Airboats vs duck hunters
 

On Jan 3, 8:58*pm, Gene wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 17:56:25 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch





wrote:
We had agreed to meet the other cavers at the McDonalds in Marianna,
FL so as we sat drinking coffee, I overheard the following:
Man in a parka walks in and sees somebody he knows.

You duck hunters ought to have an orange flag over yer head cuz if I
hadn t a seen them fake ducks of yours not fling as I came up Idda run
over yer ass.

Duck Hunter: *Well, you oughta keep them airboats out in the water
where boats belong and outta the weeds where the ducks hide.

Airboater: *I came within 10 of runnin you over.

They both laughed.

So, is this a real problem? *Do airboats run over duck hunters?

I have no idea why an airboat would be on a lake at sunrise with the
duck hunters.

Think about this.........

How close would any duck hunter reasonably get to a group of ducks?

If the ducks didn't fly then................................
what???????

Idiots.

--
It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are
enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.
*-Thomas Sowell

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

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Both of 'em!

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On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:23:04 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:58:08 -0500, Gene
wrote:

How close would any duck hunter reasonably get to a group of ducks?

If the ducks didn't fly then................................
what???????

Actually quite close if they use what is called a Nova Scotia Tolling
Retriever.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Sc...ling_Retriever


That's unfair. It will never be accepted by the anti-hunting crowd. 8)

The Dutch have been using dogs to do this for years.

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On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 09:57:42 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:


"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
message ...
On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:58:08 -0500, Gene
wrote:

How close would any duck hunter reasonably get to a group of ducks?

If the ducks didn't fly then................................
what???????

Actually quite close if they use what is called a Nova Scotia Tolling
Retriever.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Sc...ling_Retriever


Almost had the wife talked into getting one of those dogs when she started
shopping around 4 years ago...instead she decided on another Springer
Spaniel.
Now the Springer is giving me a hard time about travelling in the cargo area
of our RAV4. Vet thinks a companion dog might help.
Seems crazy to take a chance of doubling your trouble by getting another
dog.

IN my opinion, a single dog is fine as long as the dog has somebody
around all the time as a "companion" if you will.

If not, a second dog keeps the problems to a minimum.

Airboats vs duck hunters
 

"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
message ...
On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:23:04 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:58:08 -0500, Gene
wrote:

How close would any duck hunter reasonably get to a group of ducks?

If the ducks didn't fly then................................
what???????

Actually quite close if they use what is called a Nova Scotia Tolling
Retriever.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Sc...ling_Retriever


That's unfair. It will never be accepted by the anti-hunting crowd. 8)

The Dutch have been using dogs to do this for years.

ANYTHING THAT GETS ANOTHER HUNTER MORE DUCKS THAN YOU IS UNFAIR! UNFAIR!
UNFAIR! UNFAIR!

I suggest we appoint a government committee on this.

Did I say I thought it was unfair?

Fairness is a mandate, and soon will be an amendment to the Constitution.

Steve

Airboats vs duck hunters
 

"Gene" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:11:38 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:

I have seen some airboaters do some absolutely ridiculous things in
Southern
Louisiana. The boat of choice for go fast airboaters there has a fuel
injected Corvette V-8 in it. Not the type of thing that would give you
much
reaction time in a slick flat bottomed conveyence with no brakes.

Steve


Yeah, and for the most part, it looks like a reversing propeller isn't
an option, either.



That would be a scene out of Wiley Coyote. All thrown off the front of the
boat, and the boat takes off backwards with no pilot. Only props I ever saw
were pushers.

Steve

Airboats vs duck hunters
 

"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
message ...
On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 09:57:42 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:


"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
message ...
On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:58:08 -0500, Gene
wrote:

How close would any duck hunter reasonably get to a group of ducks?

If the ducks didn't fly then................................
what???????

Actually quite close if they use what is called a Nova Scotia Tolling
Retriever.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Sc...ling_Retriever


Almost had the wife talked into getting one of those dogs when she started
shopping around 4 years ago...instead she decided on another Springer
Spaniel.
Now the Springer is giving me a hard time about travelling in the cargo
area
of our RAV4. Vet thinks a companion dog might help.
Seems crazy to take a chance of doubling your trouble by getting another
dog.

IN my opinion, a single dog is fine as long as the dog has somebody
around all the time as a "companion" if you will.

