Saturday, January 15, 2011

Finally, Some Jewelry!

I ain't gonna lie . . . its been a while. I could be wrong, but I believe the last band I put on my lanyard was from 2008, which has been waaaaaay longer than it should have been. Ahh, but there's a new one on there today -- I took it right off a dead mallard drake's leg.

Started out by myself this afternoon, and the first pair of birds that came through the spread were in decent range, and the lead duck was a banded drake, which I reduced to possession in short order. However, when I popped the drake and moved off to the hen, I somehow missed the bird. Dunno how that happened, but it made me a little sad. Nonetheless, I made up for it on the next flock of about 2 dozen birds. Three shots, three dead ducks, and I was officially limited. I called a couple of buddies who asked that they remain nameless, and they came down to get a little action. One of the two guys popped the first 4 birds he shot at, and the second only got two before he had to return for business. Either way, we came out with 10 mallards and did it in less than two hours. Not a bad day. I'm sayin that thawing ice is a good place to be . . . hungry ducks are stupid ducks, and stupid ducks are my favorite kind. In at noon and out by two. Good day!

10 Mallards

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