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raptrlvr
11-10-2007, 09:25 AM
FalconBoy and I went to the duck meet in NM yesterday. There were 12 flights and 8 ducks were caught. We got there in the afternoon and according to the falconers, the first pond they went to had about 300 ducks on it. Here are a couple of shots.
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1554/newmexicominimeet035pi5.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2138/newmexicominimeet048la6.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6220/newmexicominimeet042oa3.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8029/newmexicominimeet021hs7.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6215/newmexicominimeet051qt9.jpg

everetkhorton
11-10-2007, 10:42 AM
Jim
Some nice pictures. Noah isn't that in your area?

punch&judy
11-10-2007, 11:32 AM
great pics the last one is soo good ....i want that bird [smilie=icon_pray.gif]

chamokane
11-10-2007, 01:54 PM
Great pictures and beautiful country.

Were most of the ducks Gadwall?

raptrlvr
11-10-2007, 02:12 PM
OK, I'll try this again. I just posted a reply and the site then sent me to log in.
EV, FalconBoy is Noah. The falcon in the picture that was flying overhead is Noah's bird Goose.
Dave, As far as I could tell, most of the ducks were gadwalls. Noah and I didn't get there until the afternoon {Noah had class in the morning} so I don't know what the other falconers flushed in the am. This is a huge private ranch that the guy lets the falconers fly. We just kept driving down the dirt road stopping at the ponds that are on this ranch. The only bad thing with taking pictures of duck hunting with a falcon is that you go out early in the am or late in the afternoon and in both cases you need a little more light with the slow lenses that I can afford.

Falcon Boy
11-11-2007, 01:55 AM
This meet was held ~45miles away, i am going to try and get permission to fly goose there.

Thanks for posting the pictures Jim! I'll have to get the CD with them on there when you get back, because i can't view the images on imageshack, im trying to repost them, maybe it will work


http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1554/newmexicominimeet035pi5.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2138/newmexicominimeet048la6.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6220/newmexicominimeet042oa3.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8029/newmexicominimeet021hs7.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6215/newmexicominimeet051qt9.jpg