But, it's nice to have a club to fall back on.....lol
Started the morning with my old roomie Jeff in one of my favorite spots on Wister.....As daybreak broke, it was same routine.....No birds & no early shooting.....After 20 minutes or so a small bunch of gadwalls buzz by and I only sail one (brutal shooting).....Never found it....A little while later, Jeff gets a gadwall.....Jeff's dog finds it, but Trigger had run over there too, and wouldn't give up looking for it. So I told Jeff to just throw it on the dike and have Trigger bring it to me.....He does and I throw it into the sled.....2 hours later and no more birds, Jeff decides to head home and back to work.....I ask him if he wanted the lone gadwall....Sure....So, I pick it up out of the sled and noticed a little something on it's leg.....Hey, did you look at this bird?....Nope....You sure you want it.....lol.....Banded in Oregon.
Another hour goes by and I have a single bull 'Wall come in and I get it.....1st duck at Wister since the opener.....Another hour goes by and 3 bull sprig come in and then suddenly flare badly.....WTF?.....I look down the dike and here's a guy walking.....He yells, "you're in my spot".....Really.....He shows me his yellow card and sure enough it's the same spot.....Double booked after Jeff left.....No problem.....This hot spot is all yours.....lol
I had gotten a call from friend and duck club owner Jack.....He was going to the club, if I wanted to stop by.....Good decision, that I did.....5 greenheads, 1 Susie (result of a Scotchman's double).....Overall for the 3 of us, 12 greenheads, 5 susies, 1 widgeon, 1 pintail, 2 gadwalls (1 from Wister).....We were done at 4:00 pm.
ps....Wister did not suck for one SCH'er.....lol
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Started the morning with my old roomie Jeff in one of my favorite spots on Wister.....As daybreak broke, it was same routine.....No birds & no early shooting.....After 20 minutes or so a small bunch of gadwalls buzz by and I only sail one (brutal shooting).....Never found it....A little while later, Jeff gets a gadwall.....Jeff's dog finds it, but Trigger had run over there too, and wouldn't give up looking for it. So I told Jeff to just throw it on the dike and have Trigger bring it to me.....He does and I throw it into the sled.....2 hours later and no more birds, Jeff decides to head home and back to work.....I ask him if he wanted the lone gadwall....Sure....So, I pick it up out of the sled and noticed a little something on it's leg.....Hey, did you look at this bird?....Nope....You sure you want it.....lol.....Banded in Oregon.
Another hour goes by and I have a single bull 'Wall come in and I get it.....1st duck at Wister since the opener.....Another hour goes by and 3 bull sprig come in and then suddenly flare badly.....WTF?.....I look down the dike and here's a guy walking.....He yells, "you're in my spot".....Really.....He shows me his yellow card and sure enough it's the same spot.....Double booked after Jeff left.....No problem.....This hot spot is all yours.....lol
I had gotten a call from friend and duck club owner Jack.....He was going to the club, if I wanted to stop by.....Good decision, that I did.....5 greenheads, 1 Susie (result of a Scotchman's double).....Overall for the 3 of us, 12 greenheads, 5 susies, 1 widgeon, 1 pintail, 2 gadwalls (1 from Wister).....We were done at 4:00 pm.
ps....Wister did not suck for one SCH'er.....lol
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