What a beautiful morning to start the season. Had two Drake Mallards sit down right out of gun range early? Three shovelers made a beautiful landing, but we decided to let them move on. Then the biggest surprise of the year so far, a Drake Pintail came right in. We have never in 35 years or so of hunting have ever seen a pintail at this property. We dropped him, but unfortunately he didn't have a sprig to showcase. We figure he is a juvenile. I will post a pic later, but what a day!