Since work thought it was a good idea to force me to work on Thursday, when they staffed out on Mon. I jumped all over it. Raced home, changed clothes hooked up the duck boat and was hunting by 8am. Even though I was late to my hunting spot it turned out to be a great day. To start the day I had a mink playing around behind me in the bushes.
The first duck I missed was a woodie flying at mock 1 and a little high, so I saluted him and he just kept going. I did ground a goose and a mallard just coming out of eclipse.
So that was yesterday, I got out this morning, a little late but early enough to see the river otters that were making their way down the shoreline to me. I don't think they liked my decoys, cause they stopped short of my spread and popped their heads out to look around. One of them got out and was walking the bank towards me, but I couldn't see him through the brush.
I did get this pic
I know, I know, he looks like Nessie, I assure you it is the head of a river otter. After I got this pic I though there were only 2 then I saw a 3rd otter, pretty cool to see.
After the otters left me I had a bird rocket in from across the water. I thought it was a woody cause he was winging right for the spot I usually have woodies fly to. So I jumped up and dropped him, when I went to pick him up I realized I actually shot a hen hooded merganser. Yuck, I don't like shooting divers cause they taste really bad, but this little girl got to ride in my truck. The only other birds I had a shot at was a 4 pack of gadwalls that came in and buzzed me. If they would've never came back after the second pass I wouldn't have been able to get this guy. Of course my superior calling was the game changer (right).
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