It has been a memorable year in the Snohomish valley this season for me. I hunted once a week since December and always seemed to be able to scratch out a limit. Some days it seemed I needed to be patient and better hit what I shot at. Well on this last hunt which was last Thursday in the heavy fog we got our birds and ended up with 3 that will be going in for taxidermy. 2 Hollywood's (spoony's) and a dandy drake Gadwall. I got his hen as well. She was hit pretty hard, we'll see if the taxi can use her. I'd like a hen drake mount with them. Anyway the 2nd pic gives you a better look at the ones going to the taxi. My Pepper dog went as far as she could on this hunt. I did the last retrieve because she was done. She's a small, short legged lab so had to swim for everything including some long retrieves pushing her way through the cattails. She really came into her own this season. I'm proud of the little pup.
