Another Morning of Ammo Conservation

We hunted at Crystal Lake WPA this morning from 6:40–8:30, without firing a shot or having a duck anywhere near us. There were however, an abundance of coot which provided me with an opportunity for some trash talk to Dan about shooting coot in Missouri. On a more serious note, there were several hundred puddle ducks on the opposite shore of the lake that just sat there all morning. We heard Mallard, Gadwall, & Widgeon, & also thought we saw a couple Redheads through the binoculars.

This was our first easy spot to hunt, being able to drive the truck nearly to the edge of the water to unload and also finding the water depth to be favorable (about 3') and having a hard bottom (easy walking, with my feet not sinking knee deep into the mud at every step). These conveniences, combined with the fact that we were sitting in our ghillie suits on the dry land, made for a very comfortable hunt.

After getting things picked up, we spent about an hour scouting and surveying the  WPA (it's about 2 square miles in size) to get some ideas for hunting it in the future.