Was out yesterday for the first hunt of my season. Ended up with a Mallard & Wigeon limit. Had Snows, specs, honks and cacklers all over us. I think they knew we couldn't shoot them because of the closure. This little guy hung out in the decoys for quite a while. Just looking around and feeding. Cacklers aren't the sharpest knife in the drawer.
This was my first waterfowl hunt since losing my lab (Bella) in July to intestinal cancer. I miss not having "my" pup out there with me. I do have another one out of a litter born just before Thanksgiving that will be coming home with me after the first of the year. Then the training begins. By next fall she'll be in the blind with me learning the game...
