by Rick » Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:07 pm
Date: 1/13 Sat
Time: morning
Location: North blind
Cloud Cover: clear
Wind Direction and Velocity: SE light to moderate
Temperature: frosty
Moon phase: 7% waxing
Special Notes: third split opener
Waterfowl Activity: Several big flights of greenwings from the east that were certainly new to me, but that was it for "new" birds. Later learned no one benefited from those flights, so maybe they've been here all along... Still a bazillion or two black-bellies in the area.
Waterfowl Responsiveness: Our loan pintail came (and almost left) pretty, all the big bunches of teal blew through without a look, and when my guys finally decided to shoot squealers, they were obliging.
Hunters: 2, Robert and Bobby, no relation
Guns:
Malfunctions:
Dog(s):
Special Equipment: New style Mojo with small, too fast to see in dim light was no help at all with the teal.
Curses: Only that we were sent to the squealer capital of the known universe only to sit there until after 9 before the guys decided to shoot them, while others who could and would have benefited if we'd made a quick hunt struggled in the other blinds. Well, that and the lack of new working ducks.
Kudos: Nice guys eventually got their birds.
Birds By Species: 13 black-bellies, 2 bw teal, 2 gw teal and 1 pintail