Went out for a water shoot for ducks and geese this morning. We usually quit when we get the duck limit and consider the geese as bonuses. Well today was the opposite. The geese were absolutely suicidal and came in regardless of dogs retrieving or us moving. The ducks were cagey.
We didn't take enough shells. Actually, we did. I shot the last shell (#2 Fed High Density) at a pintail that dropped to complete the duck limit. Two man limit of ducks and geese. 32 birds. 195 lbs. The geese ranged between 8 and 12 lbs with the average being 10.
It took two trips in the boat to get both birds and dekes back to the truck. The dogs retrieved 31 of the 32 birds (we picked up the pintail on the way out). Poacher (the fat yella dog) handled most of the geese and the long retrieves. Jet got the close ones and was sent on the multiples since she is three times as fast as my dog.
16 Canadas, 6 pintail, 5 mallards, 3 wigeon, 2 bluebill.
The duck rack at home (there is a greenwing and spoonie on the rack that were shot the night before while scouting -- the missing wigeon and mallard are behind the tree trunk).
We didn't take enough shells. Actually, we did. I shot the last shell (#2 Fed High Density) at a pintail that dropped to complete the duck limit. Two man limit of ducks and geese. 32 birds. 195 lbs. The geese ranged between 8 and 12 lbs with the average being 10.
It took two trips in the boat to get both birds and dekes back to the truck. The dogs retrieved 31 of the 32 birds (we picked up the pintail on the way out). Poacher (the fat yella dog) handled most of the geese and the long retrieves. Jet got the close ones and was sent on the multiples since she is three times as fast as my dog.
16 Canadas, 6 pintail, 5 mallards, 3 wigeon, 2 bluebill.
The duck rack at home (there is a greenwing and spoonie on the rack that were shot the night before while scouting -- the missing wigeon and mallard are behind the tree trunk).
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