Single Teal

We put the boat in the water  at the actual boat ramp on Babcock Access Road, near where we put in yesterday. It was nice to get to use the ramp, as opposed to jackknifing off the side of the road. We were set up and hunting by 2 PM & stopped at the end of shooting time, which was 4:48pm.  We set up around the other side of the same island we hunted yesterday, but sat on the land (concealed by trees) instead of hunting out of the boat.  Although the 3 of us could have fit in the boat (with Mag on the land behind us), we decided that the concealment was better if we all just sat up in the trees with Maggie.

We had only 2 possible shooting opportunities, a group of Greenwing teal & a single Bluebill that gave us a look. We got one drake Greenwing out of the flock (shot by Bill on his second shot) & did not shoot at the Bluebill, as we were hoping it would swing around for another pass & present a higher percentage shot. It did not, so it lived to see another day.  Maggie made quick work of the simple retrieve on the Greenwing & seemed to generally enjoy the rest of her day laying (partially) in her hut. I imagine that she, like us, would have preferred to have a little more action...

We are stopping at KFC to grab dinner & then will be back to the hotel, settled in for the night. We do have a couple birds to clean & then make a plan for our pheasant hunting tomorrow. We might even have time to hit the hotel hot tub for a few minutes!