Posted By: tinkerbell
3 day late season Kansas Trip-photo heavy - 02/02/17 07:56 PM
Have a college buddy who lives up in Kansas now....so two days after my truck was struck by lightning....I headed north to Kansas to hunt ducks like I had been planning since October.
Much thanks to my Dad for letting me borrow his truck and to my wife for still letting me go!
The first day there were about 4 other groups hunting nearby, shooting regularly, and extremely heavy fog. Limiting visibility at times to under 80-100 yards until after 1 PM. We didn't shoot our first ducks until 8:30 AM, and then were getting singles or pairs working the decoys every 20-30 minutes after that. It was one of those great duck hunting days. Hunting with a good friend I hadn't physically spent time with in about 18-19 months, and hadn't hunted with in 3 years. The birds were numerous if uncooperative, and the weather was perfect 40-48 degrees with overcast, foggy conditions. We ended up staying out the whole day and it felt like just a few hours. Definitely one of those days that will stick in the old memory bank for awhile. We ended up with 7 ducks total. 5 mallards and 2 gadwall.
Fog started early and stayed late!
First 2 ducks were gadwalls. We only ended up seeing maybe 20 the whole trip out of a couple hundred ducks!
Picking up my first Kansas Mallard! This is the 3rd state he and I have hunted together.
5th duck I shot sailed into the fog. We got the pup from the truck and we found the bird across the levee within 30 minutes. However, a northern harrier had found it first and made short work of the feathers and breast meat. A first for me where a hawk got the bird!
My birds for the day!
Day 1 legal shooting light coming to a close.
Day 2
to be continued...will update later
Much thanks to my Dad for letting me borrow his truck and to my wife for still letting me go!
The first day there were about 4 other groups hunting nearby, shooting regularly, and extremely heavy fog. Limiting visibility at times to under 80-100 yards until after 1 PM. We didn't shoot our first ducks until 8:30 AM, and then were getting singles or pairs working the decoys every 20-30 minutes after that. It was one of those great duck hunting days. Hunting with a good friend I hadn't physically spent time with in about 18-19 months, and hadn't hunted with in 3 years. The birds were numerous if uncooperative, and the weather was perfect 40-48 degrees with overcast, foggy conditions. We ended up staying out the whole day and it felt like just a few hours. Definitely one of those days that will stick in the old memory bank for awhile. We ended up with 7 ducks total. 5 mallards and 2 gadwall.
Fog started early and stayed late!
First 2 ducks were gadwalls. We only ended up seeing maybe 20 the whole trip out of a couple hundred ducks!
Picking up my first Kansas Mallard! This is the 3rd state he and I have hunted together.
5th duck I shot sailed into the fog. We got the pup from the truck and we found the bird across the levee within 30 minutes. However, a northern harrier had found it first and made short work of the feathers and breast meat. A first for me where a hawk got the bird!
My birds for the day!
Day 1 legal shooting light coming to a close.
Day 2
to be continued...will update later