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James P. Brown, Jr.
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Posted: Sun Nov 16th, 2008 02:19 am |
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| After many years of wanting to hunt the Georgia costal island area for Marsh Hens and not having much success finding someone to take me I finally did. Attached Image (viewed 457 times):
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James P. Brown, Jr.
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Posted: Sun Nov 16th, 2008 02:20 am |
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James P. Brown, Jr.
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James P. Brown, Jr.
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Posted: Sun Nov 16th, 2008 02:23 am |
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| I have no financial interest of any kind in this and it's not meant to be a commercial for the guide just information for anyone who might be interested. He is a nice young man who knows his stuff, his name is Greg Hildreth (hildrethcharters@bellsouth.net) 912-261-1763. We had a lot of good shooting just made for a 28 ga. or .410. Attached Image (viewed 456 times):
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Pat Dugan
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Posted: Sun Nov 16th, 2008 02:34 pm |
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I fished the area many times with a man from Albany Ga., named Robert Crawford. He also was a great Marsh Hen hunter. You have to have perfect high water conditions, when the season is in, to make poleing a big boat like yours over the marsh possible. I dont think you can even have the gun loaded if the boat motor is in the water. You took some great pictures.
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Dave Suponski
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Posted: Sun Nov 16th, 2008 02:39 pm |
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Great pictures James and the gun! Ohhh the gun!
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Tom Neely
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Posted: Sun Nov 16th, 2008 03:24 pm |
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James,
I have hunted Marsh Hens several times but not since the mid 80's. I moved to Saint Simons Island about two years ago. Your pictures have renewed my interest. The only difficulity about Marsh Hen Hunting is eating them. Give me a call the next time your in the area.
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Tom Bria
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Posted: Sun Nov 16th, 2008 03:37 pm |
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The only difficulity about Marsh Hen Hunting is eating them.
I was wondering about that. Out west, some guys use duck recipes, with enhanced seasoning and marinade, to prepare mudhens/coots. If you are lucky, they taste like possum (not that I've ever had possum).
How does one hunt marsh hens? Decoys, pass shooting, or moving around to jump them in the marsh?
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Drew Hause MD
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Posted: Sun Nov 16th, 2008 03:47 pm |
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The Marshes of Glynn by Sidney Lanier
As the marsh-hen secretly builds on the watery sod,
Behold I will build me a nest on the greatness of God:
I will fly in the greatness of God as the marsh-hen flies,
In the freedom that fills all the space 'twixt the marsh and the skies:
By so many roots as the marsh-grass sends in the sod,
I will heartily lay me a-hold on the greatness of God.Last edited on Sun Nov 16th, 2008 03:48 pm by Drew Hause MD
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Tom Neely
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Posted: Mon Nov 17th, 2008 12:52 pm |
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| Hunting Marsh Hen is best done on an extremely High Tide or Flood Tide. To be legal one must pole the boat. Simply move about in the flooded marsh flushing the bird. You can locate the bird by listening for them to kackle or watch where a flushed bird lands. Shooting is not difficult as they are not very fast and usually hold until your on top of them.
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Destry Hoffard
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Posted: Mon Nov 17th, 2008 06:27 pm |
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Roger and I had some tremendous shooting on them while traveling to the Vintagers. Really a classic type of shooting that's not much done anymore, glad to hear of another pusher that's still taking out guns. We've eaten them and enjoyed them very much, Roger is planning another meal sometime this coming month I hope.
Great photos by the way, that shot of two in the air at once is a rare one. I had only one chance for a double on them ever.
Destry
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Richard Flanders
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Posted: Mon Nov 17th, 2008 08:15 pm |
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| Reminds me of floating a marshy meandering creek with a canoe in Alaska and jump shooting mallards that were in there gorging on salmon eggs. VERY fun shooting for the guy in the front. Talk about taste though....! Very fishy when they're onto the fish eggs for any length of time; they stink up the neighborhood while cooking. I never even heard of a marsh hen but that sounds like an almost illegal amount of fun and it looks like the .410 would be plenty of firepower. Last edited on Mon Nov 17th, 2008 08:18 pm by Richard Flanders
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Destry Hoffard
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Posted: Mon Nov 17th, 2008 08:32 pm |
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I have a couple of early postcards in my collection that show marsh hen shooting near the Sea Island Preserve. Is where you were shooting anywhere near there?
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Don Kaas
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Posted: Mon Nov 17th, 2008 08:39 pm |
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| In case anyone (like a Yankee) is confused on what a "marsh hen" is...it is a clapper rail (railus longerostris). A species that frequents salt water marshes as opposed to the smaller fresh water loving, sora rail...
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Tom Bria
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Posted: Mon Nov 17th, 2008 08:42 pm |
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| Well, that certainly clears things up. Thanks.
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 12:18 am |
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I was wondering how long it would be before Destry would have something to say about marsh bird shooting, he and I did have a splendid shoot over on the Va. shore earlier this fall.
Jim, I commend you on your obvious 410 Ga talent and with a beautiful Parker. Good show ole boy.
The bow deck of the boat in the photos looks very similar to the ones Destry and I hunted out of, makes me wonder if they are sort of a standard type of marsh hunting boat along the Eastern shore.
As for eating, we really enjoy eating the birds so much so that we both had a dose of gout from their delicate flavor and over eating. My recipe for rail preparation came to me from Nancy Muderlak and is going to remain her secret. ie don't ask!
I am looking forward to shooting clapper rail again next year with Destry. Where ever he determines we should hunt will be okay with me as he plans things out well. We did really have a fine trip and hunt.
PTG Roger
And BTW Destry we are having an oyster stew/martini party this Thursday noon at my home and of course you are invited.
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Destry Hoffard
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 12:28 am |
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Talk about a dose of the gout, oyster stew and martinis.......
I've got to meet Don in Canada that evening so I'd better stick to the office pretty close around lunchtime.
When we gonna eat some rails?
Heavy D
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 12:50 am |
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You, Destry, have to get off of that whirl wind duck/goose hunt crowded schedule you are on and come down to earth for a rail bird feed. Bottom line, you are the hold up.
Roger
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Posted: Tue Nov 18th, 2008 01:02 am |
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I am still drooling over that .410.... I would have replied sooner - but - you know how long I was staring at those pictures???
OUTSTANDING!!!
John
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