Saturday was going to be our annual moorhen hunt. That is how I have started the season the last few years. We only hunted for an hour and a half because we
were also there to scout for wood ducks and teal and we didn't want to disturb the area too much. This can vary in sportiness depending on the shooter. We
are allowed fifteen birds per person and we could have shot thirty in the same amount of time that we shot eighteen. While being chauffeured around I shot my
fifteen and that included a couple of doubles and a 2-for-1 special.
Skip
Motoring toward the thick stuff. I was kicked back with the big Beretta across my lap.
This guy couldn't have been more than 2 1/2' - 3' long. We didn't see it until we stopped to pick up a couple of birds. Give him a couple of years and we will be fighting him to get a shot bird. Even though it was the only one we saw today this is the last lake where I would use a dog when duck hunting.
Capt. Bret at the helm. That big Mud Buddy/Vanguard motor on the back will go through some slop.
Most of the 6000 acres looks like this........pads, pads, and more pads.
The lake is completely ringed by bald cypress with some sloughs that extend well back into the woods.
We brought home a few but we also left plenty for next time.
Skip
Motoring toward the thick stuff. I was kicked back with the big Beretta across my lap.
This guy couldn't have been more than 2 1/2' - 3' long. We didn't see it until we stopped to pick up a couple of birds. Give him a couple of years and we will be fighting him to get a shot bird. Even though it was the only one we saw today this is the last lake where I would use a dog when duck hunting.
Capt. Bret at the helm. That big Mud Buddy/Vanguard motor on the back will go through some slop.
Most of the 6000 acres looks like this........pads, pads, and more pads.
The lake is completely ringed by bald cypress with some sloughs that extend well back into the woods.
We brought home a few but we also left plenty for next time.
