Today Was a Good Day

[HeatherReddemann]

Duck opener in South Dakota just opened this past weekend. This year they are trying a new bag limit called the "Hunter's Choice." Our weekend consisted of mixed bags of Mallards, Teal birds, Gadwalls, Ruddy Ducks and Wood Ducks. Today though we got into the Redheads pretty hard along with Pintails, Mallards, Teal and Gadwalls. Here are some pictures from this morning. I love the way divers just cruise like fighter jets! I could watch them all day. It was a fun morning.

Good Morning
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/TKOsWaterfowlHaven/Dogdaysofsummer004.jpg

Max bringing in a blue-wing Teal bird
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/TKOsWaterfowlHaven/TealbirdMaxy.jpg

On patrol
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/TKOsWaterfowlHaven/Dogdaysofsummer023.jpg

Redhead retrieve
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/TKOsWaterfowlHaven/MaxyMoRetrieveSept26th.jpg

Another
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/TKOsWaterfowlHaven/MaxyMoRedheadretrieveSept26SoDak.jpg

Not the best photo (All Redheads)
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/TKOsWaterfowlHaven/Dogdaysofsummer008.jpg

Early in the season the coloring is not very sharp on the ducks. I was proud of the last stud I shot for the morning.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/TKOsWaterfowlHaven/StudRedheadSept26thSoDak2006.jpg

[Jason Mears]

Nice pics, looks like a great time!

[Aaron Hitchins]

Those are some great pictures Heather!

I really love the first and third one, and those are some pretty impressive numbers of redheads in the second to last picture.

That is a great looking Redhead you shot, with plumage like that its something to be proud of any time of the year!

Aaron

[Derek Rambo]

Nice Heather....keep scouting those geese for me...I will be there in two weeks!!

[David Rearick]

Nice Redhead for this time of year. Imagine him come January! Congrats on some good hunts!

[callemquacktn]

Congrats on the birds!

[Ryan Vande Griend]

Very cool looking hunt!
Great pictures also!
I would love to get into some redheads some day.

[RyanBarthel]

Great pics!

[Joe Fladeland]

Nice job Heather.

[Zach White]

Very nice pictures...divers are a blast! I love that hat you are wearing where did you get it?

[Stuart McCullough]

I am with you on the way divers work. They are very distinctive when compared to Mallards and Teal. Nice photos and like stated above the colors are only going to get better as season rolls on. We start up in a few weeks and all of the posts of recent hunts are getting me all fired up for the opener. Good luck on your future hunts

Stuart McCullough
Avery Outdoors Inc.
Pacific Flyway Pro-Staff Manager
RNT Calls Pro-Staff

[Rob Jepson]

Cool stuff Heather!

"I love the way divers just cruise like fighter jets! I could watch them all day."

I couldn't agree with you more...

[Chris Holleger]

Nice job Heather! Nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.

[joesac]

Great pictures! I can't wait to start shootin some divers. I'm in search for a nice Canvasback this season. Congrats on the nice Redhead!

[Rusty Hallock]

Looks like you had a very nice hunt.

[goosedown616]

Heather
Great Pics!!!!!
Looks Like A Great Hunt

[SMIGRATOR]

Great looking pics, looks like you had a good day.

[Pete-G]

Nice redhead.