2017 Trip is Underway

We're traveling through flyover country as I write this initial post: mid-day Thursday, somewhere between Indy and Peoria. We got underway about 2 hours late for a host of reasons - mostly related to the truck battery having issues because of a faulty hook-up by the audio-visual installer of the new radio/CD/DVD/Backup Camera. With that handled (we hope), we're making good time and should still be just fine.
Our plan is to arrive in Lily, SD around 4am, unpack, and try to get in a short morning hunt - or maybe just experiment with breaking/cutting ice... After a quick hunt, we'll spend the day scouting to see what the next 4 days of duck hunting will have to offer.
On an unpleasant note, our dog power is lacking this year because Maggie had to stay home. She's been having some medical issues, that we hope are just a kidney infection - but without being sure, I couldn't take the chance on bringing her. Jackson's going to have to pick up the slack - especially the first 4 days!