Sometimes God Just Smiles On You

Boy Howdy, He sho-nuff did on us today. This was our first excursion on the farm outside the Home Field, which has been the go-to hole this season. Fortunately, having done a bit of scouting yesterday, we discovered a large concentration of mallards on GW's. After a quick team meeting, we set our sights on big ducks for Sunday morning.

Given the Sunday morning time slot, we had a fairly lean crew, consisting of the Fleabag, the Kid, J-Hawk, Meredith, and of course, ole Gibby -- a highly trained team of professional assassins.

Temps hovered in the lower 40's, but the gray skies and drizzling rain couldn't quench their desire for breakfast this morning. A quick blind set and a few dek's later, we plopped down on a levee and commenced to shooting at precisely 6:35 a.m. At 7:15, bags were full, limits were tapped, and we quickly realized that it had all passed before we really got the chance to enjoy it. We'd hoped that the mallards would show, and they exceeded our expectations with rare form. By far, it was the best hunt this season, and at 7:20 we walked out with 30 birds, including 20 Mallards and 10 Shovelers.







Total for Regular Season: 257
Combined Teal & Regular for 2009: 317
Birds Per Day: 19.77
160 Shovelers (Arrrrrrrrgh!)
22 Specks
51 Mallards
15 Green Wing
3 Gadwall
7 Pintails
2 Blue Wing
1 Wigeon
1 Red Head
1 Snow