The highly contested duck dog haiku contest ended this morning at 12:00 a.m. We nearly topped 100 entries. (For the record, if you posted more than one entry, only your first haiku was considered—the rules stated one per reader.) So without much further ado, let’s get on with it.

There were a few themes that rose to the surface, one of which was cold water, dogs, and extreme conditions. Our favorite of those was by Shane:

Back to the water

I never knew what cold was

When can I eat one?

Another story line was the camaraderie of duck hunter and dog in a blind. One that caught our attention was written by bdarak:

Rising up early

Fog lifting off the water

My best friend and I

One that made us laugh out loud, and in doing so took second place, referenced the noxious power of gun dog flatulence. Impressive work, bjohnston.

My sons beside me

In the early morning cold

Dog farts gagging us

But in the end, the winner, wilksey88, reminded us that without the dog we duck hunters aren’t much.

My handler is great

But he and the ducks would be

Lost with no gun dog

So, wilksey88 send an e-mail mbfcontest@gmail.com with your mailing info. We’ll ship the Echo Duck Call from the Field & Stream New York office. Hope you call in the ducks and drop some for your dog.

To everyone else, appreciate your participation. And don’t worry, there will not be a sonnet contest.

Comments (14)

from Bella wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

Poets stalk the wet woods,
sans Iambic Pentameter,
Haiku is for Hunters.

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from duckking wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

I was certain that mine was going to be in the winning group, but congrad's to the winners.

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from jamesti wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

congrats guys. good to see so much participation.

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from The Armchair Ou... wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

I wanted to win.
But your haiku was the best.
Congratulations.

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from Dave DiBenedetto wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

Armchair- That's one heck of a good, creative show of sportsmanship...three cheers for you. -D

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from kelmitch wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

Great contest congratulations.Next time I will take the time to read all directions first but still great fun.

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from pinopolis wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

wilksey88: congrats! make good use of that sweet call.

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from OTMBoykins wrote 2 weeks 5 days ago

Very good ones.

When does the limerick contest start?

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from bjohnston wrote 2 weeks 5 days ago

Second is good. My dog Stryker is happy.

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from Ruckweiler wrote 2 weeks 5 days ago

How zen.

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from JOHN ANDERSON wrote 2 weeks 4 days ago

CONGRATS SHANE! JUST WHATS A HIAKU? THATS A NICE CALL!

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from Fisher Boy wrote 2 weeks 4 days ago

a haiku is a three verse poem, where the first and third line have 5 syllables and the second has 7

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from Fisher Boy wrote 2 weeks 4 days ago

a haiku is a three verse poem, where the first and third line have 5 syllables and the second has 7

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from fisherman wrote 2 weeks 2 days ago

Shoot my first one was not very good. Congrats to the winners, but I still like Chad Love's:

One more great contest
I'm not allowed to enter
No sweet quacks for me

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from Bella wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

Poets stalk the wet woods,
sans Iambic Pentameter,
Haiku is for Hunters.

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from duckking wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

I was certain that mine was going to be in the winning group, but congrad's to the winners.

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from jamesti wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

congrats guys. good to see so much participation.

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from The Armchair Ou... wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

I wanted to win.
But your haiku was the best.
Congratulations.

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from Dave DiBenedetto wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

Armchair- That's one heck of a good, creative show of sportsmanship...three cheers for you. -D

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from kelmitch wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

Great contest congratulations.Next time I will take the time to read all directions first but still great fun.

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from pinopolis wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

wilksey88: congrats! make good use of that sweet call.

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from OTMBoykins wrote 2 weeks 5 days ago

Very good ones.

When does the limerick contest start?

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from bjohnston wrote 2 weeks 5 days ago

Second is good. My dog Stryker is happy.

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from Ruckweiler wrote 2 weeks 5 days ago

How zen.

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from JOHN ANDERSON wrote 2 weeks 4 days ago

CONGRATS SHANE! JUST WHATS A HIAKU? THATS A NICE CALL!

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from Fisher Boy wrote 2 weeks 4 days ago

a haiku is a three verse poem, where the first and third line have 5 syllables and the second has 7

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from Fisher Boy wrote 2 weeks 4 days ago

a haiku is a three verse poem, where the first and third line have 5 syllables and the second has 7

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from fisherman wrote 2 weeks 2 days ago

Shoot my first one was not very good. Congrats to the winners, but I still like Chad Love's:

One more great contest
I'm not allowed to enter
No sweet quacks for me

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