Sunday closed out the season for me in the newly revised North Zone. I really wish they would've left the boundaries alone, as we've been seeing good amounts of ducks in the past few weeks, but you have to play with the hand you're dealt.
Although it was a tough season, it was still another fun one for sure. I got to spend quality time in the field and on the water with great friends, plus got to get out with a few new people along the way.
We scouted hard, and found the birds, but it just seemed that no matter what the season was working against us. Here's a quick clip that doesn't do justice to the amount of ducks we had in the field that morning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjpN92d7l2U&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
The problem we battled that day was the abundance of field for the birds to land in, plus the pockets of sheet water that filled every low spot for as far as you could see. We threw everything we had at the birds that day but only came away with asingle drake mallard. The birds just mocked us...
Then to close things out on Saturday, Longdraw and Beentown joined me for what we hoped would be a good afternoon hunt. We certainly saw plenty of geese, but as this season has shown time and time again, our timing was off. The only things that wanted to play with us were of course ducks...
We had a pair of black ducks work perfectly into the hole, that we would've been able to take had it been legal to do so. Instead they too mocked us by gliding off 100 yards to the side to settle down in another pocket of open water... Timber made sure we were aware of his feeling on the matter.
Divers were plentiful that afternoon as well. Wew spotted Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, and Blue Bills that again we could've hunted for had we still been in the old South Zone...
Throughout the afternoon ducks just mocked us, coming in to some light flagging and decoying to the spread & light calls that we threw out at them...
But... that's just the way it goes some seasons. That's hunting I guess. Did I get frustrated? Sure, when you put in the work, and don't get the results it's bound to happen. Throw in a couple stuck vehicles, a dead truck battery, frozen locks on gates, weather that just doesn't cooperate, birds that don't know where they want to go, and so on, and so on. You're gonna get frustrated. But, that's hunting. And I love to hunt. So with that said I'm thankful for another season, and already looking forward to the next.
Although it was a tough season, it was still another fun one for sure. I got to spend quality time in the field and on the water with great friends, plus got to get out with a few new people along the way.
We scouted hard, and found the birds, but it just seemed that no matter what the season was working against us. Here's a quick clip that doesn't do justice to the amount of ducks we had in the field that morning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjpN92d7l2U&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
The problem we battled that day was the abundance of field for the birds to land in, plus the pockets of sheet water that filled every low spot for as far as you could see. We threw everything we had at the birds that day but only came away with asingle drake mallard. The birds just mocked us...
Then to close things out on Saturday, Longdraw and Beentown joined me for what we hoped would be a good afternoon hunt. We certainly saw plenty of geese, but as this season has shown time and time again, our timing was off. The only things that wanted to play with us were of course ducks...
We had a pair of black ducks work perfectly into the hole, that we would've been able to take had it been legal to do so. Instead they too mocked us by gliding off 100 yards to the side to settle down in another pocket of open water... Timber made sure we were aware of his feeling on the matter.
Divers were plentiful that afternoon as well. Wew spotted Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, and Blue Bills that again we could've hunted for had we still been in the old South Zone...
Throughout the afternoon ducks just mocked us, coming in to some light flagging and decoying to the spread & light calls that we threw out at them...
But... that's just the way it goes some seasons. That's hunting I guess. Did I get frustrated? Sure, when you put in the work, and don't get the results it's bound to happen. Throw in a couple stuck vehicles, a dead truck battery, frozen locks on gates, weather that just doesn't cooperate, birds that don't know where they want to go, and so on, and so on. You're gonna get frustrated. But, that's hunting. And I love to hunt. So with that said I'm thankful for another season, and already looking forward to the next.
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