Charles H.
Active member
Today started off a little bit different than usual. Usually I leave my house around 2:30 am, but today we didn't like the tides and decided to launch at 11, hunt through the afternoon low tide and come back in late. The weather was ducky, maybe a little on the warm side and wind wasn't quite what was forecast, but a good breeze and solid overcast skies.
We setup on a skinny point where open water met up with a wide creek. Black duck decoys on the other side of the point, Bufflehead and Brant decoys behind us on the open water. Tide was dropping so we were low in the water and well hidden.
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Today was the day for Black Ducks! They were moving most of the afternoon and decoyed better than I've ever seen. Shadow loved every minute of it.
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We managed to take our 2 man limit, all of which were single ducks that came in all alone. We had numerous singles, pairs, and triples decoy and often land in the decoys for the rest of the afternoon. We did see lots of brant in the distance, plenty of bufflehead, and a handful of Shovelers none of which were interested in our spread.
Shadow marked and retrieved well, but we have some work to do on finishing retrieves. He wants to stop on the edge of the marsh and put the duck down before he gets back in the boat. It will come!
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Thanks for looking and I hope everyone had good Saturday!!!
We setup on a skinny point where open water met up with a wide creek. Black duck decoys on the other side of the point, Bufflehead and Brant decoys behind us on the open water. Tide was dropping so we were low in the water and well hidden.
View attachment BlackDuck3.jpg
Today was the day for Black Ducks! They were moving most of the afternoon and decoyed better than I've ever seen. Shadow loved every minute of it.
View attachment Skyward gaze.jpg
We managed to take our 2 man limit, all of which were single ducks that came in all alone. We had numerous singles, pairs, and triples decoy and often land in the decoys for the rest of the afternoon. We did see lots of brant in the distance, plenty of bufflehead, and a handful of Shovelers none of which were interested in our spread.
Shadow marked and retrieved well, but we have some work to do on finishing retrieves. He wants to stop on the edge of the marsh and put the duck down before he gets back in the boat. It will come!
View attachment BlackDuck1.jpgView attachment BlackDuck2.jpg
Thanks for looking and I hope everyone had good Saturday!!!