Season Recap

It was almost all ringers all the
time.  We had a small island in
a non-motorized area that we
paddled layout boats to Saturday
after Saturday.  With 32.5 birds:
scaup, bwt, ruddies, and mostly,
ringers, it was my best year
since nought six. 

Opening day went to Big
Bend; my old spot off Hwy
50.  It was a slow day, but
we knocked down two birds.
Mine was a mottled, but my
buddy's sure looked like a
black duck to me. The
six sheriff's deputies and
the FWC officer couldn't
decide.  Others didn't like
the bit of white on the purple
speculum and thought it
might be a hybrid.  I'm
still voting black duck.

It was a good year, no great
adventures, nor disasters.  I
had a lot of fun.

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