......

"If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you."
 
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Thanks for the report LDK. I like the Kent FastSteel, I believe they were making a super fast 1,650 fps steel load. That thing patterned really well in my Benelli with a Mod choke. It was the wrath of God on ducks...they died in mid-air with it. Kicked like a mule though in 3 1/2".

Love Arkansas late in the season...be it flooded timber or fields....birds are in full plumage....also they feed you real well down there Big Grin
 
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Some of the ducks we took one morning. I'm on the left, Randy/AR, Gary & Craig from MI.


Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris
http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333
Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com
NRA Benefactor
DSC Professional Member
SCI Member
RMEF Life Member
NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor
NAHC Life Member
Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer
Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262
Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142
Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007
http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007
16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409
Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311
Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added
http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941
10 days in the Stormberg Mountains
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322
Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232

"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson

Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running......

"If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you."
 
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