Fam was in town while the season was out for the split in my county. After failing to find birds/water for two days, we went to the res on top of the mountain to look around. We found thousands upon thousands on a huge res that looked like a lake on mars. Found a smaller side pond and marsh, and went after them this am. In the bowl, protected from the wind, it was 25 degrees at 7000+ feet and blowing sideways snow, and steady 40-50 mph wind. Out of the bowl, it was blowing a steady 50-60 with gusts well above hurricane strength winds. We managed a decent strap for simply laying on our backs in 12” grass and water. I shot one with the wind behind her that folded dead over my head and landed in the opposite bank well over 100yards away. It was not a meat hunt, but it was certainly epic. Pics and video to come.
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