Opening day is finally here!

It sure felt good to be in the blind this morning!! I had most of the same group that hunts with me every duck opener and they were excited for what the morning would bring as well! We got settled into the wetland blind and after setting out 4 dozen brand new Tanglefree super mags we settled in to await legal; shoot time. I knew this opener wasn't going to be like the last few as I had just not seen as many birds using the wetland. At legal shoot time there were birds here and there but they acted like ducks do at the end of the season and didn't want to listen! As the sun rose and shined on the decoys the birds began to work better and before long we were shooting! While the hunts wasn't fast and furious and didn't result in blind limits we had a great time and ended with a nice strap of mallards! The highlight of the day was when Drew out the hammer down on a single drake mallard that was packing jewelry! It was a great day in the blind and I am looking forward to see how the season progresses!