Youth Waterfowl day

[M.T. Pockets]

I took my boy out on the Youth Waterfowl Day in MN this Saturday. I've heard some prominant voices in MN say that we need to do away with this day because it scares the locals for the official opener it two weeks, but I tell you what. I've taken 5 different kids out over the last 10 years and it is the best experience I can think of. They get the undivided attention of a non-hunting adult in a non-competitive environment.

We went to my favorite slough and set up a nice little spread of decoys. My boy had 6 bluewing teal in about 3 hours of hunting. He missed a mallard and a goose, but he did well on those little teal. Not many ducks down in our part of the state yet, I expect some will show up by the opener in two weeks. The best hunting is still 6 weeks away.