Date: 12/10
Time: morning
Location:Cloud Cover: clear
Wind Direction and Velocity: moderate NE
Temperature: cold
Barometer: 30.29 flat
Moon phase: 3/4 waning
Special Notes: Waterfowl Activity: Tolled the second group of specks I saw a half hour after shooting time but saw a few more with blues on the way out.
Waterfowl Responsiveness: Was lucky enough to pull my birds from a distant pattern they seldom break and shoot them pretty.
Hunters: Just the coyote and I
Guns: Malfunctions: Took three shots to down two close birds.
Dog(s): Both birds were bleeding from the head but went down flapping, and Peake tried to break and hit the end of his tie-down. Grrr...
Special Equipment: Really pleased with the Deceptions.
Kudos: Just a really sweet morning both the coyote and I were ready for - he apparently even more than me.
Curses: Thought we had his breaking behind us. Maybe how pretty the birds worked, maybe just excited to work after his little layoff. That, and I kind of broke, too, by calling and shooting into eight birds to kill two - educating the remaining six. Pretty much par for when I'm carrying pay parties, but not something I'm proud of doing when on my own. Guess I was just ready, too.
Birds By Species: 2 specks (1 banded. Perhaps oddly, I took a banded speck while hunting alone in the same field last year.)
Dear Rick Hall,
Thank you for reporting Band#: 1937-36382
A confirmation email has been sent to you.
See below the banding information for the reported bird:
Date 07/10/2011
Species Greater White-fronted Goose
Age HATCHED IN 2010
Sex FEMALE
Location MAINLAND 11 (MACKENZIE DELTA), TUKTOYAKTUK, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA
Photo Ops: For the first half hour there was little to do but enjoy the sunrise:
![Image](http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y284/RickHall/2014-2015%20season/P1000683.jpg)
and growl at the reason why:
![Image](http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y284/RickHall/2014-2015%20season/P1000681.jpg)
But the coyote got some work:
![Image](http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y284/RickHall/2014-2015%20season/P1000692.jpg)
![Image](http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y284/RickHall/2014-2015%20season/P1000693.jpg)
And I got a surprise I'd managed not to notice until these photos were downloaded:
![Image](http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y284/RickHall/2014-2015%20season/P1000695.jpg)