Mrs. BilletHead says we got two :) .

[BilletHead]

     Yes she says two,

   We did see many birds but they were booking it South with the north wind blowing up their tails. Hunted a big pond/ irrigation lake. Geese were roosting there and when they left a big bunch of teal got up and swarmed but went back to the same spot. I guess the teal had the "X" and that is where it was. I figured if anything came by they would land over there and small groups did just that. I had had enough and told the Mrs. To get ready I would circle the pond and see what happens.  I got them up and there was sixty or more. Round and round they went doing precision turns in unison. Man I like seeing that. Soon the group got too close and I picked one. One shot and one bird. The mass of birds did an exit. I finished my walk checking out the "X". By the time I got back my bird had floated to the bank. As I entered the small cove I heard one shot and I could hear the pellets hi the water. I peeked around the corner to see the Mrs. wading out from the bank. Got back to see a big grin and her dead bird. Well what happened. She said had to shoot in self defense. What? See that closest decoy? Yep, well A single bird came in, made a turn and just as it dropped it's feet to land I let it have it. The decoy was  five steps away . Let me see that bird I asked. Figured it would be tenderized for sure. Get this there were five hits in the head and beak plus two in the neck. I told her that she was lucky anything was left. Just the way I planned it was her response!

  Hers was a tiny bird too. Mine had a good fat layer and was big. They both are now in our bellies. Tomorrow morning we may sit on the "X".

BilletHead

[JohnP]

1 hour ago, BilletHead said:

     Yes she says two,

   We did see many birds but they were booking it South with the north wind blowing up their tails. Hunted a big pond/ irrigation lake. Geese were roosting there and when they left a big bunch of teal got up and swarmed but went back to the same spot. I guess the teal had the "X" and that is where it was. I figured if anything came by they would land over there and small groups did just that. I had had enough and told the Mrs. To get ready I would circle the pond and see what happens.  I got them up and there was sixty or more. Round and round they went doing precision turns in unison. Man I like seeing that. Soon the group got too close and I picked one. One shot and one bird. The mass of birds did an exit. I finished my walk checking out the "X". By the time I got back my bird had floated to the bank. As I entered the small cove I heard one shot and I could hear the pellets hi the water. I peeked around the corner to see the Mrs. wading out from the bank. Got back to see a big grin and her dead bird. Well what happened. She said had to shoot in self defense. What? See that closest decoy? Yep, well A single bird came in, made a turn and just as it dropped it's feet to land I let it have it. The decoy was  five steps away . Let me see that bird I asked. Figured it would be tenderized for sure. Get this there were five hits in the head and beak plus two in the neck. I told her that she was lucky anything was left. Just the way I planned it was her response!

  Hers was a tiny bird too. Mine had a good fat layer and was big. They both are now in our bellies. Tomorrow morning we may sit on the "X".

BilletHead

Love it.  Congrats to ya both.  Thought I was going to have same issue with the birds I shot as they were about 10 yds from me when i jumped them out of the dekes and surprise one had a few breast pellets and the other I literally took the top of his head off.  Blew out the skull from the eyes up.  

[Johnsfolly]

BH 

Tell Pat congrats on her bird! Glad to hear that you guys got some teal. Hopefully you posted on how you prepped them for dinner. Good luck on tomorrow's hunt.