Season Log 2024-2025

[Rick]

Date:

Time:

Location:

Cloud Cover:

Wind Direction and Velocity:

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Moon phase:

Special Notes:

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Waterfowl Responsiveness:

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Kudos:

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[Rick]

Date: 9/14

Time: morning

Location: AW's

Cloud Cover: clear w/light fog

Wind Direction and Velocity: nil

Temperature: hot and humid

Moon phase: waxing 78%

Special Notes: September teal opener

Waterfowl Activity: Typical for marsh with flight becoming stronger and more cooperative as morning developed.

Waterfowl Responsiveness: Excellent when others weren't shooting.

Hunters: 1, soon to be 81 Dub

Guns: Dub has started shooting a 20 with me.

Malfunctions:

Dog(s): too many gators

Special Equipment: 2 spinners and the modified mallard machine splasher, the later of which incomers keyed strongly on. Almost didn't bother with it, but glad I did.

Curses: None other than it wasn't a family hunt, need to get Dub to come with me during the week when the kids are in school.

Kudos: Sweet morning in good company, blessed to be there.

Birds By Species: 12 bw teal (11 drakes and 1 hen)

[Duck Engr]

And all is right in the world again. Thanks again on the front end for taking us with you this season.

[5 stand]

And all is right in the world again. Thanks again on the front end for taking us with you this season.

I agree, and congrats on all the Drake's...
Tell Dub (at 81) he's my hero, did you shoot the hen ?

[Rick]

The drake to hen ratio was just how they fell and not atypical for this time of the new season. More hens should start showing as their broods become ready for the trip.

[Rick]

And, DE, I thank you for helping keep this place open to help keep my memory honest.

[5 stand]

And all is right in the world again. Thanks again on the front end for taking us with you this season.

I agree, and congrats on all the Drake's...
Tell Dub (at 81) he's my hero, did you shoot the hen ?

It was an attempt at humor...
Relating to a Bobwhite Quail comment in my log
"Hen killer"

[DComeaux]

Love it.....

[Ericdc]

The drake to hen ratio was just how they fell and not atypical for this time of the new season. More hens should start showing as their broods become ready for the trip.

When I left this morning we had 16, all drajes. Probably why we didn't see many big groups. Seemed to be a lot more groups of 5-10 than normal.


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[Rick]

It was an attempt at humor...
Relating to a Bobwhite Quail comment in my log
"Hen killer"

Suspected as much, but it gave me something to prattle about.

[Rick]

Date: 9/15 Sun

Time: morning

Location: AW

Cloud Cover: clear to partly

Wind Direction and Velocity: nil northerly?

Temperature: still summer

Moon phase: waxing 87%

Special Notes:

Waterfowl Activity: Slow enough early to have me worrying about Preston's hunt, but then they opened the bird box and we were done in under an hour.

Waterfowl Responsiveness: Same as usual with September teal: wild for a while before taming down and tolling beautifully.

Hunters: 2, Dub again and my grandson, Preston

Guns:

Malfunctions:

Dog(s): None thankfully, given gators in the decoys.

Special Equipment: SOS

Curses: None other than the tatailles keeping Call at the house.

Kudos: A fine time was had by all.

Birds By Species: 18 bw teal (15 drakes and 3 hens)

[DComeaux]

Good deal!!!

[Darren]

All is well! Gotta love that

[Rick]

Taking 87yr-old Uncle Franklin in the morning, so hoping it's not all been birds fleeing the weekend crowd...

[PorkChop]

Good to hear some is still loving it at 81!!! Good hunts for sure! No thank you to gators in the decoys!!

[Rick]

Good to hear some is still loving it at 81!!!

