TWO SQUIRRELS AND A WOOD DUCK

Last Saturday morning the dogs and I found the covey of birds in the thicket by the wetlands. There were about 15 birds in it- Janey made the point. I only had a pistol and didn't shoot a bird - Janey didn't like it.
I caught a possum in the box trap that I set with the grand kids. I used the pheasant heads for bait. Caught a skunk first - then the possum.
In the afternoon went across the road and sat by the stream to wait for the wood ducks.
I sat by a big oak tree with lots of acorns on the ground. I was thinking they would fly in but one came swimming up to the tree. Janey got it up and I shot it. It fell out in the stream and Janey made a nice retrieve. Then the squirrels started working in the beech tree next to me. The first one was a long shot for my 20 with steel #4. I knocked him out to the ground and the dogs were able to catch him. That was exciting! Janey brought me that one. The next squirrel came out closer and he was dead when he hit the ground. Dakota retrieved him.
I cooked both squirrels in the crock pot with rice and gravy - very good meal.
Fried the the wood duck on the wood stove.

ON THE CAM

Found this on my new trail cam.

BACK

I got back from hunting in South Dakota 11-6-09 with lots a birds.
This is day
twos find.

Both dogs did great and I shot ok too. Janey's leg held up just fine.
Dakota stayed awake.
Before I left Ed got a 6 pointer,Ed needs to work on trigger control.
I saw 2 bucks Tuesday morning in the corn at my flood pond. Only a few ducks right now - I'm hoping they start coming in. Taylor next door has lots. We shot them last evening.
It was a blast!

video

Got a video of the buck last nite.

Got a picture of a buck and a doe at the corn on plot #1 last night with my new camera.
This buck still needs a year or so to be a real nice one.

The deer are still safe. Got a picture of a new small buck across the road.
He needs a few years to grow. Ducks haven't started coming in yet - just the usual 10 or so in the wetlands. The quail are coveyed up and you can hear them call @6:40am.
I think I heard 4 coveys this morning. Bob Long, the DNR state quail guy, is coming in the morning for the yearly count.
Saw a Cooper Hawk get a small rabbit on Sunday - I hope he leaves my quail alone!

I can post pictures again. These were across the road. No one has gotten a deer yet.I plan on going hunting after work.
All does and fawns. And some turkeys I put the pipe on the flood pond - now the pond will catch water the next time it rains.