Haha yeah I spent every weekend from end of July to September scouting (leaving after work and setting camp in the dark) and ended up empty handed BUT we got scurried outta our spot because of the smoke. Ended up in pasayten (east side) and I've never seen so many people in my life. 50+ trucks...
From what I've experienced it Seems to be the norm for westside duck pass shooting. Last time I got set up we'll be light. Two groups came in 45min to shooting and set up 100yds on either side of me, no decoys or dog but pass shooting at everything and anything including snows 300' in the air...
So I went the cheap route and bought (2) mesh decoy bags for $30. Each one lasted two 1mi round trip trips before tearing at the straps, fortunately it was via amazon and they'll take em back and refund me.
With that in mind I'm almost thinking about going to a slotted bag however that doesn't...
his first ever duck hunt behind decoys, he was awesome, he'd be spotting ducks before I did.
A little unsteady if we had some land in the decoys, he'd think they're fair game once they hit the water but we'll work on that.
Another good day, I can see why people get addicted to waterfowl! I couldn't get any to land in my decoys so twice I reset them. The second time I barely got seated and loved up to see 3 mallards dropping day into my setup and I took the one drake. Kinda neat, I shot em so close that while the...