Re: Preseason
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 8:05 pmWe got the decoys on the water today and touched up the brush a bit. The go devil runs great!! The roseau's are out of that one root ball, and in the process sliced my pointer finger on my let hand long and deep. I had to get out of the marsh and head for some band-aids and peroxide so we could keep working..... Bled like a stuck hog.
We saw a good bit of birds today, blue wing, pintail, mottled ducks, gadwall, spoonbill and some other unidentified groups. There were maybe two far south blinds hunting on our section for youth weekend this morning, and they were out early. While making trips to and from the truck to drop tools, picking up decoys and grass, we got to watch a great show. Birds working and landing in the decoys was neat to see. Had birds work the spread while we were parked at the blind working on the brush.
We're fairly excited about our chances for a few shots next weekend, if these birds stick around, and wonder what will show when all of the hunters, marsh and rice, take to the waterways and blinds next weekend. We saw some nice groups of pintail and grays loafing around late morning. The blue wing show was fairly impressive, and all birds really like our close by grit bar.
A far out shot of the blind and spread. I had my camera with us this weekend, but I didn't want to get it covered in marsh mud, which was likley due to the work we had to do. My phone was on my hip, somewhat safe, buried in my waders.
A little closer look at the blind area.
This is a shot from the "grit bar", 100 yards away. The Pirogue will hide here, and be waiting for me every morning after I drop off the hunters.
These two guys are friends of Blake that hunted with us a few times at our old place. They made an afternoon hunt today just a mile or so west of our old blind. They weren't out there very long.
We saw a good bit of birds today, blue wing, pintail, mottled ducks, gadwall, spoonbill and some other unidentified groups. There were maybe two far south blinds hunting on our section for youth weekend this morning, and they were out early. While making trips to and from the truck to drop tools, picking up decoys and grass, we got to watch a great show. Birds working and landing in the decoys was neat to see. Had birds work the spread while we were parked at the blind working on the brush.
We're fairly excited about our chances for a few shots next weekend, if these birds stick around, and wonder what will show when all of the hunters, marsh and rice, take to the waterways and blinds next weekend. We saw some nice groups of pintail and grays loafing around late morning. The blue wing show was fairly impressive, and all birds really like our close by grit bar.
A far out shot of the blind and spread. I had my camera with us this weekend, but I didn't want to get it covered in marsh mud, which was likley due to the work we had to do. My phone was on my hip, somewhat safe, buried in my waders.
A little closer look at the blind area.
This is a shot from the "grit bar", 100 yards away. The Pirogue will hide here, and be waiting for me every morning after I drop off the hunters.
These two guys are friends of Blake that hunted with us a few times at our old place. They made an afternoon hunt today just a mile or so west of our old blind. They weren't out there very long.
