youre seeing gators at 37 degrees?Duck Engr wrote:Date: 12/23/18
Time: morning
Location: local river
Cloud Cover: partly to heavy and back
Wind Direction and Velocity: light southerly swirling westerly a couple of times.
Temperature: 37
Moon phase: “headlight” bright
Special Notes: only truck at the ramp again. Was another to show after me I discovered when I got back.
Waterfowl Activity: more woodies than on the previous trip, however most were high. Had enough opportunities to kill my three but was looking the wrong way on most occasions. Saw a bufflehead buzzing as well.
Waterfowl Responsiveness: woodies fairly high and unresponsive. Had one pair of woodies get up from an adjacent slough that had skirted me early. Was able to trick them with aggressive squeals as soon as they got up. Waited for them to land in the decoys, which they didn’t, and the hesitation cost me an opportunity to take the second in the pair.
Hunters: solo
Guns: M2 12 gauge
Malfunctions: Legh got hung up in the jerk cord due to me being slow getting it out of her way. Had to whistle stop her around.
Dog(s): Legh
Special Equipment: 1 mallard hen on jerk cord. 2 drake pintails in current.
Curses: none really. When I go around here I’m just hoping to get one retrieve for the dog and not see any gators.
Kudos: accomplished both aforementioned goals of a local hunt and connected on my only shot fired.
Birds By Species: 1 wood duck
Photo Ops:
Legh returning, with the jerk cord in the proper position this time.
Lagniappe:
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