Last day for regular season geese

I went out yesterday and stayed in the field from sunup til sundown without firing a shot. It was soo cold that my Mountain dew and the water I had with, froze solid in the blind.
Today was slightly better, I woke up around 6am had some coffee and breakfast. When I finally decided to go out it was around 9am, by this time I'm usually set up and have been in the blind for 3 hours. So it was a little weird getting to the field so late and setting up in the daylight; I almost liked it. Today sure seemed just as cold as yesterday, but since I only had 7 hours afield I figured I could handle it.
It was very cloudy and windy but I managed to get a couple hours of sleep waiting for the birds to fly. Finally around 5pm I had a pair coming in from my left. I gave them a couple clucks and double clucks, they started to drop but not where I wanted them to. So I got a little pushy on my call and they started to turn and come to me. When they got to my kill hole I opened up, 2 shots later I had 2 geese on the ground. I held out and tried to get that magical third goose to round out my limit but it just wasn't in the cards. So I took the pics and packed her in for the day. It was nice to set up in the daytime but once again I was breaking it down by the light of the moon.

2 weeks of walking

As you may already know I have been coon hunting the last couple of weeks. I have also been trying to get some video of the calling; mission accomplished. So you may think because I got the shot that I am having a great year, well actually I have yet to pull a coon out of the tree. They will look out the tree but will not commit to coming out. So since I have 3 days at the end of the month, I am going to hope for warmer nights and start whackin' and stackin' 'em.  Giving up on the coon video this year.
That being said this is the video I got the last couple weeks.

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.......