Goose is out for a couple weeks

So I've been doing some coon hunting the last couple days. I would be out right now but it was suppose to rain today. This is just a quick post to let'cha know that I am still hunting just haven't been lucky this week. So check back next week I hope to have pics and video.

Happy New Year

I was able to get out on the 31st and the 2nd for deer, I did see 3 on Wednesday but they were pretty far. Deer season for me is now over, we had a late doe only season. I tried to get one more but it just wasn't in the cards for me.
So I did what I love to do, I went goose hunting. The sad news is today was the last day of goose season for me. Now I have to wait 2 weeks before I can go out again.

That being said I did get out today at a field that I just got permission to hunt. I have been seeing geese in this field for the last couple days, so I asked last night to hunt it today. They normally don't let people hunt, but I got the OK and thanks to them it was a short day for me.                                                                           More of the Highlights:

 Here's the pic

After I got my limit and started to break down my gear. I walked to the truck to get my sled and my bags, and when I came back out this is what I saw.

 This first bunch (top) took off then the rest left out (bottom).

Yep geese dropped into my spread when I walked out to get my stuff....... Man if I was a criminal I could have filled my truck bed today.
Awesome last day

Got what I wanted for Christmas

I was back out to the same field I hunted Christmas Eve, since I left without firing a shot. I had to wait all day but I was not disappointed, the ducks started first then the geese came out to play.

 (That was just a quick video, when I get a new powerdirector I will be able to make some better movies.)
Now if you saw in the video I was able to get 2 mallards, one dropped and the other one flew to the other side of the field and I had to chase him down. I finally got the drake and went to look for the hen. After one flock of ducks landing in the decoys and 2 flocks of geese wanting to drop in I finally found the hen. When I found her she was not where I thought she had landed she was actually 20 yards closer. So I didn't get anymore shooting but I did get both the birds I put down.

Today I went to a water spot I have access to, the water around here has mostly turned hard. I sat out in the first blizzard of the year until 1pm before I decided to pack it up and head out. I missed on some Goldeneye's early and when a pair of mallards came in I missed one of them, but the other came home with me.

I gotta clean the misses out of my gun so I can stop blasting holes in the sky.

One more day and my duck season will end in Indiana......might get a week in Arkansas??? hmmmm.......

So sad

That's what my mom would always say after whatever I had planned didn't turn out the way I wanted it too. She never really sounded sorry though, like she just wanted me to think she felt sorry for me, Huh......
I went out Duck and Goose hunting today, since alot of the water has locked up, I hit a field I have had luck at.
I gotta tell you that I did get to the field a little late, and my best opportunity at a goose was foiled by not being ready in time. I was still setting up when I had 7 or so geese pass right over me, and all I could do is watch them.
Before I go any further let me tell you what the weather forecast was. I was supposed to have a decent day until around noon, then there was going to be snow then rain after 4 pm. Let me tell ya, they still haven't perfected forecasting the weather.
Around 1pm it started raining, which wouldn't be a bad thing except I forgot my raingear. I waited for a while and in that time it started freezing rain. By this time all of my decoys had a nice layer of ice on them, so I decided to start packing up. I had 3/4's of my decoys put in bags and all of them were lined around me ready to be put away when all of a sudden the storm lifted and it got lighter. That's when it happened, within minutes there were 25-50 ducks all around me, and once again all I could do was watch. You see one of the first things I had done was put my gun away to protect it from the rain.
It's said hindsight is always 20/20.
As I continued packing up all I could do was chuckle and say to myself,"so sad".

Gotta a goose yesterday

Went out goose hunting yesterday and had 2 come in and only one leave. I had some movement but am really excited for this upcoming week. Were having a storm come through tonite that is supposed to drop some snow. This should push some ducks down, which opens up for Christmas week then closes again. The good news is I will be able to hunt 4 days because of the holiday. I took today off from hunting because of the wind and rain. It would have been miserable out there today. I'll make up for it in a couple days, I can hardly wait.

Just in case I don't get anything written on Christmas.... MERRY CHRISTMAS...