But then, I'm also hearing from the wannabe's without a clue. How do I know they don't have a clue? Because they're spouting numbers. "We've killed 500, so far," or "they killed 1,600 during the first split." What does that say to me? It says one of two things: a) I'm too stupid to know how to count; or b) I'm a bald-faced liar. How do I know? Because there ain't a single blind in Northeast Arkansas that's averaged 35 ducks a day for the first 15 days of THIS season. That's how I know.
Care about the ducks you're hunting? Respect the species? Wanna be taken seriously? Good. Then don't be the idiot braggart that comes out of the gate offering those numbers. Why? Because guys like me know better, that's why.
Look, you wanna know how many birds we've killed? Sure, I keep track, and I'll be willing to tell ya, but here's the baseline: when I say "we" I mean I was there. If I wasn't there, I won't waste your time telling you about something someone else did from a blind I wasn't at. And, if you wanna know, you'll have to ask. Why? Because most people don't wanna know, and I'm intelligent enough to understand that.
I'll answer the question before you ask: not near as many as I hoped we would. Good seasons, bad seasons . . . that answer doesn't change.
