Duck, Duck, NO GOOSE!

Well, even thought it really sucked to get the soaking rains and cancel the Saturday hunt, I was able to get my homework done for the weekend. Good thing...

Sunday we were in the marsh at 5:00 in the morning. We got out there, the deeks (decoys) were set by 6:00 and we were in the blind by 6:15 just in time for 6:27 shooting time. Didn't see a whole bunch for about an hour. The sun was coming up and the sky was pink....sailors take warning, storms were coming. We watched all kinds of ducks crash into the pot hole (areas of water off the main water) that we're looking at going for the youth hunt this weekend. Hundreds of ducks, and that said, we would have limited out in ducks had it been duck season and done for the day by 10! But, it was goose season only that was open.

After a while, two geese flew by, too far to shoot. Two more followed close behind within shooting distance, Ike was calling and I was watching to see what he would do. They started hooking back like they would land in, so we didn't shoot. Well, they didn't (opportunity #1, missed). A while later, we hadn't seen anything, so we figured we'd walk over and empty the boat out (it was in the next pot hole hidden). We took our guns of course in case anything came by. We heard something flying behind, but it didn't sound like a goose. We turned around and sure enough, it was a single (one goose). Ike shot 3 times, and I opened fire once and we missed (maybe hit it in the but). They say the best decoy is a man out of his blind! Haha, not funny!! Ike said he's gonna create a decoy of a man that looks like he's giving up and packing in, because that always seems when they come in.

Nothing came and we went in at about 11 for a short break until about 1. We went back out further back in the marsh and watched the storms come in. For about 2 hours, it downpoured and we got soaked, nothing was flying. You get used to being wet after a while! We stayed out til shooting time (7:26) and packed up. By the time we got to shore, a flock of about 20-30 flew right over where we were! Go figure!

So, not a good day Sunday. To make it worse, my aunt called me and told me last night that her son's fiance's (Natalie) brother was found dead at their cabin in Oklahoma. He was only 31, so please keep her family in your prayers. Preliminaries show a possible aneurism or a heart attach. Sad news.

Today it was so hard to get out of bed. I went to class and ended the day with practically no homework. It's going to be a busy week, so good thing. I went over my Aunt Janet and Uncle Grant's to find out how Natalie was doing and came home and worked on homework. I just finished it. I work 3 whole days this week and one more day of only 3 of my classes. Saturday (and possibly Sunday), Mike and I are taking 2 kids we both know from JMS and guiding them on the special youth hunt this weekend, where it's open season for kids 15 and under on ducks and geese. Should be fun, even though neither of us can have a gun.

That's the update on the hunt this weekend and my day today. Don't know how much more I'll write this week since I'll be busy...