Duck season never ends

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Met up with most of the group in Dallas. We hit freezing rain there before take off and had to be de-iced!





Arriving into Hermosillo at night sure was pretty. Stepped off the plane to 60-70 degree weather doesnt hurt either.





First light heading to a duck hole we were gonna hunt all morning and after lunch. What a introduction to Mexico duck hunting it was!





Going on this trip there was some birds I wanted to take. Some were firsts for me, others I wanted mounted. Cinnamons, Blue wing teal, redheads, I have never had the chance to take. A prime shoveler is something we do not even get close to back home even in january.

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I didnt get the cinnamon that day, but I did get the blue wing and plenty of beauty GWT.





Now this was a first for me! I was like why is my seat so heavy hahaha The outfitter and whole operation was top notch start to finish. I cant picture myself shooting ducks in mexico in 70 degree weather and sitting on a chest of ice! Kept the ducks cool too we wanted to mount.





This was the shoveler pile it was 2 feet high by the time we finished. A ton of green wings in this spot, and a few lucky others.








Great bird boys!





　

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The lodge was amazing, Game from around the world that Frank the owner has taken.





Hands down the best guacamole I have ever had in my life. They had some waiting for us after every morning hunt. And margaritas too!





Second day we did a amazing brant hunt in the morning, and I shot a mexican mallards in the afternoon.


Hunting from mangroves was a very neat hunt. Different then Baja but a super hide, you dissapear against the back group

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The airboats were a super cool to see in person, Never been on one and I like em!








Love me some lead 4s!

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Couple banded brant taken from our group








Black brant and a couple redheads! What I'm talking about!





　

Ramseys dog Cooper, was darn plain DONE after two days in mexico. As Ramsey said, she retrieved as many in 2 days in mexico as she did in 1-2 months back home/

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Third afternoon


Nice to see so many birds wintering down here. I never thought about where all the redheads and pintails end up from the states. This answered it.





Shoot a few gadwall, but this was a pretty good drake





　

Last day in Mexico was a brant morning hunt and then an afternoon of prime teal taking.





Hunting the mangroves was super neat to me.

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Main reason for the coming to Mexico besides chasing Brant





Sad to leave but the morning we left Hermosillo was a beautiful sunset





And of course came home through Seattle, rained the whole way home.





　

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My only regret of the whole trip. After Pat shot a cinnamon, the next bird in he said shoot it.

I was an honest split second from pulling the trigger when Ramsey beside me fired first. Down it goes.

Would of been my first redhead, a banded one nontheless haha.

[303Brit]

Awesome looking trip Adam, shooting in Mexico is something I def want to do.

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[Dano]

Wow!!!! I was looking forward to the pics but thought you were Brant hunting like last year.
Awesome birds and pictures, thanks for sharing!!!