What will this season hold?
A question all duck hunters ask about this time of year. Maybe there will be changes in the weather that bring ducks in quantities we have never seen before or, maybe, the weather will scorn us like the fat kid at the buffet when the pizza runs out. Tough to say.
Here is my prediction with a little insight into this years chances.
Option #1: The current NOAA forecast calls for a big push of cold and weather coming our way. Just look at that Jet Stream dousing us with cold, rain, snow and ducks. It's a beautiful thing. Even if the ducks don't follow we can be skiing from the blind straight to the truck after hunting. Good news.
Option B. It rains. Maybe it rains all the time. No worries here as we already know how to hunt in the rain, we just bring along a hunting umbrella designed and patented by Fred G back in the 2000's. A little rain never hurt the duck hunting totals. In fact, we have always returned from rainy days with full strap of fat mallards every time the rain pours down*.
Option #4. Sunshine Daydream. Sunshine brings out ducks from their rest. They want to feed and converse and play and socialize and get shot. Many good days have happened when the sun is shining. It's actually a well known fact that Greenies like to bask in the sun. A sunny day is perfect for team members to relax in chairs and enjoy the day while waiting for the flocks of ducks to be fooled by our perfectly concealed blinds. In fact, they never even see us waiting. Boom Chackla Lacka. Dead ducks galore.
So, If I'm telling the truth here, it seems that no matter the conditions, and no matter the weather, and no matter the fly patterns, and no matter the H7HT members, ducks will be on the run this year. I can only hope that my freezer can hold more than 127,656,907 ducks without getting too full. Yep. It's going to be a great year.
GBCH
*(we never shot a full strap of anything on rainy days)
