Date: 12/17/2023
Hunters: Me and Garlynn
Cloud Cover: Clear
Wind Direction and Velocity: NW Brisk and chilly
Temperature: Mid to upper 40's ?
Waterfowl Activity: A few more seen than Friday.
Waterfowl Responsiveness: N/A
Birds By Species: 2 GW teal 1 gadwall
We did not hunt yesterday. Very little activity around us but more shooting heard this morning. We could hear the shots from the well managed place to our west, so I sent a text to one of my camp neighbors asking if it was them making all of the noise. The reply was "our lease" followed by a strap photo hanging in the blind with just a couple left to fill. This was early this morning. They have the same issue as us this year, no feed due to salt water and the drought, so I think a lot of their birds have imprinted on that place over the years. We get to see a lot of their fleeing flocks climbing east bound for the refuge. We'll get our day in the near future.
Ellie seemed to enjoy her day at the blind again this morning, but her days of retrieving are well behind her. She did surprise me with a teal that Garlynn had hit but continued on low level. We lost sight of it and took it as a lost bird. I dropped the gadwall sometime later which she didn't or couldn't see fall and when I sent her out, she turned north and headed to where she apparently saw the teal take the hit. See was birdy as she headed further northwest, so I left the blind to follow her. (The hard bottom for now is so nice) About hundred yards or so from the blind her head appeared from the thick grass while entering a pond and she had a teal in her mouth. I had a big smile on my face.
My old mutt.
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Still looking for the birds.
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