Hunting journal, v4471
Page 327
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Srenson Oct 21, '74 Sky was clear before breakfast but by daylight a heavy fog had rolled in. I was first choice and went to #4 and sat there till 8:30 with only an occasional glimpse of ducks in the fog. About 8:10 the fog must have lifted to the East because a heavy bombardment set in which lasted an hour. Our fog slowly dissipated between 8:30 and 9:00 and Woody (#5) and I got scattered shooting. Ed and Ed O'Connor on the main pond had nothing. Flight ended by 11 AM then we all quit. Going back to the start of shooting time, three ducks loomed up coming at me from the south, one of which was a cock sprig. As they approached two of them lit, including the cock. I nailed the other one on a long pass shot and when the dog delivered it its legs had turned orange and its beak had become very wide. A Spoonie!! With that maypley taken care of, I ended up with four sprigs and gave the spoonbill to Little Joe. Woody had 6 sprigs. Friday Yesterday we checked all the wood duck boxes. Three were functional, one had the lid off, one was missing. The box facing the timber path had produced a brood of wood ducks!