Finishing split season this weekend

[Al Bundy]

I didn't think I could pull it off but here I sit at hunting camp... glass of wine in one hand, crackling (propane) fire, 90 pound lab on my lap. Life does not get much better... 

Snow is all gone, no ice right now anyway.  Tomorrow is going to be another cold one. The good news is I saw a flock of snow geese out in front of my duck spot. Going to chase them after ducks in the morning. 

Hopefull I'll post some pictures of ducks in the morning. Good shooting everyone. Also be safe in this cold windy end of season.

 

[BigVal]

Good luck looks like my group bailed for tomorrow but I'll be at it Sunday on no sleep! 

[Al Bundy]

Y my crew didn't make it either. Me and the dog and maybe the wife. She has not sat all season. She has gotten a few mergs last year with her 20. Hopefully something falls tomorrow. Good luck Sunday. I will also be out then. 

[Al Bundy]

My view now

[Al Bundy]

Two mins to legal. Nothing flying...

[Al Bundy]

Back in with a cup of hot tea. Morning temps 14. It was great until the south east wind started up. The. It was colder than a witches top half..

Ducks flew late today and not a great flight. We had shooting if I could only shoot straight.  I have picked up this horrible habit of shooting off my bicep. Not good. I need to work real hard next season to get rid of this. A new gun may help. Or not but make me feel good I guess.

large flocks flying up high were the norm today. Some smaller flocks. A hen and drake came in and I squeeze the trigger. For some reason they kept flying. Next a flock of old squaws floated by well within range for me. My wife's Remington 20 belched out loud along with my bps. Damn!!!!!! Every thing flew away. Wtf... 

time for some clay and pattern work. But a great morning.

[BigVal]

Said f it and drove to our place in the southenteir. Unreal morning first time hunting there for duck. Had flock after flock of mallards come in. 

[Al Bundy]

Excellent choice!!! F'in it works at times.. Glad you had shooting this morning. I just got back from chasing canadas. Two shots and my wife shot three times next to me. I saw one bird fall after my first shot. Took a second shot and lost track of falling bird.  When the smoke cleared I saw two seriously  lagging behind the flock and not making the altitude they should. One must have been the first bird I hit. Other may have been my second shot or one of the wife's. Damn damn damn I hate seeing this.  Land owner was real good guy.  He showed me his trophy wall of deer mounts. Very very nice.  Permission to return tomorrow. Woo hoo. 

 

Also my spread above .. that is one half. I had more decoys to the left. I made a kind of j hook/v type spread with the kill zone in the middle. Seemed pretty good.  Going back to sit in 15 or so mins. Then back at it in the morning.  Hunting hard this weekend to close out. 

Good luck..