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Hey Carl, This year we had a monoon season that was like no other one that we have experienced in the 25 years that we have lived here. The monsoon season will typically begin in the beginning of July and run to the end of September. This year it began on June 15th and went to the 10th of...

Thank you, Eric. Sonora does have what it takes and this season will be interesting for both of us. I think I'll be able to hunt this pond for at least another 3 weeks before it totally evaporates. Here is hoping we don't have too many windy days. I wouldn't mind being there in December...

Here is Sonora sitting by my side on the opening day of duck season. She really likes to retrieve. I got to the pond shortly after 10 AM. When I got into an advantageous spot, I stopped and decided to glass the pond. My gosh, there were 11 mallards sitting in the area that is only about 25...

Chester, best of luck to you. Al

Good post, Mark. We had a stretch of time down here when there was an abundance of smart weed. It lasted almost 5 years. In that time I would find a nice honey hole with smart weed and some grassy patches. Over those years I would normally use anywhere from 11 to 33 decoys and Greg, the only...

You mean like this? I have two of them that I got back around 02/03 and they are still doing the job. By the way, when you talked about the face mask used during the covid pandemic, I tried a black mask I used when I had to go shopping. I bought another one that I used for about a week of...

Way to go, Bree! Now Jodi, this great looking yellow female sure looks to be a keeper. Being proud is just the beginning of this wonderful relationship that the two of you will have for years. That makes the two of you darn lucky. I remember those days and they were really something. I am...

What a marvelous trip you had. It was good to see that you took advantage of your environment and it seems to me that you saw a great variety of animals and birds. Well done, Dani. You take such beautiful pictures and I do look forward to your posts. What a story. I did zero in on this one...

Carl, it was good to hear that over all things were so bad for you. Thank goodness. Al

What a great start for you. Al

I would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and wishes. You were a big help at a time in my life when I needed it. Thank you so much. There was one moment in my life that I shall never forget and that was on a day that we were driving back to our home in Wisconsin with our son, who...

It was just 12 days ago, which was Friday the 16th. Bev had told me the night before that she wanted me to hunt in the early morning before the sun comes up. I had gone out three times already but opted to stay home until she got up and walked around and felt comfortable enough for me to go...

I loved your pictures, Dani. Here is hoping you find where those teal are. Al

I second Dani's good wishes. Al

I am glad you enjoyed this, Dave. Here is Habi when she was almost 9 months old. I was set up on one of my favorite spots on the Rio Grande. Fortunately, it was blessed with water back on November 5th of 2012. I happened to have taken a drake widgeon, which is my all time favorite duck to...

That had to be a positive change for Teague to go get a teal instead of a bumper. Good luck to you. Al

Yesterday was our last day of the early teal season. I had gone to the pond where I hunted on Friday, which was the very last day for me. Why? Well, on Friday I shot 4 teal and with Chip at my side we got 3 of them. The fourth was a cripple and no matter how long we traversed a certain area...

I sure hope that in this area that you hunt, Robin, that some means to correct the problem can be ironed out. I had no idea of the damage that they could do to trees. Al

I'm sorry to hear that your season is so slow. It has to be tough not to see birds when you are blessed with water. I sure hope you start seeing more birds. Here if we don't get rain, then that is called a real slow season when trying to hunt ducks. Kind of like last year, for me anyway. Al

Greg it is always good to hear from you. Thanks for the info about New Jersey. Glat to know that you do get to see bwt and gwt at least once in a while. I hope you have been lucky while hunting rail. Continued success, Greg. Al