The morning was clear and cold when I met Ken at the casino but the wind was blowing a bit so I decided to head for the rice with hope that it wasn't frozen solid. We got into the blind and there was some open water but as shoot time approached the ice moved in on us and closed up all of the holes. There were a few birds flying but they wanted nothing to do with the ice so we waited, and waited, and waited for the ice to thaw. Around 11:30 the ice started to thin and the wind picked up and I hoped that all of the waiting would soon pay off! Around 12:30 the flight started to pick up and by 2:00 we had limits of ducks and a speck! When we left the field the birds were pouring in and I have no doubt that they just kept coming until dark! All of the birds were super skinny and appear to be new arrivals from up North!!
Casey
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