Go figure

[tjwatty]

Well the season finally got here on the "Big Muddy" we opened on Saturday (the 29th) with all the fanfare of years past. Looks like "Dumb and Dumber" at the boat ramp. You'd think that they had never been on the water before, or launched a boat. I actually passed a boat twice going down river, I think they were lost or avoiding torpedos with all the zig-zagging.
Even with all that we got a Mallard and 2 teal on opening day. I was encouraged with all the ducks I saw and was looking forward to the next few days but alas family duties jumped up and I was unable to hunt again until Tuesday. On Tuesday we had the ramp all to ourselves and there was only one other hunter in another blind. Three of us limited by 9:30AM, 18 ducks, can you believe it. 65 degrees, no wind, no reason for a duck to even be flying but there they were. More mallards than I've shot all of last year in less than 3 hrs. More pintails than I have ever shot in our area total for 15 years.
Today my son and I got 7, 3 Mallards 3 Bluebills (scaup) and a teal. Once again record high temp and light winds. A little wind and we would have done better, the mallards today were a lot spookier/wary than yesterday but still just drop out of nowhere.
What fun...
I hope everyone gets at least 2 days like this this year.