Monday, February 4, 2013

The Legacy

Well, Hunter & I tried 'em hard on Saturday morning and again Sunday Morning.  While the birds were certainly there, my girl simply failed to connect.  To say she was demoralized would be an understatement, but then there's all the motivation we need to get better for next season.  It'll happen next time, and that's all-but guaranteed.  Either way, we saw lots of birds close-up and enjoyed two very pleasant mornings in the blind. 

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Garrett and Franks ventured out onto the Lost 20, and had a successful shoot.  His bag included 2 Mallards and a Specklebelly.  Afterwards, they moved in behind us on the south line of Chuck's and bagged another Mallard and a GWT.

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For the morning:  5 Birds.
3 Mallards
1 Speck
1 GWT

Lost 20:  3 Birds
Chuck's:  2 Birds.

On Sunday afternoon, Garrett, Olivia, Hunter, Franks, & I slipped in on the back side of the Lost 20, where a number of birds were rafted up.  Unfortunately, they flew out and never came back.  Garrett popped a Shoveler and, at 4 o'clock, Squid, Hunter and I decided that we'd go give Baser a try. 

Was a good choice.  We closed the season out with another 5 mallards.

Baser:  5 Mallards

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