tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204770193819266018.post1622850902368951675..comments2023-03-23T08:44:59.633-04:00Comments on Beretta Blog: What Is Hunting About For You?Berettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13534172546238171038noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204770193819266018.post-32862558765894220242012-01-23T14:32:51.836-05:002012-01-23T14:32:51.836-05:00Amen to that!Amen to that!Brad Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439545510261690800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204770193819266018.post-8758750537627456852012-01-16T21:20:16.849-05:002012-01-16T21:20:16.849-05:00Hunting is about being out enjoying gods gifts to ...Hunting is about being out enjoying gods gifts to us and sharing it wit others as well.<br />It is our heritage and we should never forget.shawn ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08708810829112613267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204770193819266018.post-39449320404771251642012-01-04T09:32:31.142-05:002012-01-04T09:32:31.142-05:00Last weekend duck hunting with my new Beretta from...Last weekend duck hunting with my new Beretta from "Santa"... It was like watching moving art… in the early hours of a bitter cold January morning off the shores of St. Michaels Maryland, only the warm breath wafting up from the motionless hunter’s gave proof that the small cramped skiff contained life. Adorned with Ghillie camouflage blankets mystically resembling the native foliage of greens, browns and grays, in boughs of pine trees and slight timbers that littered the boat, the Hunter boys lay in wait. As the horizon began to glow orange with the morning’s first light, the silhouettes of water fowl began to come into sight…Buffleheads are the first to appear; the white patch across the back of their head cheek to cheek still not visible in the mornings light, it’s their low and fast flight across the water that gives their identity away. The small ducks are allowed to pass unscathed.<br />As the sky lightens a small group passes over head, too high for a shot but their profile identifies them as the coveted Canvasback who historically winter in the brackish estuarine bays and marshes of the Chesapeake Bay. They too pass by though the verbal exchange in the boat now shifts to the appropriate recipe for Canvasback breasts. Who knew there were so many uses for Jack Daniels?<br />Patience is a virtue as the next flock pass by, banking slightly to find some commonality with the decoys bobbing on the waters chop. “Bluebills” is uttered in hushed accord. No “GO” phrase is spoken to commence the start of the barrage. It just happens, without words. Moving as if a common musical tune played in their heads the men rise together, pull up in fluid unison, sweeping the horizon with 12 gauge barrels that seem part of the orchestration. The muzzle blast of the hot & heavy load punctuate the air with a blazing musical staccato as gun powder smoke fills my nostrils. The boy’s gracefully swing through their shots as ducks fall from the sky, never crossing each other’s invisible line.<br />No dogs graced our presence this trip so we motor out to retrieve the bounty. It has gotten colder as the morning passes, the water on the bottom of the boat turns to icy slush. The ducks blood turning it a scarlet brown. The boats limit is filled of Lesser Scaups; glossy black heads cast with a purple hue look up at me with sharp yellow irises. The wavy markings on their sides and flanks are olive brown and contrast with the white chest and belly. Their backs are light gray with broad heavy vermiculations of sooty black resembling a handsome Hound’s-tooth weave. <br />The sun is blinding now as it rises over the shoreline. We sit quietly and wait. The sky is inky black with Canadian Geese… the blotches breaking apart as they spread out into wavy lines, finding their positions. The sun on my face matches the warmth in my heart that I have for these men and this moment.Deb Hunternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204770193819266018.post-6439125485600829592011-12-23T10:01:28.437-05:002011-12-23T10:01:28.437-05:00Man Brad you said it perfectly. I'll be at th...Man Brad you said it perfectly. I'll be at the B&C this year and look forward to seeing you. Hopefully I can get a wiff of gun powder from that new Beretta.TXBucksnorthttp://www.youtube.com/user/TXBucksnortnoreply@blogger.com