Utah Fishing ReportsGoin out duck hunting again this morning with my brother Bob! It’s currently raining outside and the forecast is for colder and possible snow by this afternoon. I like hunting when it’s nice and comfy like last week. This will not be as enjoyable, but should prove to be a “fowl” day! More will be posted after the hunt.
Bears Butt
NOV. 1st (can you believe it?)
Well, as fate would have it, Bob got pretty sick and called to tell me he couldn’t make it. Dang! Usually that would have had me bummed out and I would not go hunting. I really don’t like to hunt alone, but since this was a day to hunt Colmer Island and the walk is only about 200 yards, I decided it would not be so bad.
I left home about 9:30 a.m. and headed to the club. Last nights storm had all but finished its flurry and the sky was bluing up. There was still a pretty good breeze out of the north and it was colder than it has been in quite some time.
As I approached Colmer Island I jumped about 300 ducks and they flew off. That is a good sign and usually by the time you have your decoys set up here they come back. This time I was doing it all by myself and so the bailing of the box took the usual 20 minutes and then I still had to put the decoys out. The birds decided I was taking too long and flew elsewhere. Oh well.
So, once settled there I sat watching seagulls and black ibis fly around. NO ducks! A few geese, but none interested in my setup. Ok, so I’ll sit here awhile and enjoy the swamp and what it has to offer. How about a crawfish?
And so I sat wondering just what I would be doing if I was home. And so I decided this wasn’t such a bad place to waste my day. It was about noon when the first duck decided to fly into my set. Of course I was half asleep and didn’t see it coming until it flared up in front of me….I missed both shots!
With both my eyes open now, I was intently watching and this intensity lasted almost 10 minutes. Then my mind wandered to the sandwich I had brought. MMMMMM bologna! I opened up the plastic bag it was in and took 1/2 of it out. Moved my face mask in order to get to my mouth and right in front of me were two Pintails flaring up and over the top of me…10 feet! Dang! The sandwich went down onto the plastic bag and stayed there another 10 minutes, while I reconnoitered the area for more ducks….none.
I noticed the wind was shifting around some and I decided now would be a good time to eat my sandwich. The wind shifting just might get the ducks flying.
12:20….ducks! And they were winging right at my setup!
Just like the first duck I shot at, these got to hear two shots, but did not know what all the commotion was about.
And then more ducks, and more ducks!
Wow! I was pounding them bad boys and hitting them hard! Of course I used 20 shells doing it, but I finally dropped the last one for my limit of 7! I was a pretty happy guy and it wasn’t even 3 p.m. yet! And so, I sat there in the blind and watched the ducks come and go. I took some video and I hope I can figure out how to post it on this deal here.
Heck, that was easy! Thanks WordPress!
It was a very fun day even being by myself. The only thing that would have made it better is if Bob would have been able to make it. I know my shooting would have kicked his butt….7 for 20! Heck Ya! He shoots 20 just getting out of the truck!
The birds today were two shovelers, four teal and one gadwall. The action seemed to be mostly teal, followed by shovelers and then gadwall. But one of these days it’s going to be Pintail and Mallards…Then look out!
Bears Butt
Nov 1, 2011
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