Wife goes “home” to central Texas to see her grandparents who raised her, I take a truck full of gear.
Her step-grandpa built a pond when he was in high school over 3 months (been told the story 18 times in 18 years, he turns 90 next week). When full it holds about 30 acres of water. It’s his brother’s now, but I get to hunt it, pretty much exclusively.
Last year my boy was 12 and hit his first bird. He did a little better this year. 5 am wake up calls 3 days in a row with no complaints.
Mixed bag of wigeon, gadwall, pintail, ringneck, and teal on the big pond Wednesday and Friday.
Thursday only saw 3 hooded mergansers on a mud hole 1/3 acre pond. It’s small but in years past I’ve shot mixed bag limits on it of mallards, teal, woodies, and ringnecks. Nothing flying there this week though.
His first of the year
Only 2nd wigeon I’ve even seen
Hidden in plain sight…Avery 5 panel blind with some weeds seemed to work. Even had a couple swim up to us after landing 100 yards away.
Mornings strapload
Cool bird, I guess they’ve got that going for them?
Thought this made a cool pic
Stacking them up