Day Eight.

Well of course day eight was, what else? Great!
Great if you were hunting with a 'Youth Hunter' that is. We were not.

We had decided that day to go to 'Poker Chip' out on Sauvies Island because we liked the more open hunting spaces and the better chances of calling a duck all the way into our spread. When we arrived we were surprised to find the line of trucks extending way far away from the check in shack but we were undeterred. As you know we are the BEST and because of that fact fully expected to pick a number like say, 7 or so. In fact I picked 126 and I think Fred G picked 160 something. Being the quick thinkers we are we quickly pulled a U-ie (Thanks to the BroncoII turning radius) and rumbled off to the 'Wait in line' side of Sauvies.

"Holy Crap" we thought as we pulled up to the window, almost all the mud hen units were left on the board, some of the best hunting on the island. "We"ll take Mud 7 please". Well, this is where the Youth part comes in. Ranger Man asked us if we were hunting with a Youth, we were not. He asked us if we could borrow a Youth, we could not. He then told us about Youth hunting day here on the East side, and in one quick sentance explained how come the West side was so packed. With our options being few we decided to try McNary unit.

Not a bad walk, not the best cover, not a great lunch, but not a bad spot. With a little more scouting and a couple more ducks this could turn out to be an okay place to hunt. So at least we learned something today.
A. McNary could be a great option for last in line hunting on the East side
2. Always bring a Youth of some kind on 'Youth Hunting Days'
d. We are THE BEST, actually we already knew that.

GBCH