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Hunting club hosts free duck hunt for Camp Pendleton servicemembers
Marine Corps News ^ | Feb 23, 2006 | Cpl. Tom Sloan

Posted on 02/23/2006 4:03:09 PM PST by SandRat

PINE VALLEY, Calif. ­­–– (Feb 23, 2006) -- Fifteen members of the Pendleton Sportsman Club had a free day of hunting here on behalf of the Green Head Hunting Club when it hosted a military appreciation on its property Feb. 11.

The event that united the Marines and Sailors, who appreciate the trio of guns, barbecue and hunting, for a day of sportsman activities was a way the club could show their military support, explained club member Al Hoyo, 58, of San Clemente.

The Vietnam War veteran, who served with the Army’s 25th Infantry Division, understands the importance of showing gratitude to servicemembers.

“I thought it was a great idea to put this time together,” said Hoyo, who served in Vietnam as a mechanized flamethrower with the 65th Combat Engineer Battalion from 1967-1968. “We did this to put smiles on the (servicemembers’) faces. For all that they do to protect our freedom, this is the least we can do. We’re all brothers, and it’s nice to have some fun hanging out and shooting once in a while.”

The day kicked off with the servicemembers shooting sporting clays at 9 a.m. After two hours of shooting and several hundred spent 12-gauge-shotgun shells, the servicemembers embarked on the duck hunt.

Beside the fact that the ammunition and entire outing was free, this particular hunt was different to what most of the sportsmen were accustomed to, because there was an almost endless supply of Mallard ducks.

Positioned in shooting bunkers in a field by a lake on the club’s 100 acres, the shooters were kept occupied by flocks of ducks flying over them every five to 10 minutes for several hours.

“They just kept flying over,” said Gunnery Sgt. Jason J. Texeira, motor transportation chief, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1st Marine Division. “I can’t say enough for it. It’s great what the club is doing for us.”

During the course of the hunt, Texeira, 31, of Kona, Hawaii, downed several ducks. The avid hunter relished the opportunity to spend a day of hunting on someone else’s dime.

“You can’t beat a deal like this,” said the veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, who swept through Fallujah with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment in November 2004. “The experience was great. We shot clays, went duck hunting and were fed good barbecue. All we had to do was show up.”

Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew J. Nickum, an operations specialist stationed aboard the USS McClusky, grew up hunting in Hollidaysburg, Pa., and took delight in the outing.

“I’m an avid hunter, and this means so much for me,” said the 20-year-old. “This is the first time I’ve been able to hunt since I’ve been in California.”

The Green Head Hunting Club is comprised of 125 hunting enthusiasts who live throughout California.

According to club member Paul A. Moote, the club raises 5,000 Mallard ducks per year for shooting. The ducks begin their lives as ducklings hatched at a hatchery in Wisconsin. When they are one-year-old, they’re shipped to San Diego, where members of the club pick them up and raise them, he said.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; US: California
KEYWORDS: camp; club; duck; free; hosts; hunt; hunting; pendleton; servicemembers
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To: MindBender26

Great! Menu item: Duck with rebar and cheese grits.

Ah, the ruffage!


22 posted on 02/23/2006 4:47:12 PM PST by peacebaby (I think - therefore I am, I think... .)
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To: SandRat

There has GOT to be a Cheney joke in there somewhere.


23 posted on 02/23/2006 4:47:56 PM PST by freedumb2003 (American troops cannot be defeated. American Politicians can.)
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To: peacebaby

There were lots of geese in RVN, but the only shotguns we had wouldn't reach out far enough to get us dinner.

Guys from 2/11 ACR came up with solution. Ever see a "Zippo Track" in action?


24 posted on 02/23/2006 4:49:14 PM PST by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
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To: repulper; Flood Maps
What DO you call a lawyer with two hats?

Target Practice?

25 posted on 02/23/2006 4:50:05 PM PST by freedumb2003 (American troops cannot be defeated. American Politicians can.)
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To: MindBender26

having worked with a restaurauteur, here goes:

Menu

Poke salad with shaved asiago cheese, millet toppings
Free range Duck slung sideways with portabello wine sauce
Potatoes au gratin sans pellets

I'm working on it, OK


26 posted on 02/23/2006 4:52:49 PM PST by peacebaby (I think - therefore I am, I think... .)
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To: peacebaby

There were lots of geese in RVN, but the only shotguns we had wouldn't reach out far enough to get us dinner.

Guys from 2/11 ACR came up with solution. Ever see a "Zippo Track" in action?


27 posted on 02/23/2006 4:53:20 PM PST by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
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To: MindBender26

"There were lots of geese in RVN, ...guys from 2/11 ACR came up with solution. Ever see a "Zippo Track" in action?"

What does RVN and 2/11 ACR mean? I'll amend my menu accordingly



28 posted on 02/23/2006 4:55:22 PM PST by peacebaby (I think - therefore I am, I think... .)
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To: peacebaby
RVN - Republic of Vietnam - South Vietnam

DPRV - Democratic People's Republic of Vietnam - Communist North Vietnam

2/11 ACR - Second Squadron of the Eleventh Armored Cavalry Regiment. Three Troops (company size units of heavily weaponed M-113 Armored Personal Carriers. These "tracks" usually mounted one .50 cal M2 heavy machine gun and two M-60 7.62 machine guns. Think of them as very, very light tanks.)

The S/3 of the 2/11 ACR during the 1970 Cambodian incursion was a great soldier, a Major Franks. He lost leg at the fight for the airstrip at Snoul, Cambodia. Same Fred Franks who was CG, III Corps and won the big fight in DS.

An Armored Cavalry Squadron also has it's own 155mm SP Howitzer batter and tank company.

A Zippo Track was an M-113 with a mechanized flame thrower as opposed to the .50 machine gun as it's primary weapon.

Charlie hated Zippos.
29 posted on 02/23/2006 8:01:25 PM PST by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
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To: montomike

mmmmmmm..... could be they just fielded a "Shotgun" round for the M-1's main gun.


30 posted on 02/23/2006 9:08:33 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: freedumb2003

Yeah.... he wasn't invited.


31 posted on 02/23/2006 9:13:35 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

BTT


32 posted on 02/24/2006 3:05:12 AM PST by E.G.C.
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