Last Duck Hunt of the Year

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Last Duck Hunt of the Year

Postby Deltaman » Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:34 am

Date: Saturday, 3/30

Time: Cut two bundles of Roseau and met a friend on the causeway @ 9:00 a.m., with intentions of hunting the Southside of our causeway (which does not have the mandatory 1:00 p.m. curfew)

Location: John's Bend/West Bank (the windy side........damn Gadwalls preference)

Cloud Cover: Off and on all day

Wind Direction and Velocity: SE light to begin with, but picking up steam all day, and by 2:00 p.m., was pushing 20 mph

Temperature: Warming up after a cold front pushed thru the day before

Moon phase: Beginning to wane after being full on Thursday

Special Notes: Called an old duck hunting buddy that i have not hunted with in 3 years, despite our promise to make at least one hunt each season together. He's a few years older, and on of the very few I look up to when it comes to duck hunting.

Waterfowl Activity: Better than expected

Waterfowl Responsiveness: Great before the wind got too strong

Hunters: Good friend, Lin Cunill, and myself

Guns: SBE and a Turkish O/U (Rick's fave :lol: )

Malfunctions Nunyon

Dog(s): none

Special Equipment: Flock-a-Flickr - That little bit of movement in the spread continues to turn the trick when hunting the open bays, late season Gadwalls, as most locals are not using, and I damn sure ain't telling :lol: Several other hunts in the bay that DNS.

Curses: Wind got too strong, and birds quit working

Kudos: Great hunt with an old friend. We have both lost several close friends over the last couple of years, and have been kidding each other that we'd better get together and make a hunt while we were both still North of the dirt :o

Birds By Species: 8 Gadwalls, 1 Bluebill

Photo Ops: Took a few, but unsure about a hosting site to add

Lagniappe: Best hunt of the year for both of us
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Re: Last Duck Hunt of the Year

Postby Darren » Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:46 am

Great hunt, way to outsmart 'em later in the day.
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Re: Last Duck Hunt of the Year

Postby Rick » Mon Feb 01, 2021 12:27 pm

Bay's gonna look like a sea of flock-a-thingies next year.
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Re: Last Duck Hunt of the Year

Postby Duck Engr » Mon Feb 01, 2021 1:22 pm

Awesome Deltaman! Glad you could finish with a good one!
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