Date:9/28/19
Time: morning
Location: public marsh
Cloud Cover: clear
Wind Direction and Velocity: not a breath till 8, then only a little.
Temperature: warm to blazin
Moon phase: not much if any
Special Notes:Waterfowl Activity: 6-7 groups seen, half of which flew over while we were out picking up dead ones.
Waterfowl Responsiveness: good. Only had one group that didn’t respond and that was when I accidentally grabbed my Daisycutter instead of short barrel, though as mentioned we had 3 groups work while we had our pants down out in the decoys. Wouldn’t finish with that big strange boat-shaped blob out there.
Hunters:2
Guns: M2 20 and A5 12.
Malfunctions: jumping out of the blind to go get the first 6 on the water and blowing some great opportunities in the process
Dog(s): none
Special Equipment: 2 spinners
Curses: heat. I’m ready for a cool off.
Kudos: felt good to get back in the swing of chasing ducks over water.
Birds By Species: 6 bwt (2 drakes 4 hens).
Photo Ops: Lagniappe: had a single come in early that took 4 shots to dispatch (I was the guilty party on three of those). Redeemed ourselves on a group of ten that came in at a funny angle. Let them swing again and got them front and center, maybe a little too close at under 10 yards. Killed 5 out of that group. it was fun to work some birds again. Scratched an itch that’s long needed scratchin.