Eddie was to be at the house at 0515, but was not here at 0530 and I had to go if I was going to make daybreak with Paul. Met Paul and as we were walking to the blind, the first and only daybreak pair of ducks landed in the decoys. Weather was overcast and blowing 25 to 35 from the northwest, temp about 50. It had rained lightly most of the night, but was clearing quickly. There was about 200 snows roasting at the big pond on the other side of the field that left at sunrise. We saw nothing till about 0730 when a black came and responded the the calling. He circled four times before coming on in and when he was over the dekes at about 30 we stood and I let Paul shoot two times before I downed him. It was Paul's only day for this week off. He was shooting his over and under. He goes back to the tug boat tomorrow. Anyway, the duck was a beautiful drake black.
BTW, we are hunting over 26 magnum herters mallards and 6 greenwing teal dekes. We have 24 floating snows to one side. The pond is about 100 yds round and foot or so deep. Woods behind us to the north and about 400 arces of cut beans in front to the south and east.
By 0800 the snows were flying and there were three that set up and fell right within 20yds to the tires over at the the bull dozier blind. We then had a pair of mallards circle twice and come to the dekes. We stood when they were about 30 yds and I waited for Paul. He didn't take his safety off and by the time I knew that there was a problem it throw me off and I missed with Bertha. At least that's my story and I am sticking to it. They were beautiful in the sunlight as they flew off. We saw a few other flocks of ducks, but nothing that would come to us right.
Eddie called and said he was at the house by 0530 and I must have just
missed me. Said he would be on time tomorrow. Will let you
know. donald
Eddie was on time and daybreak found us at Hard Scrabble pond blind. Weather was clear with the wind from the northwest at 15 to 20. Temp right at freezing. First light brought nothing but Chris 'Paul's son'. Guess Jill was to nice and warm cause Paul didn't come. Sunrise came and the snows that were roasting in the big pond came out and over our heads at about 75 yds high. I think I will try to get under them in the morning as they leave the pond. About 0730 from out of the sun there were suddenly a flock of 10 or 12 mallards on us. The only thing we had time to do was reach for our guns. They were going to land 50 yds out, with three that were about 45 yds. I felt there was nothing to do but say take them. Eddie and I shot killing the three that were closest. Chris said he didn't even pick up his gun cause he figured they were to far out. Chris left cause he had to go to work. Eddie and I settled in. By 0830 the snows from the Delaware bay were arriving and they put on a good show in the sunlight. there is more and more each day that move up pass us. About nine there was a single that cupped up and when within twenty yds of the tire dekes at the dozier blind. Think that's were I will be in the morning, after trying the pass shot, from the roast. Eddie and I stayed till ten.
Before we came home we went to the shed at Paul's and carried about 300 snow silly-wets out to the dozier blind. I had falling into a tree stump hole, all the way to my ass, on the way through the woods and told Eddie we would have to set them out in the morning when my foot was dry. If you don't know what I mean by tree stump hole, I hope you never do. I skinned my leg, at the knee, all up and with diabetes, it is not a good thing to do. We also got 25 or 30 Texas rags to put out over to Hurlock pit Thursday when it reopens in Maryland. When we got to Hurlock pit there was two snows sitting in the tire snow dekes that sat right there till we opened the door to the truck and told Tuffy to gettem. One old bird and one young. We put the rags by the pit.
I wanted to go deer hunting this evening, but Pat wanted to go out to
eat. Of course she wins.
At daybreak I dropped Eddie off at the duck pond blind at Hard Scrabble and I headed for the big pond to try for a pass shot when they came out. 0615 placed myself on the northwest end of the pond about 75 yds away in some cover around a small pond. Weather clear and wind 'FAC' with temp just below frizzing. I could hear the snows on the pond. 0630 I heard Chris heading for the duck blind on the three wheeler. 0650 was the roar of wings, not laud cause there were only maybe 200 hundred on the pond. Seconds and they were on me. Most to the east of me, but the edge was almost over me at 30 yds. My first shot put one young bird in a pile and I had time to shot once more but only crippled the bird which swung around and make it to the big pond.
