Three Awesome Days
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 10:27 amIf only all days were like the last 3 days.
Three of us hunted Sunday, Monday (different three), and Tuesday. Season total before Sunday, 8 Canadas (5 for me) and ZERO ducks.
Sunday, 6 big Canadas and 2 pintail hens.
Monday, 9 bluebills, 8 goldeneye, 1 hooded merganser
Tuesday 9 bluebills, 2 goldeneye, 1 bufflehead, and 1 red breasted merganser
Season total after Tuesday 14 Canadas (7 - mine), 33 ducks (12 mine)
For me, first ever bluebill hen and drake, first ever goldeneye hen and drake, and first ever red breasted merganser.
Monday I was third up in the layout, both my buddies were limited out, I was done with bluebills almost immediately, and then the show began. I probably had at least 100 bluebills decoy (1 to 10 at a time, average 3 or 4), about 15 or so landed in the decoys and paddled around the decoys burring or whatever you call the sound they make. Having never seen any of these before while hunting, trying to ID ducks was fun. I think I did well. No shots fired at "extra" bluebills and I only let one goldeneye get through that I should have shot.
Tuesday, my shooting sucked, beyond the frustration of missing way too many that I should not have, it was an awesome day.
The one goose tipped the scales at 13 lbs.
Me with our ducks from Monday and a nice drake goldeneye that I got.
Me in the layout. It's hard to see, but the furthest ones at 11 o'clock are not decoys.
Tuesday's bag.
Now back to work
Three of us hunted Sunday, Monday (different three), and Tuesday. Season total before Sunday, 8 Canadas (5 for me) and ZERO ducks.
Sunday, 6 big Canadas and 2 pintail hens.
Monday, 9 bluebills, 8 goldeneye, 1 hooded merganser
Tuesday 9 bluebills, 2 goldeneye, 1 bufflehead, and 1 red breasted merganser
Season total after Tuesday 14 Canadas (7 - mine), 33 ducks (12 mine)
For me, first ever bluebill hen and drake, first ever goldeneye hen and drake, and first ever red breasted merganser.
Monday I was third up in the layout, both my buddies were limited out, I was done with bluebills almost immediately, and then the show began. I probably had at least 100 bluebills decoy (1 to 10 at a time, average 3 or 4), about 15 or so landed in the decoys and paddled around the decoys burring or whatever you call the sound they make. Having never seen any of these before while hunting, trying to ID ducks was fun. I think I did well. No shots fired at "extra" bluebills and I only let one goldeneye get through that I should have shot.
Tuesday, my shooting sucked, beyond the frustration of missing way too many that I should not have, it was an awesome day.
The one goose tipped the scales at 13 lbs.
Me with our ducks from Monday and a nice drake goldeneye that I got.
Me in the layout. It's hard to see, but the furthest ones at 11 o'clock are not decoys.
Tuesday's bag.
Now back to work