2025-2026 Season Log

[Darren]

Sounds like a sweet one, birds and company combined.

[Rick]

Going a little stir-crazy waiting on our planned 8:30 departure for camp, and the dog with his chin on my arm ain't helping. But we've vowed to wait until the remaining camp guests have finished before doing anything that might adversely affect their morning's hunt.

Don't mind missing the heaviest rain, but hate to be missing the spaces in between, and hoping something pretty will still be flying after...

[Rick]

Date: 1/25/26 Sun

Time: Didn't leave the boathouse until the last boat, Clark's, came in from the morning hunt around 10 and stayed out until noon.

Location: 3

Cloud Cover: Raining when I went out and in fits and spurts for my hunt.

Wind Direction and Velocity: NW whipping

Temperature: mid 30s

Moon phase:

Special Notes: I'd not missed much in the way of big ducks, as Clark and his hunters, Charles and John Bell, had tried waiting them out, but eventually settled for teal and black-bellies. Will note that our ex- Gov. was wind and rain whipped bright red-faced and smiling ear to ear.

Waterfowl Activity: As noted above, the big ducks still hadn't arrived, but the marsh was alive with teal, spoons and jacks.

Waterfowl Responsiveness: Can't say the teal were particularly "responsive," mostly just ripping willy-nilly through the marsh and mostly in great waves that made it a treat to be among them.

Hunters: Just Call and I

Guns:

Malfunctions:

Dog(s): Was tickled by how far down gusting wind Call's nose pegged a blue-wing in the grass I'd only chipped. But I doubt he was at all amused by how many birds he wasn't getting to work.

Special Equipment: SOS

Curses: Just the no-show big ducks.

Kudos: Grand morning to be in the marsh.

Birds By Species: 1 blue-wing and 2 green-wings (today's fresh bird supper)

Photo Ops: Call cleaning up my mess...

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Lagniappe: Looking forward to seeing what a week of cold north winds and no gun pressure might provide veterans' weekend.

[Darren]

Sweet outing

Looking SUNNY and cold next weekend for vets, sure hoping it delivers for those heading out to try it

Though EZ goes to next Saturday, my gun's clean and racked, dog box out of the truck.