Youth Hunt
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2026 9:22 pmA hunt i always look forward to. Had both boys take Hunter Ed and Boater Ed this year in the hope that I may let them hunt a close blind during school breaks on their own. Invited a family member with a teenager of his own and placed the two 16 year olds in a new set of pits I just put in last weekend. Nice cove off of a larger flat that I intend to hunt in hard NW winds during the season when such wind makes a tough hunt at my normal spot. Took my youngest (13) and similar aged nephew with the father and myself as observers.
Steady flight of mostly jacks, teal, and a few others. Redheads, shoveler, gadwall, black bellied also made it to the strap for the two sets of Hunters. Did see several groups of pintails, a set of wigeon and a single lost speckle belly.
Didn't hunt the dog with the warmer weather and the gators still abundantly out.
Was very pleased at the way the boys called, shot, timing their opportunities well, gun handling ,and all in all the most blessed of mornings.
4 youths
2 blinds
24 ducks
Steady flight of mostly jacks, teal, and a few others. Redheads, shoveler, gadwall, black bellied also made it to the strap for the two sets of Hunters. Did see several groups of pintails, a set of wigeon and a single lost speckle belly.
Didn't hunt the dog with the warmer weather and the gators still abundantly out.
Was very pleased at the way the boys called, shot, timing their opportunities well, gun handling ,and all in all the most blessed of mornings.
4 youths
2 blinds
24 ducks
