Knowing I couldn't hunt on Sunday I put it in my mind that Friday was the last day of my duck season, and man what a final hunt it was!
I was just talking this last week about my goals/hopes for this season and I made and blew away what I hoped to accomplish except getting a band.
Well wouldn't you know it on my very last hunt my final goal came true on a nice fat Alberta Mallard.
I joined up with a guy Scott to show him the ropes of a certain Public hunting area and my Dad and a co-worker of his came and joined us after they put in a half day of work.
We ended the day with 12 ducks.
My first banded duck of the season, second ever.
And my first "stormy" Wigeon!
Greenhead was banded in Alberta 7 1/2 years ago. So its at least 8 years old.!!!!
It was actually amazing I even got the band. A pair of mallard came flying over us at about 50 yards. My dads co-worker told me to shoot it (kind of jokingly) So I shouldered my gun, and, trying to prove a point led it by about 9 feet to show that it was too high. Well I pulled the trigger and the bird fell from the sky with not as much as a flap on the way down. He thudded in the grass way behind us. We all were amazed and started laughing. Me, being pumped about the shot I just made went back to pick up my prize greenhead. As I lifted the wing my eye's were drawn to a certain body part (foot)!!!!
I hope you guys enjoy the pics as much as I enjoyed taking them!
