Jacob showed up around mid day Friday for 4 days.....And what a 4 days it was.....Friday after getting his license and stuff, we hit Benton Lake NWR.....Proceeded to get 2 limits of ducks (gads, GW, & BW)…..Saturday was opening of pheasant.....Despite walking miles, private, & public, we managed only 2 roosters (we were told there was a recruitment year)….Cal & Ronnie ended up getting 3 roosters.
Sunday was a day to remember for Jacob (& me).....Took him to a spot that I knew held both huns & sharpies….I dropped him off on a shelter belt and right off the bat, he gets 2 huns…..We then moved to a bigger belt and within a 100 yds, he had his 1st sharpie.....We then head back to an area to duck hunt and I tell him to walk this small section of bottom land.....Up comes a rooster and he gets that.....So, in one 1 mile square zone he gets the trifecta.....Well, let's not stop there.....We set-up for ducks and he proceeds to shoot a limit of ducks (5 BW & 2 fine shovelers)….And as a bonus, he gets a honker.....One more stop and he adds another rooster.....2 huns, 2 roosters, 1 sharpie, 1 honker, and 7 ducks.....What a day of shotgunning!
Yesterday, I had found a Block Mgt spot and yesterday was our day to hunt it.....Slept in a little, so we hunted upland 1st....Big fields, but Trigger Man found a big rooster in the thick stuff.....Jacob didn't miss, but it was still alive and Trigger caught him.....We then headed home (Ronnie's) to get honker decoys, full body mallards, and spinners.....Carted into the field and the birds were already coming in (blowing hard).....Set-up and shooting by 5:00 pm.....By 6:00 pm, we had 14 mallards and 3 honkers.....Jacob's limit was all green.
Today, we got up early with Cal & Ronnie included in the same field (you're allowed to hunt it 2 days straight days with Ressie)….7:05 and the ducks were pouring in with snow falling.....By 8:30 am, they were done with 21 ducks (17 mallards, 2 widgeon, 1 bull sprig, hen Woodie) and 5 honkers.
Jacob didn't get to go to Canada, but I think he had a pretty good time here in Montana.....lol
ps....Fred.....The wire-hair sold before I made a decision.
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