Marc
10-31-2009, 01:29 PM
Well the past couple of times out I just couldn't seem to get my groove. I managed to scratch a few birds but missed more then I'd like to admit. Then this time out that all changed.
First mallards of the morning Field Marshal takes a double. I'm targeting one bird and fire 3 shots and the bird flies away unscratched. I'm thinking to myself "oh no not this again!"
The next flock of mallards aren't so lucky. I swing and pull on the first and it drops, swing on a second, pull and it drops. I make a hard swing to try and catch a last one as they've now passed over us and heading out, lead him and pull the trigger and the third duck drops. Holy crap that was my first triple ever! I ended up pulling a double later in the morning as well.
We had 3 geese visit the decoys unexpectedly. I still had #3 shot in the gun when they did a fly over and I peppered one goose and it fell stone dead. Filed Marshal dropped one as well. The third goose did a full circle giving me time to switch out my shells and dropped him flying over the decoys. We also had a solo come in and I popped him over the decoys and he hit the ground running. The dog chased him down and brought him back in no time.
We managed another 5 duck to finish off the morning with 12 mallards and 4 geese. Had an awesome time with Filed Marshal as usual and the dog had a blast as well.
The dog did a lot better this time, he was inside the blind and couldn't really see where the birds were falling so he had to be directed a few times but overall he was finding the birds pretty quick. At one point, in the early morning, we had about a dozen mallards land in the decoys and the dog just couldn't wait any longer with all the scent & noise and ran out to the ducks. It was legal time to shoot but because of the back drop and muddy field you couldn't bead them when they got to a certain hight. I just bought a dog blind and hoping I get it quick so we can position him where he can see the birds so he can mark them easier.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/Ducks_and_geese.jpg
First mallards of the morning Field Marshal takes a double. I'm targeting one bird and fire 3 shots and the bird flies away unscratched. I'm thinking to myself "oh no not this again!"
The next flock of mallards aren't so lucky. I swing and pull on the first and it drops, swing on a second, pull and it drops. I make a hard swing to try and catch a last one as they've now passed over us and heading out, lead him and pull the trigger and the third duck drops. Holy crap that was my first triple ever! I ended up pulling a double later in the morning as well.
We had 3 geese visit the decoys unexpectedly. I still had #3 shot in the gun when they did a fly over and I peppered one goose and it fell stone dead. Filed Marshal dropped one as well. The third goose did a full circle giving me time to switch out my shells and dropped him flying over the decoys. We also had a solo come in and I popped him over the decoys and he hit the ground running. The dog chased him down and brought him back in no time.
We managed another 5 duck to finish off the morning with 12 mallards and 4 geese. Had an awesome time with Filed Marshal as usual and the dog had a blast as well.
The dog did a lot better this time, he was inside the blind and couldn't really see where the birds were falling so he had to be directed a few times but overall he was finding the birds pretty quick. At one point, in the early morning, we had about a dozen mallards land in the decoys and the dog just couldn't wait any longer with all the scent & noise and ran out to the ducks. It was legal time to shoot but because of the back drop and muddy field you couldn't bead them when they got to a certain hight. I just bought a dog blind and hoping I get it quick so we can position him where he can see the birds so he can mark them easier.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/Ducks_and_geese.jpg