I headed for the blind at the dozier. Once there, I was about 100 yds from the duck pond blind and could hear a drake calling from the water. Figured it was a cripple. 0730 I began seeing snows from the Delaware Bay. Beautiful in the sunlight. Suddenly I hear the duck blind shooting, although I had seen nothing go into it. Found out later that there had been a single black land to far out in the pond, 'it was what I heard', and it had finally got close enough to them to shot. Chris left with it right after they shot. 0805 I had two snows circle and come within 50 yds that I shot at. I had only brought #4 shot with me and it didn't tell them anything. BB shot was in the truck. 0825 I had five snows again circle and come within 50 yds, but I passed up the shot in hopes that they might get closer. They didn't. Eddie came over and we set the silly-wets that we had brought out to the field yesterday.
On the way to take Eddie home we run across our Cabin Creek landowner, who stopped us and said that he had found Eddie's sons on part of his land that we do not have hunting rights to. He was VERY upset about it. I told Eddie that he would have to tell the boys that they were not welcome on my other hunting areas. Cabin Creek, Eddie rents with me and has been a problem. I just don't need the aggravation on the other places.
Snows reopen in Maryland tomorrow and I am looking forward to Brian
coming with a friend. Eddie will also go. It is supposed to
rain and if it rains hard I will leave it to the young guys. Will
let you know. donald
Well, I had told Eddie that I wouldn't pick him up if it was raining. At 500 it was pouring. I tried to go back to sleep, but couldn't. Looked like it would clear up about 0600 so I got ready and when to Hurlock. sFiggered Eddie would have his wife bring him out. 0630 arrived, Brian was at the pit. Weather overcast and temp in the 40's and wind FAC. I told him they would again come out south of us and I took the pit and he went south along the refuge. I was right they came out over his head. He did as I had asked and let the first thousand go pass. Then started shooting. What a show. hehehe Anyway for once Brian got some shooting. Guess about a half box of shells. The only two birds that fell were after he got back in the pit with me. We had a pair that circled the refuge and then came out to us. Over our heads at about 35 yds I said gettem. Brian's first shot murder one and it fell straight for me I watched as hit the ground 8 feet from my side of the pit. Brian hit the other bird and of course it was my JOB to finish it off. Ha, I never touched it. The other bird that died came from real high and started flipping out to lower itself. Then made a circle of the refuge and came to us. Overhead at 30 yds, Brian put him in a pile. It was a nice young greater snow with good color and I will try to mount it for Brian. We left about 0930.
Bill, 'spicewud', form Pa. is coming in the morning. Guess Eddie will go also. Will let you know what happens. donald
Bill arrived on time and we met Eddie setting out 100 Texas rags at the Hurlock pit. Couldn't believe that it was raining cause the blessed weather man said it would clear. HA. Weather light rain, temp 50 and a little wind out of the west. Bill set his video camera up and we could hear the snows in the refuge. I told Bill that I didn't hunt in the rain and didn't really know what to expect. The snow geese just sat. Finally about 0730 they came out. Some, maybe five or six thousand came out our end. I guess because Brian had shot at them yesterday they were high, even through it was raining. We shot at the last of them just to hear the guns go off. There were a few that milled around in the refuge, but for some reason when it is raining they just don't come out to the dekes. In about an hour we gave it up as a lost cause. Maybe Bill will come back and I can put him under them so he can kill some. He's not even sure that the camera worked right for him. O WELL.
Heading for Hard Scrabble in the morning. Think Eddie and George will go with me. Supposed to clear off and blow. I hope the field is not to wet. Till tomorrow. donald
Daybreak found Eddie, Doty and I at Hard Scrabble. Eddie when
the the blind at the dozier and
Doty and I went to the big pond in hopes of a pass shot. The
snows in the big pond came out at
0700, but just would not come close. When Doty and I got to the
dozier it started snowing and
even through we saw plenty of geese they would not pay any attention
to the dekes. We stayed till
1000 and then went of breakfast. Breakfast was great, goose hunting
sucked. Can't believe you
need sun more then snow, but.
Daybreak found me at Hard Scrabble, but it was a bust. Weather clear, warm and no wind. Saw plenty of snows. Shot a crow.
Got home to pups being born. Remember I told you the mother-in-law from hell had let the dog out. Well Tinker was popping black pups. Pat having a fit, saying she was going to keep them. When Tinker seemed finished, she had eleven. So I got rid of all but three males. 'Gotto live with Pat'. She than had one more while I was gone, which was a bitch, so we got four to raise I guess. Pat says she's going to clean up after them. The pups are purebreds Golden 'Tinker' and Chow 'next-door' HA. Sure have not had a hunting dog this year.
