Weeeell, I can't say I moved but a
very few more birds on the way to my blind this morning, but I at least saw more overall (not counting yesterday's venture toward one of our main holding areas by Clyde's blind) between those passing while I was at the mudhole and seen for the first time this year on a big pond south of it. Think the passers-by likely put off Cherry Ridge's west end by Clark and crew working on the blinds there, but it was nice to see some big ducks sitting what should be "near enough" if I jump on a call.
Speaking of which, I've been carrying a relatively new Daisy Cutter I've put more curve in the toneboard of to make it more like the old half-scroll version I liked well enough to bring out of retirement time and again over the years since it first caught my fancy, and I worked a few mallards with it this morning. But if there's any real magic in such a hoarse, coarse call, I missed it yet again. Couldn't help but think it lacked the "teeth," "leverage" whatever you want to call the almost, if not, involuntary reflex response I'm accustomed to enjoying with cleaner, crisper calls. Maybe a head thing...but I don't think so.
Anyway, here are some setup pics (which I'm pretty sure I forgot to take first split) from yesterday afternoon and this morning, starting with the blind's new, scabbier look (same homemade cane mat that hides the Go-devil tail and boat-hide hole covers the exposed horizontal 2x in the pic):
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The view that matters most, ie: that of big ducks finishing into my favorite N to NE winds:
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And an overall shot that catches most of our show (again, the big hole at the end of the boat-hide and its square top go away when our mat's angled down over it):
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