This am we shot 2 limits at the Goven pond. The one problem was that every time I poured coffee, I had to put it down to shoot at a duck. By the end of the morning, it was a joke between me and Dan. Finally, I did get to finish 1 cup while still hot, then the final group came in and we finished our shooting. The pond was totally iced-over so we broke a hole in our front and set our 12 decoys, and that was enough to bring birds within shooting range. We got 2 GW Teal and the remainder were Gadwall. Almost all were passing shots, so it took us a little longer to fill our limits than if the ducks were committing to our dekes... Of interest, all the ducks were content to land on the ice, as close as 30yds from our open water. I've maybe not hunted enough cold-weather ducks, but this was something I'd not seen before. I expected them to be drawn to land in our open hole.
Mag did a great job and battled ice on virtually every retrieve, with me having to wade out to help her get unstuck on a couple. We wrapped-up at 9:45 and are now heading to the hotel for lunch, packing, and bird cleaning.
After all that and we check out of the hotel, we'll hunt pheasants for a couple hours, then hit the road for home.
Good to hear you had a productive AM. Be safe and call if you need someone to talk with on your drive tonight. I am off tomorrow so I can chat at any hour if you need help staying alert.
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