Tuesday, Dec 9
Daybreak found me at Hurlock by myself. Snows were setting on the other side of the refuge and I figured I had no chance at a pass shot when they came out. I was wrong cause the last two flocks were about 45 yds over my head and Bertha cut a nice greater young snow out of the flock. First goose in about four days. It started drizzling so I went home early.
Set in the truck and watched this evening as snows came in, in a funnel for about an hour. This morning there were about 10,000, now there is 60,000 to 100,000. They are finally here. No more long pass shots. There should be some decoy now. Write if you know how. donald
RAIN.
Met Brian and a friend of his at the Hurlock pit. I had sat in
the truck the day before and watched as the geese went out the south end.
So they headed on down and I crawled into the pit. Weather overcast
and drizzle, wind FAC and temp in the 40ts. The first two hundred
when out south about 75 yds from them, so we just knew the shitload would
follow. Suddenly we heard the roar and to my surprise they where
heading for the north end and for me. I let the first thousand or
so go overhead and then decided that they were about 45 and went for Bertha.
I had both guns in the pit with me. Bertha folded a nice young greater
and I picked up my auto, shot, but at that range I just crippled.
Reloaded Bertha and tried once more but just crippled again. It was
over that fast, cause with the drizzle they just wouldn't decoy.
I asked Brian's friend how many there were and he said a shitload.
After reading Delaware's count on their DNR site I think rather than try
to guess how many there are I will just say that it is a shitload.
It was rain forecasted, but I was up and it was just fog, so I went
to Hurlock. Where the geese had gone out the north end yesterday,
that's were I sat in the fog. Had a hell of a time walking the hundred
yds from the truck. Hurt like hell. I had time to relax before
the first roar and they came out over me at 35 yds. First shot killed
a young one and the second and old bird, third crippled, but it swung back
and made it to the refuge. Reloaded and caught my breath. Than
here they came again. Overhead at maybe 40 yds I had a rerun of the
first shots, with the cripple landing on the brume of the refuge, but walking
down to the water and swimming away. I had four laying in the field.
I could still hear a few in the refuge so I reloaded and waited.
Within ten minutes a small flock of maybe two or three hundred came out.
They were about 50yds high and I shot at one bird twice and watched as
he fall way out in the field, maybe 200 yds. Didn't seem to be any
more in the refuge, but as I was catching my breath the caretaker for the
town of Hurlock came and I waited to see if he would jump any. He
not only jumped some, but shot several times to run everything that was
left in the refuge away. In doing so he ran a single, flying with
swans, pass me and I downed him also. I made it back to the
truck and rode around in the field and picked up my six geese, two old
and four young. Took the geese to the pickers and talked to Eddie
tonight. We will try them in the morning.
Pat and I will be leaving for a country music concert Saturday afternoon
and returning some time Monday. Going to see Mark Chestnut.
Write if you can. donald
Daybreak found Eddie and I at the Hurlock pit. Told Eddie that they would more than likely go out the north end, but he said the hell with a pass shot he couldn't hit the damn things anyway, so we both got in the pit. Weather was clear and FAC with temps in the 40'ts. When we hear the roar they 'the shitload' went out the north end all at one time. They seem to do that when the weather is good. There were a few that started coming back right away, but without the sun on the dekes they just wouldn't decoy. Half hour later there were a few that flew out our end and one that came over to the dekes. He seemed to be going to just fly over them and go back in the refuge, so ever through he was about 60yds or so I told Eddie to try him. Eddie missed him with his first shot, but downed him with his second. Tuffy had him within moments of hitting the ground. It was the only goose that got close enough.