If not, a second dog keeps the problems to a minimum.


Speaking about dogs......how about this hero..
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Canada/1160560.html

Airboats vs duck hunters
 

"Gene" wrote in message
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On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:41:46 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:


"Gene" wrote in message
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On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:11:38 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:

I have seen some airboaters do some absolutely ridiculous things in
Southern
Louisiana. The boat of choice for go fast airboaters there has a fuel
injected Corvette V-8 in it. Not the type of thing that would give you
much
reaction time in a slick flat bottomed conveyence with no brakes.

Steve


Yeah, and for the most part, it looks like a reversing propeller isn't
an option, either.



That would be a scene out of Wiley Coyote. All thrown off the front of
the
boat, and the boat takes off backwards with no pilot. Only props I ever
saw
were pushers.

Steve


There's real potential for that...
http://www.warpdriveprops.com/


Sorry. Should have been clearer and said that the only types of propellers
I have seen on airboats were pushers. Of course, there are reversible props
for aircraft, or even airboats. I just never saw them.

Steve

Airboats vs duck hunters
 

Steve B wrote:
"Gene" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:41:46 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:

"Gene" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:11:38 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:

I have seen some airboaters do some absolutely ridiculous things in
Southern
Louisiana. The boat of choice for go fast airboaters there has a fuel
injected Corvette V-8 in it. Not the type of thing that would give you
much
reaction time in a slick flat bottomed conveyence with no brakes.

Steve

Yeah, and for the most part, it looks like a reversing propeller isn't
an option, either.


That would be a scene out of Wiley Coyote. All thrown off the front of
the
boat, and the boat takes off backwards with no pilot. Only props I ever
saw
were pushers.

Steve

There's real potential for that...
http://www.warpdriveprops.com/


Sorry. Should have been clearer and said that the only types of propellers
I have seen on airboats were pushers. Of course, there are reversible props
for aircraft, or even airboats. I just never saw them.

Steve


Cutting the power on a boat will stop a planing boat almost instantly. I
don't know how a flat bottom boat would react. Probably the same,
especially if running in weeds.

Airboats vs duck hunters
 

"Jim" wrote in message
...
Steve B wrote:
"Gene" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:41:46 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:

"Gene" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:11:38 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:

I have seen some airboaters do some absolutely ridiculous things in
Southern
Louisiana. The boat of choice for go fast airboaters there has a
fuel
injected Corvette V-8 in it. Not the type of thing that would give
you
much
reaction time in a slick flat bottomed conveyence with no brakes.

Steve

Yeah, and for the most part, it looks like a reversing propeller isn't
an option, either.


That would be a scene out of Wiley Coyote. All thrown off the front of
the
boat, and the boat takes off backwards with no pilot. Only props I
ever saw
were pushers.

Steve

There's real potential for that...
http://www.warpdriveprops.com/


Sorry. Should have been clearer and said that the only types of
propellers I have seen on airboats were pushers. Of course, there are
reversible props for aircraft, or even airboats. I just never saw them.

Steve
Cutting the power on a boat will stop a planing boat almost instantly. I
don't know how a flat bottom boat would react. Probably the same,
especially if running in weeds.

Two words that cover just about anything: should and probably.

Steve

Airboats vs duck hunters
 

On Jan 5, 9:35*am, Jim wrote:
Steve B wrote:
"Gene" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:41:46 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:

"Gene" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:11:38 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:

I have seen some airboaters do some absolutely ridiculous things in
Southern
Louisiana. *The boat of choice for go fast airboaters there has a fuel
injected Corvette V-8 in it. *Not the type of thing that would give you
much
reaction time in a slick flat bottomed conveyence with no brakes.

Steve

Yeah, and for the most part, it looks like a reversing propeller isn't
an option, either.

That would be a scene out of Wiley Coyote. *All thrown off the front of
the
boat, and the boat takes off backwards with no pilot. *Only props I ever
saw
were pushers.

Steve

There's real potential for that...
http://www.warpdriveprops.com/

Sorry. *Should have been clearer and said that the only types of propellers
I have seen on airboats were pushers. *Of course, there are reversible props
for aircraft, or even airboats. *I just never saw them.

Steve

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Yep, you'd be surprised how my fast my bass boat comes almost to a
stop from 60 mph.