2026-2027 Season Log

[Rick]

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[Rick]

Date: 9/19/26 Sat

Time: morning

Location: #3

Cloud Cover: clear

Wind Direction and Velocity: very light easterly?

Temperature: warm but not as humid as usual

Moon phase: waxing 51%

Special Notes: September teal opener

Waterfowl Activity: Much better than anticipated.

Waterfowl Responsiveness: Pretty much the marsh opener norm: wild early but tamed as the shock of opening day gunfire wore off.

Hunters: 3 grandsons Ethan and Preston and Preston's buddy, Hayden (who'd come on our worst day last year after Preston had talked it up).

Guns: I took the Model 12 and regretted it.

Malfunctions: I couldn't find the gun's, foreign to me, front safety while shouldering it and usually forgot to pump or even eject the fired hull in its chamber. Not that it really mattered.

Dog(s): Call was invaluable for crips and even dead birds falling in the lilies or grass.

Special Equipment: SOS plus a pair of "Power Kickers" I bought as much to lure gators into showing themselves as for bird drawing potential.

Curses: Only that the neat old Model 12 is such a nuisance.

Kudos: Blessed with a great morning for great kids.

Birds By Species: 24 blue-wings

Photo Ops: lacked the presence of mind.