About eleven in the morning Pat and I headed south to Salem, Va. for a country music concert. Great to get away from Granny and be with just Pat. Chestnut was damn good too. Arrived home Monday just at dark. Again, it was great to be with Pat. My CHF 'congestive heart failure' all gone and I feel great. I think I will check the snows at Hurlock in the morning and then go over a set duck decoys out at Cabin Creek. Will talk to you tomorrow. Write if you can. donald
Daybreak found me at Hurlock pit. Weather clear and calm and temps high 20t's. Geese loud. They came out all in one flock at sunrise. One end of the last flocks came over my head at about 45 yds. I had only brought Bertha and had no problem cutting a young one out. It caught itself and just made it to the refuge. Hit the water about ten feet in, but I just had no pole and there it sat. Went back to the pit and had coffee. About half hour later I heard snows over the refuge and had two come out and circle the dekes. As they were heading back I tried one at about 50 yds and wrapped him up, but again didn't break a wing or hit him in the neck and he also made it to the refuge, hitting the water about twenty yds in. Tens minutes and I had a single come from nowhere and was suddenly over the dekes at 45 yds. When I shot I could see that, I again had wrapped him up. BUT he kept going for 75 yds and than fell out dead. Again about 60 yds out in the water dead. STILL no wind at all and my geese were just sitting there. When I walked up on the brume to see them, there were seagulls around two of them eating the breasts. Went back to drinking coffee, but before I could finish there were three that circled the dekes and on the fourth circle at 45 yds I shot as they were going away from the refuge. Again it seemed I had wrapped the bird up and he fell slowly as he made a circle to get back into the refuge. He had locked his wings and hit the top of the brume and rolled over the edge. I got out of the pit, hopeful that he hadn't rolled into the water. He had, but not so far that I couldn't get him. Had to lean way over, but I got him. Nice young greater snow. I could see seagulls eating all three of the other birds.
Damn seagulls! Damn Tinker and her black pups! Damn granny! Damn steel shot! I am not one to complain about having to use steel shot, but this morning it had sure showed itself. Anyway, I had another cup of coffee and headed home. It had really been a GOOD morning. I just hate to lose any birds. Had a Doctor appointment this afternoon that messed up the rest of the day. Says he want to run tests to make sure the neck arteries are ok. O well, hope to try the ducks at Cabin Creek in the morning. Pat and I had roasted snow goose for supper with acorn squash. Man it was good. Granny had a peanut butter sandwich. Says she wouldn't eat any more wild stuff. Guess she will starve! donald
Daybreak found me at Cabin Creek duck blind. Weather clear and wind FAC. Temp high 20's. Moon was so bright we didn't have first light, cause it was already light. Creek was full of Canadians swimming all around me. No ducks. Saw a couple flocks of mallards high going up to the ponds. Stayed just because it was so beautiful. About 0730 a single ringneck 'freshwater blackhead' drake came up the creek, before I could get the gun to my shoulder he was to close and landed inside the dekes. He was beautiful in the sun with his full color. I yelled at him, but he just looked at me and swam out of the dekes and down the creek. I just couldn't shoot him sitting, so he made the right choice. He was the only duck that came close enough.
Went shopping with Pat and we finished up for Christmas. Venison roast for supper 'delightful'. Going oystering with my son-in-law in the morning. Need some for Christmas. Maybe try the snows in the afternoon. Write if you can. donald
Daybreak found Bobby and I at the boat docks at Madison Bay on the Little Choptank River. We were early and killed some time talking to the waterman. Can't start tonging till sunrise and only had about a ten minute run to get to the oyster bar that we wanted to go to. Some of the waterman had no market till Monday which seemed strange just before Christmas. Guess we have had just to pretty weather and they just caught more then their markets would handle. Anyway with Bobby working at Wallmart at night we were only going to stay for a couple hours and Bobby knew where he could sell his.
Left the dock at 0700 in a 26 foot sea-ox with a two hundred outboard.
So we just took our time to the oyster bar. I saw plenty of mallards
(500) as we left the dock, all part of what we turn loose around here.
We went out of Madison Bay and into the lower Little Choptank River to
a oyster bar that is called Caisons. On the way out I was hoping
to see at least one duck hunter, but no one was hunting at all. Saw
a few Buffleheads and Old Squall on the way out. I could see the
Chesapeake Bay from where we were tonging. Worked a couple hours.
Caught four bushels of oysters. Saw lots of Old Squalls and two Goldeneyes.
Just no divers anywhere.
Shucked half of my bushel of oysters this afternoon. Looked good
and I ate to many while I was shucking them. I will have plenty to
give to my landlords for Christmas. Hope to meet Ray in the morning
under the refuge sign and we will go duck or snow goose hunting.
We will decide in the morning. Will let you no what happens.
donald
Daybreak found Ray an I at Cabin Creek duck blind. Weather clear
and wind FAC with temps in the high 20's. Saw a total of three flocks
of ducks and one set of three, that headed for the ponds. Nothing
even close. Lots of Canadians. In the dekes and on both sides
of us. Could have killed some of them. Except for the company
the most interesting thing was watching the ice form on the creek just
at daylight. One of these times I am going to be able to get Ray
some shooting. Wish we had stayed at Hurlock and tried for a snow.