From what I've seen of the octogenarians through my blinds, it's rejuvenating. Retired super banker, Dub, is like a kid, "Look, look, look!" And it's a sure 'nuf blessing just to watch Uncle Franklin, one of the last real-deal marsh men, soak it in:

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Couldn't even get him to stop long enough to pose for a hero shot to share with Aunt Norma on our last hunt:

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[Rick]

Date: 9/16 Mon

Time: morning

Location: AW

Cloud Cover: light

Wind Direction and Velocity: next to nil easterly

Temperature: hot and humid

Moon phase: waxing 94%

Special Notes:

Waterfowl Activity: Spooky slow for longer than yesterday, but better as the morning progressed

Waterfowl Responsiveness: Better from the git-go than over the weekend.

Hunters: 2, Chereaux's (ex's) Uncle Franklin and Preston's dad (an ex-SIL), Chris

Guns:

Malfunctions:

Dog(s):

Special Equipment: SOS

Curses: Couldn't work up a complaint on a bet.

Kudos: 87yr-old Franklin's still got it. He's slowed enough that I had to swing everything back to us and call the shots while they were still well out, but that was the ticket. Weren't many misses when he shot. And Chris shot well, too.

Birds By Species: 18 bw teal (13 drakes and 5 hens) 1 banded

Photo Ops:

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[DComeaux]

Nice hunt. I'm looking forward to this weekend, even knowing what we'll face.

[Darren]

Sweet one !

[Ducaholic]

Great Start!

[Ericdc]

Rick, you may not care, but you have a 2024-2025 log book thread available. I noticed you are posting in last year's log book.

Edit: I just noticed you were in the right thread, your title threw me off. Carry on!
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[Darren]

As a mod for this forum he may be able to edit the title or get DE to handle it.

[Rick]

Good catch. Hadn't realized I mis-titled the thread. And have no idea how to do the mod thing, but if DE can, I'd appreciate it.

[Rick]

Date: 9/17 Tue

Time: morning

Location: AW

Cloud Cover: partly

Wind Direction and Velocity: light northerly

Temperature: still hot and muggy

Moon phase: full

Special Notes:

Waterfowl Activity: Had more early singles than we'd been seeing but not as many bunches later.

Waterfowl Responsiveness: Most everything was very cooperative..

Hunters: 2, brothers, JJ and Mark, that I do gator stuff with

Guns:

Malfunctions: both brothers had gun issues

Dog(s):

Special Equipment: SOS, but splasher was very weak, hopefully low battery - now on charger

Curses: zip

Kudos: Another good shoot in good company

Birds By Species: 18 bw teal (13 drakes and 5 hens)

[MARSH BEAR]

Great hunts Rick, I hope some of our teal are still around for us at the end of the week.

[Rick]

Date: 9/18 Wed

Time: morning

Location: AW's

Cloud Cover: partly to light

Wind Direction and Velocity: nil

Temperature: hot

Moon phase: full

Special Notes:

Waterfowl Activity: Slowest to date by far and not nearly what I wished for Ric's wife Sharon.

Waterfowl Responsiveness: Found myself hailing crazy high and wide birds, but more than expected broke and then worked.pretty.

Hunters: 2, Ric and Sharon

Guns:

Malfunctions:

Dog(s):

Special Equipment: SOS but found the lame MMM wasn't a weak battery but I'd replaced on of the Dakota mallard decoys floating it with a coot decoy that wasn't buoyant enough to keep the prop as high as needed. 'Least I hope another Dakota will cure it...

Curses: Too dang hot for a long morning.

Kudos: Eventually got Sharon up to speed and filled.

Birds By Species: 18 bw teal (only checked the 6 I kept which were 5 drakes and 1 hen)

[DComeaux]

Did you get the band info?

[PorkChop]

Not familiar with the SOS? Is that the thing people have been putting on their spinning Wing Decoys that ripples the water?

[Ericdc]

Same ole Shit


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[Rick]

Not familiar with the SOS?

"Same old shit." In this case, two spinners and a Mallard Machine modified to also throw water a few feet when it dips. Little surprised I messed up on my first reference to them this season usually reads:

Special Equipment: 2 spinners and the modified mallard machine, known hereafter as "SOS"