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After two weeks of miserable hunting, loaded the truck for another traveling duck show. Hit the pond with a bud and old Trashy. Had mallards or mottles (too dark to tell) hovering over the deks just before shooting time. Thought we could light them for a legal time salvo, but with a couple of minutes to go, something spooked them and they moved off. Teal were moving early too. When legal time came, had a group of blue wings work us and 2 birds hit the water. Picked up one, but couldn't find the other. Then a mottle comes in and commits in front of my bud. Splash one. Things slowed down for a while with a few teal slipping in. Had some tree ducks work us, but didn't like us. I went out and turned the mojo off. Didn't seem to make any difference. Birds would seem to work the edge of our hole, see the decoys and decide to leave. Many didn't get away. Trashy had what we thought was a mottle try to jump on him. He put it in the water. Turned out to be a hybrid. Just a whisp of white on the speculum. Another big duck swings in and Trashy splashed it. I thought it was a grey duck, the biologist said it was a hen pintail. Had a group of 50 teal slip in. Trashy and my bud Tom froze, I managed to knock one out of the crowd as they started their climb for altitude. When it was all said and done, we had knocked down 18 birds and picked up 12. We competed with two nearby pods of coots. Celebrated with lunch of Carrabes Grill. A group of 6 guys in camo. We were the center of attention '-) Although I had a terrible head cold, we all had a great time and a super end to a so so season. Had every intention of hunting for a can this year, but just didn't find the time. Oh well, time to pack the gear away for another year.

I also finished my new flood and drain pond at the farm other than installing the water control devices. Gonna see if I can get some quality shooting close to home next year.

Guess its time to start sharpening some hooks
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MD, I haven't duck hunted in 15 years. But, from your writeup, it's still about the same. It's always the end of the season when the ducks start to move in. Wouldn't it be nice if the season ran till the middle or end of Feb.

tin can wrote:MD, I haven't duck hunted in 15 years. But, from your writeup, it's still about the same. It's always the end of the season when the ducks start to move in. Wouldn't it be nice if the season ran till the middle or end of Feb.

Actually, the ducks moved into Florida very early this year. My problem this year has been my normal holes have been dry. But what you say is true, normally, I see a LOT of ducks hanging around in February. I've talked with a lot of folks about an extended season and it seems this is locked in by treaty. I know a couple of guys who protest that treaty every year

So we need another split in the season to extend some of the 55 days the Feds allow into Feb.

BlindHog wrote:So we need another split in the season to extend some of the 55 days the Feds allow into Feb.

Feds say the treaty will not allow them to extend the season past Jan 31...dang it

Good deal! Let me know how the flood and drain pond works out. Been thinking of doing the same in Whigham. For some reason, the green wings like it with our woodies and with the right encouragement, I believe we can pull in some decent ducks.

That go-devil got broke in reeeeaally good this year.