The ducks have been roosting on the wetlands at night and leaving every day at first light. Most all the ducks take the same flight path every day coming and going.
Rick and I hid in the weeds along the back lane about 3 or 4 hundred yards from the wetlands. TJ hid back by the flood pond.
We were all in place by 6:35 and shooting hour was 6:45. The first ducks, most of them mallards, came across a few minutes early. I waited till the first big group of wood ducks came and the duck shoot was on. I was shooting my double barrel 20 and emptyed it five times. Rick and TJ were shooting 12 gauge autos. The ducks were all gone by us in five minutes. We got 7 ducks total.
TJ shot the best: 2 ducks with 2 shots.
Rick got 3
Rick and I walked to the flood pond and 1 woody got up out of it. I killed it, giving me 2. 
That duck fell in the pond and Janey retrieved it.
We hung around the pond a few minutes in case more would show up but none did .
Took some pictures.
Then went back and cooked breakfast.
Rick brought waterfowl sausage that he made and TJ brought fresh eggs from his home flock. After breakfast we cleaned the ducks. I had to take more pictures of them. You can see why the Wood Ducks are considered the most beautiful duck. 
They are also the best eating duck.
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