Saturday hunting and logistical items

It is 1 PM central time and we are headed for home. We shot three ducks at Jerry's this morning, hunting there until 9 AM. I got one female redhead and Dan made a beautiful double on a pair of crossing BW Teal. Jackson had the duties again with Maggie on injured reserve and did a great job. He was steady during both shooting opportunities. He picked up my bird as a short sight blind because the bird was low-flying and his view of the shot and fall was obscured by the cattails. He made a beautiful marked retrieve on the 'go bird' (second bird to fall of the pair) of Dan's double, although I didn't realize he had marked it until I had walked him part way to the bird. It was about a 75yd. retrieve through water, cattails, & into more open water. As we were walking from our hide into the first area of open water I casually said his name (having a 1-sided conversation as we walked), and he took off like a rocket from my side and ran a laser straight line through the the water, cattails, and into the next water to the bird! When he returned with that bird, I spotted the 1st bird of the double floating toward us and he picked that up as a 20 yd. sight blind. Also of note, he sat perfectly and patiently on the opposite bank while Dan & I set up in the dark. He is becoming quite a little hunter!

We talked to Jerry for a little while and then were hunting at Lake Brekken by 10:45AM. We hit a couple brushy tree rows on our way to the low-lying areas in the adjacent crop fields that produced birds yesterday. We found no birds in any of these spots. On our way back, we hunted through the area where Dan wounded the rooster yesterday and Jax found it, still very alive, but unable to fly. This made us feel good about ourselves as conservationists! This was our only action and we got back to the truck at noon.

We fed the dogs, cleaned the birds, and repositioned our gear for the ride home. All 3 dogs are riding up front. I wanted to be able to keep an eye on Mag to ensure she isn't licking at her stitches; I am soft, and thought Jax would be more comfortable up here; Winnie the Princess  always gets to ride up front...

We are starving, but the closest fast food is McDonalds, 132 miles from here. We're going to be really hungry by the time we arrive!

In an effort to be trendy, like our President, below is a 'selfie' of me and Dan in our hunting spot at Jerry's. Where's Angela Merkel when you need her?!