Went down to Fishing Bay this afternoon just to see if there were any
Cans. I saw none. Talked to a couple of people that live their
and they said they had seen few. Guess we might have to wait for
this mild weather to change. Will try Hard Scrabble tomorrow.
Eddie is supposed to go with me. Write if you can. donald
Well, another one of those days! Had a guy that had called earlier in the month to go for snows today, but he didn't follow up. Eddie had said that he would go, but he got drunk and fell and cut his head open 'seventeen stitches'. He's now in the hospital and will be there at least till Tuesday.
Daybreak found me at Hard Scrabble by myself. Couldn't sleep in. Weather clear and wind FAC with temps in the 40's. Saw ducks and geese. Killed nothing. I will go ahead and set duck dekes out at Cabin Creek tomorrow. Need to go get my seaduck boat that is still down to Taylor's Island. It has been beautiful and calm all week, but there is just no one that wants to go bad enough to go. I have not had anyone that would go when we could go for better than six weeks and it is silly to pay the slip rent for nothing. Intend to bring it home and sell it. Sixteen foot boat and 35 horse outboard and trailer for 1,500.00. Hope I can get it. Hell with seaducking, can't get anyone to go, can't go by myself.
Went out to eat with Pat and 'YES' Granny. O, for just a couple of minutes with my wife alone. It's the last time I will go anywhere with Granny. HARD as I try I just can't help but get upset and it is killing me to fast. If you don't think I am trying as hard as I can, I will send Granny over to your house and maybe you can give me some pointers on how to get along with her. donald
Well, Eddie got out of the hospital Sunday night. I showed my sisters friends to the Hurlock pit and Eddie and I went to the Cabin Creek blind. By daybreak it was raining, temps in the low 30's and the wind was calm. We had tons of Canadian geese sitting on both sides of us. First light brought three flocks of mallards up the Creek heading for the ponds and suddenly three ringnecks burst over the dekes. We just couldn't swing our guns fast enough to get a shot. Little later three greenwing teal came up the creek and over the dekes. I swung till I was ahead of the first duck, but know I still shot behind all of them.
About 0800 o'clock the geese started going to the fields and they flew
right over our dekes at about 35 yds, just one flock after the next.
Finally there was four mallards that came with a flock of about 35 geese.
Flying just behind them. My first shot murdered the lead duck, which
was a hen and my second downed a drake. Eddie shot three times at
the same duck, BUT. Tuffy retrieved the hen, but somehow the drake
got away from him. It was raining hard so we headed home. Seems
the guys at Hurlock didn't even go in the rain. Picked my duck and
finished Christmas shopping with Pat. It was a good day.
Daybreak found Eddie and I at Cabin Creek blind. Again Canadians everywhere. Daybreak and the mallards went to the ponds, but nothing for us. About 0800 o'clock the geese started flying pass us over the dekes at about 35 yds. About the ten flocks, a flock of 35 came, there was two snows with them. Over the dekes we took them and Eddie dropped his and my auto clicked. I yelled 'gettem, gettem' and Eddie tried him two times but missed. First snow we have ever killed at the duck blind. My auto had just not hit the shell hard enough.
Next was a mallard hen that came out with some geese that were passing at about 100yds. She heard me calling and come barreling into the dekes. Over the dekes with her feet out I tried and my gun again clicked. Eddie downed her. She had her head up and I wanted to see if my gun would shoot so I finished her off. Damn gun, shot then. Just not hitting the primer hard enough. Next was a pair coming down the creek and I again caught them with the call. On the third circle they committed and we took them over the dekes. Again my auto clicked and Eddie killed a drake and missed the hen two times. I think all that was wrong is that my reloads leave a lot of power and in the rain yesterday. I went to the truck for Bertha.
Once back in the blind, we had a pair of mallards come down the creek
and on the outside edge of the dekes. They made no indication
that they would come back and when we shot I downed the drake, but it swam
ashore on Tuffy and somehow got away from him. Two ducks in two days
that Tuffy lost, is not likely for him at all. By 0900 o'clock
most of the geese were gone out of the creek and we heard someone shooting
a small pond down the creek. Then we saw a long mallard drake coming
up the creek and as he went over the dekes I downed him with Bertha.
