Chris Finch
Well-known member
we almost made it a month without shooting any.
we had a slow start to the day with only knocking down a drake buffie and a blue bill that we tried chasing down with the boat but we couldn't get another shot since it kept diving (we can chase cripples and gun under power in our south zone). but we took a chace to break down our long lines with a break in the gusty winds and decided to move. when we got to our destination we tossed out a line of buffies. we had almost instant action, we also got out of the wind. we kept seeing some puddlers moving that looked weird so we tossed out a few mallard dekes to see what would happen. well they were gadwalls and i have never seen one outside of the eclipse plumage and they are some beautiful ducks. if i had the 350$ i would have had the georgeous drake mounted or maybe the pair. but i will remember the hunt with my friends and family when we are sharing a large pot of duck gumbo.
we had a slow start to the day with only knocking down a drake buffie and a blue bill that we tried chasing down with the boat but we couldn't get another shot since it kept diving (we can chase cripples and gun under power in our south zone). but we took a chace to break down our long lines with a break in the gusty winds and decided to move. when we got to our destination we tossed out a line of buffies. we had almost instant action, we also got out of the wind. we kept seeing some puddlers moving that looked weird so we tossed out a few mallard dekes to see what would happen. well they were gadwalls and i have never seen one outside of the eclipse plumage and they are some beautiful ducks. if i had the 350$ i would have had the georgeous drake mounted or maybe the pair. but i will remember the hunt with my friends and family when we are sharing a large pot of duck gumbo.
