Currently snowing outside and a slight breeze blowing as well.  Forecast calls for off and on rain/snow mix until later tonight and then all snow through tomorrow.  Sounds like a great day to head off into the swamp and try a hand at shooting some ducks.

Edjukateer is expected here about 2 p.m. and we will head out until quiting time or we run out of shells, Get our limits, or Run out of shells, whichever comes first.

Knowing us, we will run out of shells first.

A full report will follow later on, don’t expect anything until after 7 mst.

Bears Butt

November 9, 2012

UPDATE

Wow, what a great evening for a duck hunt!

We arrived at the swamp and got set up about 3 p.m.  Loads of ducks trading back and forth.  Almost all of them Mallards and Pins.

Suddenly the wind picked up just a bit and the clouds decided it was time to teach us a lesson about snow and cold.  The sky opened up and the snow pelted us really good with heavy wet white guys.

A brace of Sprigs came winging in from the West, straight in and set their wings for a perfect cross shot approach…Edjukateer dumped the big male Sprig without any problem.  A great start to an evening hunt.

Next we noticed the big ducks were no where to be seen, but large flocks of smaller ducks were everywhere.  Teal!  Flocks of 5 to 50 were in the air and winging in every direction.  It was impossible to keep track of where they all were.  Suddenly a flock flared into our face and Weasel dumps a nice Greenwing with one shot!  NICE!

As the late afternoon went on and evening came forward with it’s darkness, the ducks provided us with plenty of entertainment.  Most came on fast and furious.  Some gave us a glimpse of themselves before blowing past at 2000 miles per hour.  And all mixed with the ever pounding wet snow from the north lands.  What a great evening for duck hunting.  At one point I asked the Weasel if he had ever wanted to hunt ducks during a snow storm…His answer……I had better hunts when the mosquitoes were out and it was 70 degrees.

We had our warmest clothes on and still the wind and wet penetrated our supposedly water proof coats and chest waders.  My ears got very cold and my trigger finger was beyond feeling and the ducks came in, wave after wave.

But the waves of ducks turned from the mallards and pins to teal…every where were teal spinning and turning.  And so we shot and shot and shot.  And the pellets penetrated the sky and more snow fell.  We were poking lots of holes into the sky causing such a spectacle.  And around us were others doing the same.  It was a wonderful evening of hunting.

Back at the truck we counted 5 ducks…….Edjukateer with 3 and Weasel with 2….I shot 4 times all afternoon and only touched one duck.  What a great afternoon.  Thank you Edjukateer and Weasel for the good time!

Bears Butt

Nov. 9, 2012