A couple days after Christmas I went to a little honey hole for a hunt. Boy was it a day to remember.
First birds in were a small group, it was real low light. I watched them circle several times before deciding on the drake. Pop...and the morning had begun.
Ten minutes later, another small group worked the dekes, and now with better lighting conditions, I was able to double on greenies. :grin:
The teal and widgen were fluttering around, bouncing from sheet water to sheet water, but I had my eyes on another prize. The flock of 6 came in quick, and I had little reaction time....Boom!...greenie at 15 yards....Boom!....another at about 25....and as I swung to the next closest bird....I couldn't believe my eyes
....another greenie...Boom!...and just like that, the better half of the flock was flying away.
Triple on Mallard drake.
The final pair came quick thereafter, and again the drake came to earth, but not before I remembered to look to the skies and bow my head, thankful for what had become of the hunt.
the smells of a misty morning...
the raspy sounds of hen quacks and the meek whistles of a lonesome teal...
the vivid picture imprinted in my mind of that unfortunate "flock of six"...
Birds on the wing just do it for me boys, more than anything else on this earth. Enjoy the last month of the season.
Share a day in the blind with your kid...
Share a day in the blind with your friend...
Share a day in the blind with yourself.........you will not regret it.
Jon
A hunt to remember!!!
MarshBum
Replica of a Hagg Monster 8.1 pounds!
:grin: Easy On the Mallards big shooter. There wont be any next year.
I don't know how to identify a drake coot??? 
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