NWMOhunter
11-01-2004, 06:48 PM
I feel like all of you guys were out there suffering with me today. I got out for my first big duck hunt of the year after our season opened on Saturday. A buddy of mine couldn't draw out either Saturday or Sunday so we all headed out this morning.
It was raining pretty good and our lease isn't ready yet so we headed for public ground. I got up to the window and drew the famous # 1! We hunted a decent blind and it rained all day long....and then stopped when we started picking up decoys!
This was the first time I had the GHG life-size mallards out (except for a short time during teal season) and was I ever impressed. The ducks worked awesome and I'm sure the decoys helped. All the ducks wanted to sit in the pocket next to the GHG's.
I wouldn't have made it through the day if not for the floating gun case, pit bag and gauntlet gloves. I was really thanking Avery by the time the hunt was through.
Not to mention an awesome hunt, we had an awesome variety of ducks. We killed mallards, gadwall, wigeon, greenwing and bluewing teal, a shovler, a couple of woodies and a sprig pintail.
My first duck was a greenwing. After retrieving it I was almost back to the blind when I doubled on wigeon. I later shot a single drake mallard that couldn't stay out of the decoys and then a gadwall. I then saw a duck high up and worked it for about 5 minutes but it wouldn't finish. It was a sprig pintail. I said to the others, "Man, that would make the day to finish out a 6 duck limit with a sprig." About 10 minutes later 3 ducks came over and I finished with a sprig!
Now I will note this...I had never killed a wigeon before! It was one duck I have always wanted and missed a few, but never connected on one. Also, that was only the 2nd sprig that I've killed!
It was a horrible weather day. Misting rain then heavy rain and back and forth. The ducks didn't seem to care however. I'm glad I had an awesome hunt thanks to some great Avery products that helped decoy birds and helped keep me high and dry.
I'll always remember todays hunt! This is one of those that will stick with you till the day you die! Thanks Avery!
It was raining pretty good and our lease isn't ready yet so we headed for public ground. I got up to the window and drew the famous # 1! We hunted a decent blind and it rained all day long....and then stopped when we started picking up decoys!
This was the first time I had the GHG life-size mallards out (except for a short time during teal season) and was I ever impressed. The ducks worked awesome and I'm sure the decoys helped. All the ducks wanted to sit in the pocket next to the GHG's.
I wouldn't have made it through the day if not for the floating gun case, pit bag and gauntlet gloves. I was really thanking Avery by the time the hunt was through.
Not to mention an awesome hunt, we had an awesome variety of ducks. We killed mallards, gadwall, wigeon, greenwing and bluewing teal, a shovler, a couple of woodies and a sprig pintail.
My first duck was a greenwing. After retrieving it I was almost back to the blind when I doubled on wigeon. I later shot a single drake mallard that couldn't stay out of the decoys and then a gadwall. I then saw a duck high up and worked it for about 5 minutes but it wouldn't finish. It was a sprig pintail. I said to the others, "Man, that would make the day to finish out a 6 duck limit with a sprig." About 10 minutes later 3 ducks came over and I finished with a sprig!
Now I will note this...I had never killed a wigeon before! It was one duck I have always wanted and missed a few, but never connected on one. Also, that was only the 2nd sprig that I've killed!
It was a horrible weather day. Misting rain then heavy rain and back and forth. The ducks didn't seem to care however. I'm glad I had an awesome hunt thanks to some great Avery products that helped decoy birds and helped keep me high and dry.
I'll always remember todays hunt! This is one of those that will stick with you till the day you die! Thanks Avery!