Finally made it out.....

Carl

Carl

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Got out this afternoon. Tons of other guys out, but I was able to slide into one of my favorite spots, abig milfoil & valisneria bed in a large bay. Ran a pile of gadwalls up when I went in.
Before I could get all set up I had 6 trying to land, got in a hurry and missed. And I shot like crap the rest of the afternoon!
Lots of flocks of gadwalls came back into the area, but they acted like they had been shot at for weeks already and were equipped with range finders. They would get about 50-75 yards out and drift off to land a couple hundred yards aways. This went on for 2 hours. Sometimes there were 2-3 flocks of 5-15 birds each circling.
In the end I managed to scratch 2 out flocks that got too close, missed a couple more I should of had and passed on some shots I should have taken thinking they will make one more pass.
Maybe with our season closed to the split until next weekend and this big cold front, we'll have some actually decoy for us next weekend.
Only divers I saw was one flock of buffies and 2 pairs of bluebill, all out of range. Come on divers, come to the coast!!!!
 
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Carl, I think that gaddies just do that no matter where you are, I can count the number of times I had gadwall do that this year. they would lock up from a couple hundred yards out and then at 50 yards bank around and land wide of the decoys....talk about frustrating.
 
Had to chuckle Carl, when I read this: "[font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]And I shot like crap the rest of the afternoon!" That made me feel good because that happens to me allot.
Sure good to hear that you had birds to see let alone shoot at. Congrats on the two you brought home. Good luck for the rest of the season.
Al
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Carl,

I to smiled at the shot like crap. I still have the bruise on my bicep from my last outing. Did not quite get the gun up to my shoulder. Layout hunting works great but is a tougher way to shoot. Was able to hunt out of the boats in some tulles two weeks ago. Made a difference in my shooting being able to stand up and shoot.

My hunting is done for three to six weeks. Getting the knee fixed on Wednesday. Glad I've gotten some good shoots in.

Good luck on your season. Hope the divers show up soon.

Tight Lines ... Fred
 
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