Ducks, ducks, ducks

This morning turned out just about how we had hoped. Dan and I took two very nice limits and a bonus bird on top of that! Now, you may wonder how we were able to shoot more than two limits... While Gunner was picking up a cripple on the other side of the pond, Dan shot rooster pheasant!

Our bag today consisted of mallards, redheads, and gadwall - and the pheasant. Gunner had another very good day, retrieving all 13 birds we shot. Of them, he picked up two cripples in the cattails across the pond, two fairly long blind retrieves into open water, and one honest to goodness triple marked retrieve that he did all by himself. I'm sure he will sleep well tonight and enjoy his day off tomorrow.

Our plan now is to get our ducks and pheasant cleaned, eat some lunch, and then head out for pheasant scouting and pheasant hunting at some new places that have been recommended by local contacts.