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The Early season Hunt "Up North"
What can I say... the trip did not live up to the hype from years past. That's ok, because it gave me an opportunity to find out a few things about myself. Anyone can be a good hunter, and friend when there are tons of birds and nothing to do but retrieve the geese that fell from the last volley. This trip tested my patience and taught me many things about public land hunting that I had always taken for granted. My hunting partners learned quickly that hunting refuges is more battle and less hunting.
Though I was prepared for the challenge... somehow I had forgot to mention it to them in enough detail for them to get the actual mental picture I expected them to have. How could I haveexpected my partners to understand that when another hunter, at 0 dark 30, yells... "get the hell out of my spot you $&#$", or other statements... even threatens us, that he doesn't really mean it and he is only trying as nicely as he can that he wants to hunt the spot we are in. LOL. Too much fun.
There were many highlights during the 5 days we spent "up north". Gunner was able to retrieve his first specks, honker and successfully retrieved a mallard that was on top of a giant tule patch. He really enjoys climbing the tules and searching for cripples. Our new FA Brand gear performed flawlessly. What more could I ask for...?
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