Headed to a favorite spot this morning solo, parked in my buddy's yard and launched the canoe over the bank. He has seen them all summer, they foul his lawn and chase his grand kids around so he wants me to kill them all. I got set up and was in my blind at 5am. Sat and pondered all of the opening days I have experienced in my 62 years. Came to the conclusion that I am a very lucky man to have seen the sun come up on so many beautiful places.
No birds flying, no birds dying, so goes today. I know they are rotating through there so I will be hitting it every day until they show.
Io toggled up a goose shell on top of the battery powered swimming mallard Karen bought me 2 or 3 years ago. Worked awesome! Even fooled me 3 times when I would be looking in a different direction and started to turn back only to catch the swimming motion and ripples out the corner of my eye and freeze! then realized it was my own creation.
Sat from 5AM to 10AM, then headed home for hot tea and soon a nap!
same time, same channel tomorrow