Our hunt was great on day 1. All big ducks. all decoying into a St. Lawrence river cove with a 20 MPH wind. temps hung up in the 20's -quite comfortable compared to our expectations.
Unfortunately the boat motor had a catastrophic diagnosis when we got back to shore and we lost use of the boat. we stayed another day but were had to set up with wind in our faces. 8 degrees bluebird sky set up wrong. it was a short hunt and we headed home.
Always big fun. 13 days till our second season opens. Counting them down by the hour!
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“I never wrote a poem in my life. But if I ever do, it will be about ducks.”
– Gordon MacQuarrie, The Last Stories of the Old Duck Hunters, 1985
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