I really have to admit – the past few months have been very successful on the hunting front. A handful of friends kept asking me for the horseshoe they just knew I had hidden up my- somewhere. From doves, to deer, to ducks, I was really on a role for a while. But, after the slower hunt a few weekends ago, I knew I was in for a for more slow days before duck season ends. Last week, Dad and I were ready for our weekly Wednesday hunt, having heard about how well the hunters did the previous Saturday in the same pond. Tuesday night had the prettiest sunset, and while we were watching the ducks come in, we spotted a really nice group of canvas backs on the opposite side of the pond. With some binocular/iPhone coordination (below), I was able to get a fairly decent shot of them. Sounded pretty promising to us. Alas, no such luck… But, hey – these things happen.

We woke up to a super foggy morning with very little wind, and made our way to the blind. It was well after 7 am before we could see much beyond the decoy spread, but there really weren’t any ducks to be seen or heard anyways. So, what did I do? Messed around with the GoPro for probably an hour. And by GoPro I mean GoPros, plural (thank you, John), and by an hour I mean I lost all track of time. With both of the cameras set up, I was able to get some pretty cool footage and photos of the few shots we did have. All in all, we ended up with only 8 ring necks and 1 blue bill between 4 hunters, and we sat until almost 11 am. Not too shabby, even though that was a pretty long hunt. But, what did I tell you?