And end for 2004 as well.
I hit the road New Years Eve to find some ducks for my poor dog Axl. I didn't get to the area until about 1 1/2 hours before sunset, but I picked up a limit of mallards in less than 5 minutes. There are only a few areas with open water, so the ducks only had a few places to hide. Axl toughed out the sub-zero temps and mud to get our ducks.
I would like to say the success was due to my great hunting abilities, but as you can see anybody could have done well here today.
This morning the ducks were a little smarter, but it still only took about an hour to get a limit of mallards. Axl had one of the best days I can remember. Three of the five ducks I shot would have been lost if it weren't for him. He had three blind retrieves and I only saw where one of them went down. I though I had eyeballed one good and kept sending Ax back into the bulrush, but after five minutes nothing. He kept heading into some thornbushes and tried to keep him out, but finally he dove in and came out with the missing drake. Here is a shot of him coming back with our final duck for the day. A great blind in some 8' bulrush.
Here are todays birds. Sorry Moosie, my Hunttalk hat took a dive in the mud. Also, I do not have highlights. Apparently a sweaty head freezes pretty quickly at -3 degrees.
Before I hit the road I checked the tip-ups and it looks like I will be having fish tonight. That is if they thaw in time.
Oh yeh, what a way to start '05. A nice drake wearing some jewelry.
I hit the road New Years Eve to find some ducks for my poor dog Axl. I didn't get to the area until about 1 1/2 hours before sunset, but I picked up a limit of mallards in less than 5 minutes. There are only a few areas with open water, so the ducks only had a few places to hide. Axl toughed out the sub-zero temps and mud to get our ducks.
I would like to say the success was due to my great hunting abilities, but as you can see anybody could have done well here today.
This morning the ducks were a little smarter, but it still only took about an hour to get a limit of mallards. Axl had one of the best days I can remember. Three of the five ducks I shot would have been lost if it weren't for him. He had three blind retrieves and I only saw where one of them went down. I though I had eyeballed one good and kept sending Ax back into the bulrush, but after five minutes nothing. He kept heading into some thornbushes and tried to keep him out, but finally he dove in and came out with the missing drake. Here is a shot of him coming back with our final duck for the day. A great blind in some 8' bulrush.
Here are todays birds. Sorry Moosie, my Hunttalk hat took a dive in the mud. Also, I do not have highlights. Apparently a sweaty head freezes pretty quickly at -3 degrees.
Before I hit the road I checked the tip-ups and it looks like I will be having fish tonight. That is if they thaw in time.
Oh yeh, what a way to start '05. A nice drake wearing some jewelry.
