Monday, February 1, 2010

. . . And It Wasn't Even Close!

It's over. Thank God! The last 37 days of duck season have been, BY FAR, the most frustrating of my life. Now the aftermath . . . the sweeping clean-up effort that's left behind after 3 months of a passionate yet demoralizing chase. What started as the season with the greatest potential for harvest of any thus far of my life ended with a cynical whisper as we gazed at icy fields and empty skies. 413 ducks died over the first 23 days, whereas a grand total of 65 died during the last 37. In a nutshell, the 2010 part of the '09-10 season was a dud.

Saturday, January 30, 2010, Meredith, J-Hawk, & I stalked a single mallard on Gaylon's pond.

Friday, January 29, 2010, Meredith, Dave, Fred, & I killed 1 Canada Goose.

Wednesday & Thursday were no-shows.

Total for Regular Season: 478
Combined Teal & Regular for 2009: 538
Birds Per Day of Season: CRAPPY!
257 Shovelers (Arrrrrrrrgh!)
129 Mallards
31 Green Wing
24 Specks
17 Pintails
8 Gadwall
5 Wigeon
2 Blue Wing
2 Canada Geese
1 Red Head
1 Wood Duck
1 Snow Goose