Sounds like the weather shaped most people's hunts. We also had not-so-good weather for our opener. We got up extra early and headed to the closest WMA. The sky to the north was dramatic with intense displays of lightening. We waited for a couple of hours in the dark hoping the storms would miss us. They didn't, and so we were rained out of the morning's hunt. Went back the next day and pretty much had the field to ourselves. Not much flying, but the 126-year old PH did its job well (when I pointed it correctly!). Ya gotta love the choking done by those late 19th Century craftsmen. We got a few birds and enjoyed the sunrise. Hallelujah, the hunting season has finally started, even if the weather feels like mid-July.
Thanks to all of you who shared your hunts. My best to you all for the upcoming bird seasons.
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"Doubtless the good Lord could have made a better game bird than bobwhite, and better country to hunt him in...but equally doubtless, he never did." -- Guy de la Valdene (from A Handful of Feathers )
"'I promise you,' he said, 'on my word of honor, I won't die on the opening of the bird season.'" -- Robert Ruark (from The Old Man and the Boy)
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