12 Minute Hunt
5 In the South
Had trouble starting extra motor so I got to the pond alittle late. While setting out decoys many birds were landing in the pond,,, about 4 pairs. After setting up the decoys and hiding the boat my alarm went off signifying that it was shooting time and I still have 40 yards before I got to my choosen hid where I had placed my seat.
As I was getting close to the Hid I noticed that many birds kept landing 75 yards to the East of me just behind the blind in 7. I wadded cross the pond and stood there amoung flattened toolies looking for a place to hid, then heard wing beats over head looked up and there was a pair of mallards 15 feet over my head, bammo, bammo #1 bird down but two shots. Came back from picking up the bird and coninuted to look for a place to hid and again heard wings over my head, looked up and there were 4 mallards 15 feet over my head, bammo, bammo got #2 tried for a double but missed. Walking back with this one I kept my eyes in the air and as soon as I got back to my wide open spot in came another pair, bammo, bammo #3,,, but two shots again!!! Walking back eyes in the air to my pile of shells "my now Hid in the open" in comes another pair, bammo got him, finally #4 is a one shot bird... At this point I was roasting and needed to take some closthes off from running around,,, heck its only been 9 minutes and I should have a legal limit of Darke Mallards. I pealed down my waders and had one arm out of my jacket when wings over head again,,, went up to shoot bammo bammo nothing fell,,, it was a clean miss. Trying quickly to remove the jacket and get to my base layors it happens again, this time when i have my wool shirt off, bammo bammo another clean miss,,,nothing!!! Ok,,, I am not lifting my head or looking up until I am all put back together, fortunately nothing came over head while I was doing this. Everything back on with just the right amount of comfortable one shot shooting attire I continue. Four dive into the pond and land 20 feet from the wing flapper but they are 50 yards from me. How can I sneak these things,,, then in comes another pair they circle twice wide of all the decoys to the West of me, I mouth call and they head straight at me 15 yards bammo #5. While walking back with this one now that Im done, in come another pair right over the top of me 10 yards bammo #6 down. After picking this one up I get back to my shell pile and start disposing of the shells when in comes another pair and the drake plops in the water 10 yards from me... How can I pass up my favorite water head/shot for the perfect eating bird,,, bammo #7. Time check,,, its only 7:05am I've only been hunting for only 12 minutes!!! Nice morning, my only complaint is it went by too fast... I unload, lay the gun on the pile of birds and pick up the last toss him near the pile and walk straight to the boat with out a gun,,, too much temtation and I've already shot more shots than the entire club.
With everything in the boat I head back to the boat dock and the current time is 7:20am. The balance of the morning was spent moving the new beds in my room then loading the old beds in the truck. Then I was off to start the tractor that wouldnt start earlier in the week. Got it started and proceed to disk for the next 3 hours! So about Noon I head back to the shed when I see BB comming in. He asked how i did i said, it was a 12 minute all Drake hunt... With two bonus birds!!! All green!
Had trouble starting extra motor so I got to the pond alittle late. While setting out decoys many birds were landing in the pond,,, about 4 pairs. After setting up the decoys and hiding the boat my alarm went off signifying that it was shooting time and I still have 40 yards before I got to my choosen hid where I had placed my seat.
As I was getting close to the Hid I noticed that many birds kept landing 75 yards to the East of me just behind the blind in 7. I wadded cross the pond and stood there amoung flattened toolies looking for a place to hid, then heard wing beats over head looked up and there was a pair of mallards 15 feet over my head, bammo, bammo #1 bird down but two shots. Came back from picking up the bird and coninuted to look for a place to hid and again heard wings over my head, looked up and there were 4 mallards 15 feet over my head, bammo, bammo got #2 tried for a double but missed. Walking back with this one I kept my eyes in the air and as soon as I got back to my wide open spot in came another pair, bammo, bammo #3,,, but two shots again!!! Walking back eyes in the air to my pile of shells "my now Hid in the open" in comes another pair, bammo got him, finally #4 is a one shot bird... At this point I was roasting and needed to take some closthes off from running around,,, heck its only been 9 minutes and I should have a legal limit of Darke Mallards. I pealed down my waders and had one arm out of my jacket when wings over head again,,, went up to shoot bammo bammo nothing fell,,, it was a clean miss. Trying quickly to remove the jacket and get to my base layors it happens again, this time when i have my wool shirt off, bammo bammo another clean miss,,,nothing!!! Ok,,, I am not lifting my head or looking up until I am all put back together, fortunately nothing came over head while I was doing this. Everything back on with just the right amount of comfortable one shot shooting attire I continue. Four dive into the pond and land 20 feet from the wing flapper but they are 50 yards from me. How can I sneak these things,,, then in comes another pair they circle twice wide of all the decoys to the West of me, I mouth call and they head straight at me 15 yards bammo #5. While walking back with this one now that Im done, in come another pair right over the top of me 10 yards bammo #6 down. After picking this one up I get back to my shell pile and start disposing of the shells when in comes another pair and the drake plops in the water 10 yards from me... How can I pass up my favorite water head/shot for the perfect eating bird,,, bammo #7. Time check,,, its only 7:05am I've only been hunting for only 12 minutes!!! Nice morning, my only complaint is it went by too fast... I unload, lay the gun on the pile of birds and pick up the last toss him near the pile and walk straight to the boat with out a gun,,, too much temtation and I've already shot more shots than the entire club.
With everything in the boat I head back to the boat dock and the current time is 7:20am. The balance of the morning was spent moving the new beds in my room then loading the old beds in the truck. Then I was off to start the tractor that wouldnt start earlier in the week. Got it started and proceed to disk for the next 3 hours! So about Noon I head back to the shed when I see BB comming in. He asked how i did i said, it was a 12 minute all Drake hunt... With two bonus birds!!! All green!
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