He was carrying a federal band. Will be interesting to find were
he was banded. We gave it another half hour and decided to go to
Taylor's Island and bring my boat back. It is now sitting in my daughter's
yard with a for sale sign on it. My sister's friends didn't hunt
Hurlock again today, so Eddie and I are going there in the morning.
Write if you can.
Found Eddie and I at Hurlock. Weather clear and wind FAC with temps
in the 40's. When the roar of wings came, at about 0710, they
all went at once out the other end of the refuge to the East. As
some came back to the refuge there was a single that came out and circled
the dekes, but just would get lower than about 65 yds and then he just
left. We swore that if it happened again we would at least shot.
About a half hour and it did happen again and on the third circle we shot
and each time we shot we could see him getting hit. He flew about
50 more yds and fell out dead. A nice young greater snow. At
65 yds, thank goodness for T shot. I picked and cleaned him and he
had three shot in him. One in the wing muscle, one in the ass and
one in the edge of the neck. The one in the ass made him bleed enough
to die. Don't know how the snows are that they shoot out West of
us, but this one was just as yellow with fat as any Canadian would be.
We stayed till 1000, but that was it. Supposed to rain in the morning
so we will try the duck blind. donald
Christmas morning, which once would have seen a lot of our family, found
Eddie, Eddie's son George and I at Cabin Creek duck blind. George
has brought a new shotgun and as far as I am concerned it is just the ticket.
It's a 'Wing master I think' pump, 12 ga, 3 inch shells, 24 inch barrel
with tube chokes and just beautiful. Says he paid $205.00.
Arrived in thick fog. Stayed about and hour and a half in thick fog.
Left in thick fog. Duck hunting stank, but the rest of Christmas
was fantastic. Had the family out. Ate to much. Suffered.
Eddie and I at Cabin Creek. Raining and we new we would do nothing,
but at least we got out of the house. We did nothing. Canadians
all over us. Saw four ducks.
Eddie and I at Hurlock. Weather clear and warm 50's with wind
FAC. Few snows when out the east end 'other end'. Supposed
to rain this afternoon and clear off an blow tomorrow. We will try
ducks again. Talked to some guys that had tried Cans down to Fishing
Bay, but they had killed nothing. Maybe with this weather change?
Eddie and I at Cabin Creek duck blind. Weather overcast with a
20 to 30 kt Northwest wind and temp's dropping into the 30's. Perfect
morning to kill ducks. We had one Hoody female come to the dekes
and pitch before we could shoot and then felt that she was to pretty to
shot. Didn't even see over a dozen ducks. Tomorrow we try Hard
Scrabble. At least it will be different. It is finally supposed
to get cold.
Eddie and I at Hard Scrabble. Daybreak found Eddie at the duck pond blind and me at the dozier snow goose blind. Weather partly cloudy with temps in the 30's and falling with a wind picking up from the Northwest. Watched one pair of mallards go to Eddie at the pond. Looked like they went right into him. Heard the shooting and saw the ducks fly out. At sunrise there were about a thousand snows that got up from the big pond and when out to the South. About ten minutes and one young one came back across the field right to the dekes. Cupped up and fell from about 200yds to within forty before he straighten out and I took him over the dekes. First thing I killed in a long time!
Eddie came on over from the duck blind and we watched a great show as thousands of snows went over our heads and on inland from the Delaware bay. We watched the show from 0730 till 1030 when suddenly I saw two cupped up falling to the dekes and had Eddie to sink down slow. They both just kept coming till they were about 35yds high over the dekes and straitened out. We shot together. Mine fell into the dekes and Eddie unloaded his auto at the other, but never touched him. He mumbled something about his gun getting catch in his coat. We still had geese flying so we stayed and watched. At 1200 o'clock we had a Wigeon circle the duck pond and I caught his attention with the duck call. He came right to us. Eddie jumped the gun and shot at him at about 50yds and he climbed straight up as I shoot at him. With Eddie shooting T's and me BB's we both could have had him fly right through our patterns. When I asked him why he didn't let the duck come on in closer, he said he through it was close enough. We differ. I will not shoot at anything coming closer, unless it is about to land. Supposed to get down in the teens for the first time this year, TONIGHT. We will try Hurlock in the morning. Its been a great year and 98 is going to be better. Talk to you next year. donald
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