Update: Preparation for Next Fall
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 1:21 pm
Last February I created a "post" talking about the fun of preparing for the next duck season. I dragged a lot of wood across a frozen lake and built the blind on the frozen "mat" so that I would be ready in the fall. In the picture I showed the framework resting on the ice, and I'm sure it looked a little"weak" to a few of you. So, as a member in good standing of the AHFCA I figured I should give you an update.
Here is the original picture:
Here's how it looked last Saturday:
Here's the view:
I also promised that I would show you pictures of mallards taken from that blind. Well, that hasn't happened yet. However, I did have some fun last Saturday. A wood duck dropped in about 25 feet from the end of my barrel. I didn't have the heart to blast him, so I stood up and flushed him, and naturally I missed. I then had a flock of 12 mallards circle the deeks twice, but then they headed to the other side of the lake. I guess I should have taken a poke at one, but I thought they were a little too far out. Finally, at 8:45 a.m. a nice flock of geese came flying right towards me. They were a little off to the side, but flying low, and slow. I lined up my left barrel (super tight) and took a shot. Naturally, it dropped into a sea of very tall cattails. After about 5 minutes of searching, I practically stepped on him. He took off running and after a pretty good sprint I caught up with him. After about 2 or 3 minutes of intense "hand to hand" combat I came out the victor. So, it is possible to knock down a goose with 1 oz. #5's, but they had better be low, and you better hit them good. I'll try it again this weekend, but I'm almost out of Bismuth and Able Ammo is out.
Here is the original picture:
Here's how it looked last Saturday:
Here's the view:
I also promised that I would show you pictures of mallards taken from that blind. Well, that hasn't happened yet. However, I did have some fun last Saturday. A wood duck dropped in about 25 feet from the end of my barrel. I didn't have the heart to blast him, so I stood up and flushed him, and naturally I missed. I then had a flock of 12 mallards circle the deeks twice, but then they headed to the other side of the lake. I guess I should have taken a poke at one, but I thought they were a little too far out. Finally, at 8:45 a.m. a nice flock of geese came flying right towards me. They were a little off to the side, but flying low, and slow. I lined up my left barrel (super tight) and took a shot. Naturally, it dropped into a sea of very tall cattails. After about 5 minutes of searching, I practically stepped on him. He took off running and after a pretty good sprint I caught up with him. After about 2 or 3 minutes of intense "hand to hand" combat I came out the victor. So, it is possible to knock down a goose with 1 oz. #5's, but they had better be low, and you better hit them good. I'll try it again this weekend, but I'm almost out of Bismuth and Able Ammo is out.
