Hit the IV with @barretwm for opener which turned out a bit weird but overall was a lot of fun as usual. The forecast called for heavy rain in the afternoon of 8/31 but luckily it wasn't pouring when we got in around 3pm. Scouted my opener spot then met up with @SDLIVIN and @Turkeynugs for a euro shoot, which was epic. No rain but the wind turned on and kicked up an insane amount of euros for us. I dropped 14 before we got rolled by wardens and, right after they left, the wind went away and so did the euros.
When we got back to the hotel, the rain and thunder turned on hard and lasted into the night. Opener morning we were hopeful though since it cleared up and we thought the birds would be out in force. But my spot, which usually produces, was super slow. The birds that did come in were coming from weird directions; nothing like how it was in years past. I still managed 12 (lost 5) and @barretwm did about the same. We moved back to the euro spot but things had really died off by then and called it.
Of course we forgot the obligatory kneel-in-front-of-your-bird-pile pictures so had to settle for the birds on a plate pic. @barretwm got a cool pic of me with my headlamp on at sunrise though. Fun times in the valley!
When we got back to the hotel, the rain and thunder turned on hard and lasted into the night. Opener morning we were hopeful though since it cleared up and we thought the birds would be out in force. But my spot, which usually produces, was super slow. The birds that did come in were coming from weird directions; nothing like how it was in years past. I still managed 12 (lost 5) and @barretwm did about the same. We moved back to the euro spot but things had really died off by then and called it.
Of course we forgot the obligatory kneel-in-front-of-your-bird-pile pictures so had to settle for the birds on a plate pic. @barretwm got a cool pic of me with my headlamp on at sunrise though. Fun times in the valley!
