Well fellas,
I have managed to re-up this years membership into the Beautiful Sunrise Club. This past weekend opened teal and woodduck season here in FL. I went out to a place where I had seen some teal and I figured I might have a chance at teal and wood ducks if I could get back to the back. It was a gorgeous sunrise.
I didn't stick around long. There was a nice breeze to keep the bugs away but I figured that with not even cormorants, red winged black birds or shore birds flying around, that I wasn't going to see much. I had only heard two shots all morning on the WMA anyway. Not much going on.
The previous evening, I had checked that WMA and then headed to St. Marks to check the ponds there. Those ponds are usually a good indication of what is down waterfowl-wise and how many there might be. I didn't see much but I did get to watch this gorgeous sunset. The flamingo was actually close but I didn't have my camera with me. Just my phone.
So, after loading the canoe back up I headed back to St. Marks to see if the flamingo would cooperate. I would say this answers the question of if a flamingo decoy would work in our spreads. So, get to work on making your decoys fellas!
I suppose that you could say I shot over my limit Saturday.
But the flamingo was quite cooperative.
Sunday I decided not to be up super early because I was going to check out a lake I had not yet visited. I am glad I didn't get up super early because this is what I saw. I didn't even get halfway to where I had hoped to get. You can see where the canoe path should be in the break in the cypress.
While I sat in the shade contemplating the lake, I did have a few blackbellies fly by in range. Watching them it occurred to me that it will likely be a pretty good blackbelly lake. So, I'll spend some time this fall trying to learn the lake a bit more.
I did find a spot that was not nearly so choked that has potential for a wood duck fly by. There was lots of food and I would think that the teal would have loved that area as well. Usually while I paddle though, I spook up SOMETHING. Even if it is from a ways off. Nada for Sunday.
So went my teal season......flamingo, alligators, a few teal chillin with the flamingo and blackbellies....all while working on my tan a bit.
Welcome to duck hunting in Florida.
I have managed to re-up this years membership into the Beautiful Sunrise Club. This past weekend opened teal and woodduck season here in FL. I went out to a place where I had seen some teal and I figured I might have a chance at teal and wood ducks if I could get back to the back. It was a gorgeous sunrise.
I didn't stick around long. There was a nice breeze to keep the bugs away but I figured that with not even cormorants, red winged black birds or shore birds flying around, that I wasn't going to see much. I had only heard two shots all morning on the WMA anyway. Not much going on.
The previous evening, I had checked that WMA and then headed to St. Marks to check the ponds there. Those ponds are usually a good indication of what is down waterfowl-wise and how many there might be. I didn't see much but I did get to watch this gorgeous sunset. The flamingo was actually close but I didn't have my camera with me. Just my phone.
So, after loading the canoe back up I headed back to St. Marks to see if the flamingo would cooperate. I would say this answers the question of if a flamingo decoy would work in our spreads. So, get to work on making your decoys fellas!
I suppose that you could say I shot over my limit Saturday.
But the flamingo was quite cooperative.
Sunday I decided not to be up super early because I was going to check out a lake I had not yet visited. I am glad I didn't get up super early because this is what I saw. I didn't even get halfway to where I had hoped to get. You can see where the canoe path should be in the break in the cypress.
While I sat in the shade contemplating the lake, I did have a few blackbellies fly by in range. Watching them it occurred to me that it will likely be a pretty good blackbelly lake. So, I'll spend some time this fall trying to learn the lake a bit more.
I did find a spot that was not nearly so choked that has potential for a wood duck fly by. There was lots of food and I would think that the teal would have loved that area as well. Usually while I paddle though, I spook up SOMETHING. Even if it is from a ways off. Nada for Sunday.
So went my teal season......flamingo, alligators, a few teal chillin with the flamingo and blackbellies....all while working on my tan a bit.
Welcome to duck hunting in Florida.
