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.

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 hope so, and I also hope that the airboats self-destruct.
Nothing on the water is more obnoxious than a loud airboat.

Harry wrote:
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 hope so, and I also hope that the airboats self-destruct.
Nothing on the water is more obnoxious than a loud airboat.

Zat you Mr. moral compass? Add duck hunters and air boats to the "Harry
hates list"

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

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)

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

"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.

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.



And your vet just happens to know of a spare dog, I bet!

None of our cats likes to go for a ride in the car, probably because the
only place they ever get to go is to the vet for their annual physical.

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.


Let the little dog ride up front with the big dog.

Harry wrote:
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.


And your vet just happens to know of a spare dog, I bet!

None of our cats likes to go for a ride in the car, probably because the
only place they ever get to go is to the vet for their annual physical.

You don't want a cat smelling up your car anyway.