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It started out as a rough weekend. We knew our birds had been feeding the same field for at least 6 days, but we didn't anticipate the storm. I don't know exactly what goes on in their heads after a big storm like the one we got Sat. night...but it really messed them up Sunday morning. Almost all of the birds, well, went the other direction. We did manage 3 singles, and we dumped 8 out of another group...but that was the morning.
This is Doug Panchot (far right) and his buddies, Tim and Nathan.
While hunting Sun. morning, we could kind of see where all of the birds were heading. We were able to pack up just in time so I could see where the birds were coming from. We got permission, and had a lazy afternoon grilling some of our harvests.
That evening, we had to make a decision. Do we hunt the field they went to that morning, or hunt the field that they were feeding for 6 days.....tough one, so we split up. Myself, Maverick and Old Hunter hunted the field they fed that morning....Eric and Doug hunted the field we hunted that morning.
Here's our blinds that evening.
It was REALLY hot that evening, so the birds came off almost an hour and a half later than normal. But when they came, it was fast action for about 10-15 minutes. We had to stop shooting in fear that we were getting too close to our limit, and there was dead birds everywhere. We even landed a flock of about 20 about 15 feet in front of our blinds. That made up for the slow morning for sure!
Here's Maverick with some evening stacking. I didn't get any pictures of all the birds Eric and Doug harvested...probably goose fajitas by now.
Great start to the season.
This is Doug Panchot (far right) and his buddies, Tim and Nathan.

While hunting Sun. morning, we could kind of see where all of the birds were heading. We were able to pack up just in time so I could see where the birds were coming from. We got permission, and had a lazy afternoon grilling some of our harvests.
That evening, we had to make a decision. Do we hunt the field they went to that morning, or hunt the field that they were feeding for 6 days.....tough one, so we split up. Myself, Maverick and Old Hunter hunted the field they fed that morning....Eric and Doug hunted the field we hunted that morning.
Here's our blinds that evening.

It was REALLY hot that evening, so the birds came off almost an hour and a half later than normal. But when they came, it was fast action for about 10-15 minutes. We had to stop shooting in fear that we were getting too close to our limit, and there was dead birds everywhere. We even landed a flock of about 20 about 15 feet in front of our blinds. That made up for the slow morning for sure!
Here's Maverick with some evening stacking. I didn't get any pictures of all the birds Eric and Doug harvested...probably goose fajitas by now.

Great start to the season.