I hunt a managed area, and yesterday I went out for the P.M. hunt....some of the morning hunters were coming in to check in their ducks, and some had blue bills in the bag. Not tons, but that kinda sends a message that maybe some migrants are starting to trickle in. As for the afternoon hunt, it was a bust....we had one drake mallard come in and give us a shot (actually, three), and I might as well have been shooting blanks! Heard very little shooting and saw nothing from about 3:30 on, so I packed it up about 30 minutes before the end of shooting time.......you guessed it, as I was packing up the boat, I see the dog looking up at something, and sure enough, there were two flying overhead low enough to hit with a spit ball!
The week was slow, but the dog got to do her first retrieve on Friday (GW teal) and I put a couple of ducks in the freezer.....I'll be back at it in about 10 days for a few more hunts; I'll have the diver rig out then and maybe we'll get a few more birds. Until later......good luck to the rest of you folks!
