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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!