On 11/14 and 11/15, my little water hole was frozen, but I managed to drop a couple of GWT and two greenheads on the 14th PM when I was checking to see if the warming temps had opened it up yet. By the am of the 16th it was back open for business, and I hunted there in the am for the first time. I've never had a duckhunt where it all worked like it is supposed to until the 16th. I had a 15-25mph west wind, and had a good spread up against the west edge of the pond and a good hide in the west bank grass. At legal, the ducks were hovering above the decoys...basically standing still in the wind, and shooting them was like shooting a target at a turkey shoot. I wish I had a few buds with me, because it was over way to quickly. Here is a bunch of future jerky on a bunch of future selfbows!
A snowstorm blew in and dropped the temps from low 60s to single digits in a hurry. I headed out the next morning in driving snow with a good 4 inches already on the ground hoping the wind and ducks had kept my pond open. A hundred or so left as I walked in, so I was pretty excited about what the weather would bring. At legal, the wind absolutely died. I was able to shoot two greenheads and a hen pintail...I think...before all the groups started giving me one look and bolting. I finally figured out that my pond was icing up and my decoys were getting locked in and shiny. After re-positioning the decoys in open water and dealing with several frozen firing pin mishaps, I was able to scratch out two hen mallards before the pond totally locked up right before my eyes. Is the non-mallard in this pic a hen pintail? Hen Wigeon? She has pretty much a white belly. Regardless, this is some freaking fun hunting out here!
Going to go goose hunting over T-giving with the husband of a girl I work with. He has a trailer full of goose decoys and is supposedly goose-freaking-crazy. Never been on a hunt actually targeting geese, but my first one should be epic...this place has more geese than SC has mosquitoes. Happy Thanksgiving to ye all!
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