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Al Hansen

Al Hansen

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On December 5th, that white stuff began to appear. I decided that most likely this was the last day of life for our yellow rose. It was.

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The following day, towards evening, I called our neighbor who lives about a mile south of us and asked him if he was missing anything.

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Last week while taking a break from cutting firewood, I took Chip and we walked out to the Rio Grande. I think I found a half decent spot to set up for a trial run. This time I remembered to bring the bumper along and so gave Chip a few tosses.

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A few shots of Habi retrieving gadwalls at the Ranch a couple of days ago. Poor pup had to go through all those cockleburs. What a pain.

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As you can see, the hen mallard was shot in the head. The drake mallard has some Mexican duck in him.

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I call the area where the cornfield is, Dove City. All 3 kinds were flying when I was there. The season is open now but I care not to shoot them. Maybe because I raise pigeons---

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Most of Bosque del Apache's sandhill cranes were around this area where I was.

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I set up in the corn field not too far from this pond. I had one small flock of mallards come over me about 3 minutes into the season. Yup, I shot a hen! I did find out that the "X" was in the cornfield to the north of me. By the way, I am already thinking of the teal season for next year if that pond has water in it. I won't forget about it. I sure had fun on for my first time to hunt there. I'll be back.
Al

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Doves would be hard for me to resist.
A dove breast and a piece of bacon on the grill gets me salivating...and they are sure fun to shoot.
 
The following day, towards evening, I called our neighbor who lives about a mile south of us and asked him if he was missing anything.

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HAHAHA!!!! You don't see that everyday. Neat stuff.

Tim
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Doves would be hard for me to resist.
A dove breast and a piece of bacon on the grill gets me salivating...and they are sure fun to shoot.
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John, I believe that the number one game bird in NM would have to be doves. Every weekend during the season, I hear a group of guys just to the east of me where I cut firewood, banging away at doves. They sit by a stock tank and wait for them to come in for a drink.
Al
 
John, everything tastes better with bacon! :)
Great pictures Al. Nice to see you are finally getting some shooting.
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Well, Paul, I happen to agree with that statement about bacon. Made me hungry thinking about a breakfast burrito with eggs, potatoes, bacon, and green chili.
Glad you liked the pics. By the way, most were taken during some very "steelie gray skies" almost spitting snow or sleet. I'm just glad that they turned out. As for shooting ducks, it has been a long wait this year but well worth it. No complaints at all.
Al
 
Tim, you sure were right about not seeing a llama every day in your back yard eating apple leaves off the Granny Smith tree.

By the way, I was looking at your avatar and noticed "South Dakota Territory". That quickly reminded me of an assignment my Minnesota history prof gave me when I was a freshman at Mankato State in 1959. He wanted us to find someone older and interview them about what it was like living in the "olden" days.
Well, I asked around my hometown of Ortonville, MN, and found a lady at the nursing home who told me she would love to be interviewed. She had the sharpest mind and was 100 years old---yup, born in 1859. Made me think that she was a toddler when President Lincoln was assassinated. She started telling me that around 1865 her family left Wisconsin and headed west for the Dakota Territories in an ox drawn covered wagon. They ended up living south of the Milbank area. Her father built a sod house and barn. She remembered seeing Sioux Indians ride by. She also talked about the winters when the blizzards would hit them. Her father had to dig a tunnel in the snow to get to the sod barn where he had a handful of milk cows. Another thing that was etched in her mind was when lightning would strike and begin burning the prairie. She said that those prairie fires were frightening and they had to go to the nearest creek/river to escape them.
That was one assignment that I really liked working on. I'm glad I had a chance to sit and talk with her.
Al
 
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Chip does not look amused. I probably could not resist the doves as well.
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Those pesky cockleburs are a real pain. I remember when Chili was always at my side. She has longer hair that I don't necessarily like and I would have to spend hours, it seemed getting them out of her hair. As for Chip, Habi, and Pepper, when I take them out to hunt or just fool around while walking along the Rio, their hair is shorter and doesn't present much of a problem.
Al
 
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