In near blizzard conditions, the walk to the river can only be described as a trudge... Glad to be successful on this short little jump shoot hunt. I am very proud of Shadows enthusiasm and his performance this season. When I walk out of the shop with the shotgun, I tell him Lets do this!!! and he runs back and forth to the gate to get to the river and then runs laps around me on the way down. I think its safe to say that Shadows favorite game is not bite any longer... Its hunting, no doubt. I spotted the first mallard from about 50 yards out, couldnt tell if it was a stick though... made a little sneak and he got up, barely... must have been wounded already, he tried to dive, but was in a shallow section of the channel and Shadow was on him in a hurry.... No shot fired on that guy. Wrung his neck and carried on. Spooked another and put it down a good ways out. Had to backtrack to get to a place to cross, but ended up kicking it out from a steep bank and got a kill shot on it. Shadow didnt like the bank, but saw the bird for sure as it floated by... a little coaxing and he was in and after it. It ended up being a 100 yard swim or there about, but he got it! Now, to dry off, warm up, and then go pluck some birds!
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 19:39:12 +0000
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