Well, this was the last weekend for our florida season until next september. 
I went down and hunted with Hitch for the last weekend. Saturday was slow to begin with. we left our initial spot about 0900 and moved...having one teal in the boat and one lost to the weeds. Our next spot was much better. I made an awesome shot on a mottled...would've been one of those kodak moment pictures to see the holy bejeezus!!! I actually hit it! I admit that it was a sky bust shot, but she dropped hard. So not wanting to lose it to the weeds as well, I went right out and picked her up. Grinning from ear to ear of course. Then while I was out, I stopped and picked up a teal I shot. I didn't think the SEG I've got could get any bigger after that mottled....I was WRONG!!!! I picked up a banded drake BW!!!!!!!!!!! After much hootin' and hollerin' on my part, and a few muttered words on Hitch's I got all set back up. More teal buzz through, a few wigeon and such and such. I almost got a limit, Hitch did, but we lost some birds. A great day!!!!!!!! Sunday, was bluebills...took Shah out to the river and let him fetch us up our limit of bluebills. Weather turned real interesting as the day went on. Hitch has pictures and says that he'll put some up later. That is the third band this season for me and third ever! He was banded in Alberta on 08/23/2004. Way too cool!!!! What a way to finish the season!!!
I went down and hunted with Hitch for the last weekend. Saturday was slow to begin with. we left our initial spot about 0900 and moved...having one teal in the boat and one lost to the weeds. Our next spot was much better. I made an awesome shot on a mottled...would've been one of those kodak moment pictures to see the holy bejeezus!!! I actually hit it! I admit that it was a sky bust shot, but she dropped hard. So not wanting to lose it to the weeds as well, I went right out and picked her up. Grinning from ear to ear of course. Then while I was out, I stopped and picked up a teal I shot. I didn't think the SEG I've got could get any bigger after that mottled....I was WRONG!!!! I picked up a banded drake BW!!!!!!!!!!! After much hootin' and hollerin' on my part, and a few muttered words on Hitch's I got all set back up. More teal buzz through, a few wigeon and such and such. I almost got a limit, Hitch did, but we lost some birds. A great day!!!!!!!! Sunday, was bluebills...took Shah out to the river and let him fetch us up our limit of bluebills. Weather turned real interesting as the day went on. Hitch has pictures and says that he'll put some up later. That is the third band this season for me and third ever! He was banded in Alberta on 08/23/2004. Way too cool!!!! What a way to finish the season!!!
