john grenier
08-20-2007, 08:57 PM
Hi all. I'm new to the FL waterfowling community. I'm a transplanted Colo guy (done a bunch of waterfowling/big game there and across the West, and lots of Canada goose hunting in upstate NY).
I'd like to hook up with some fellow waterfowlers in the Panhandle. I'm stationed at Hurlburt Field in my last assignment in the AF and retiring and returning home to Colo in Mar 09.
Last season was really frustrating for me hunting-wise. I realize I'm out of my element down here (they deer behave differently it seems than in Colo, and I encountered hunting for deer w/ dogs for the first time ... Holy Cow!:00000039: when I was a kid, we used our beagle hounds for rabbits but that was about it. That's some funny stuff there, from what I could see).
I didn't get out a single day for waterfowl. Didn't see any ducks on Choctawatchee Bay till after the season ... I realize I must have been doing something wrong.
So ... I'm trying to plan early for this year. I have a 15' hunting skiff that we use to get into back waters in Colo (I reckon that would work here on some of these back waters), and lots of time. My family is still in Colo (didn't want to disrupt the wife and kid for a 20 month tour in FL), so I have all the kitchen passes I need.
So, any of you Panhandle types interested in hunting?
Also, can anyone recommend a decent deer club? I hunted deer for a couple of days last season on the Eglin range, and I was amazed at how crowded it was. The lead was flying, and there were hunters everywhere. When I was in North Dakota, the locals formed clubs, and I assume that's the deal down here, too(?).
Drop me an e-mail if you can. Thanks! John.
I'd like to hook up with some fellow waterfowlers in the Panhandle. I'm stationed at Hurlburt Field in my last assignment in the AF and retiring and returning home to Colo in Mar 09.
Last season was really frustrating for me hunting-wise. I realize I'm out of my element down here (they deer behave differently it seems than in Colo, and I encountered hunting for deer w/ dogs for the first time ... Holy Cow!:00000039: when I was a kid, we used our beagle hounds for rabbits but that was about it. That's some funny stuff there, from what I could see).
I didn't get out a single day for waterfowl. Didn't see any ducks on Choctawatchee Bay till after the season ... I realize I must have been doing something wrong.
So ... I'm trying to plan early for this year. I have a 15' hunting skiff that we use to get into back waters in Colo (I reckon that would work here on some of these back waters), and lots of time. My family is still in Colo (didn't want to disrupt the wife and kid for a 20 month tour in FL), so I have all the kitchen passes I need.
So, any of you Panhandle types interested in hunting?
Also, can anyone recommend a decent deer club? I hunted deer for a couple of days last season on the Eglin range, and I was amazed at how crowded it was. The lead was flying, and there were hunters everywhere. When I was in North Dakota, the locals formed clubs, and I assume that's the deal down here, too(?).
Drop me an e-mail if you can. Thanks! John.