Disclaimer: No ducks were harmed, bothered, or even seen in the preparing of this post.
This morning I got up at dark o'clock in the morning to hit the duck marsh. Thus far operation "Kill Quackers" has been unsuccessful. I was planning on hunting by myself this morning, and bear in mind that I am new to the area. We received quite a bit of moisture this week, so I was a bit worried about our Toyota Matrix making it down the dirt road to the hunting spot, but it made it just fine. I got out, pulled on my waders, grabbed the decoys and my gun, and took off to my predetermined spot. Except for one problem: the marsh I was planning to walk through was completely underwater! The lake had risen two feet, completely changing the shore contour and accessible areas. I'm very cautious, and there was no way I was going to explore the water depth by myself in the early morning dark. So I walked back to the car, took off my waders, and made it home by 6:15am. I tied flies all morning instead. Operation "Kill Quackers" will resume soon enough!
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