Good Hunt With A Friend

[BilletHead]

It was going to be pretty warm last night and while discussing maybe going Monday morning with Mrs. BilletHead yesterday and kind of whining not wanting to go by myself she suggested I call Birdwatcher and see if he wanted to go. I did and told him of the place where the Mrs. and I had hunted Saturday Afternoon. I thought it would be a whack and stack hunt for geese with maybe a bonus duck or two. I was hoping he had MLK off but nope he would have to burn another day of vacation. No problem and a plan was made. We met at the pond, actually a place he has had permission to hunt for years that I have kind of wormed in the last couple of years. We loaded up the trailer and looked for a place to land for the morning, us and the birds. Place was half frozen with a skim of ice. We changed sides to a thawed portion and got set up. Sun made an appearance which felt nice. Soon a lone mallard drake started circling getting lower and lower when Chris said you shoot him, he got low enough but did not finish. Chris said you should of shot him,, Yes I should of took the shot but got a bit gun shy and failed to pull the trigger. Seen a few geese in the distance but going to other places. Then another pair of mallards worked with BirdWatchers excellent calling and dumped on my side. Two shots and a pair down. A good start. More geese but none wanting our spread, the ones that did come over going to one place. Crap I thought this isn't good. Soon we had the layout doors wide open as we shot the breeze about life, hunting and fishing. A good visit. Should of visited with the doors closed as we missed seeing ducks in time and had chances to work ducks but goofed up. We then closed the blind doors again. More geese up from a large roost and down again where all birds had went all morning. We were discussing the big geese that had been shot this year and what might be the reasons that might be causing there sizes. Genetics, food a freak or a combo of all? All of the sudden I heard a roar of cupped wings on Birdwatchers side and this huge mallard drake with a hen in tow dumped in, two shots and two more mallards. The drake hit with a bid splash, it looked like a dead goose in the water. We hunted and shot the bull until noon. The birds had floated with the ice when the wind picked up to the South end of the pond. Not to accessible from the bank so as we picked up I launched the kayak to get the birds. Picked them up and when reaching out for the rather large mallard I could not believe its size. I hollered to him about how big it was. Got back to him and he exclaimed that is one big bird! We headed to the house for a couple of pictures,

BilletHead

[JohnP]

The year of Goosezilla going down and now Green Kong. congrats on being able to share a good hunt with a good friend.

[BilletHead]

OK,ok I busting a gut here. I cant stand it. You guys and your big geese. I had to con Birdwatcher into doing this. It wasn't hard but I am the instigator in this. He is a accessory to the crime though. We weighed the four bird stringer,

[Feathers and Fins]

LMFAO. I knew there was trouble makers when I saw the weight.

Why do I have a feeling we might see a 100 pound walleye this year

[ness]

LOLL

(LOL, literally)

[duckydoty]

You two are sure have some fun out there!

[BilletHead]

Got to have fun Duane. Ness you have no idea literally. Scott what size flicker shad would we need for such a beast of a walleye? Maybe a striper, big trout or a smallmouth for bait? You find the monster and I will come help you catch it

BilletHead

[Feathers and Fins]

Striper need a #9

Walleye TNT

[Bird Watcher]

I'm busting a gut here. Thanks for the good time Marty. Let's do it again.

[BilletHead]

We will