Just had our normal cold (cool) spell run thru before season and the little birds thinned out some from a scouting trip yesterday. Don’t matter much, the hunt is still on. Haven’t missed an opening day since… actually don’t remember missing one, but must have somewhere over my last 40 plus years of huntin’. Not all the same people this year, one daughter in Idaho startin’ college tomorrow and one that started Sac State today. Guns cleaned and lubed, shells inventoried, lawn chairs set and will pick up the ice Wed. morn. on the way. Haven’t been able to get out and hunt since the close of duck/goose the end of last Jan. I AM READY!!!

Opens saturday down here.

Is it wrong to shoot them from your front porch with the kid’s Red Rider BB gun?

Not many birds flyin’ but still a great day!! First of all, Kim opened her “Country Kitchen” at 04:30 instead at the normal 05:30 just for the hunters. A good breakfast and a “briefing” with the huntin’ party made for a good start to the day. Then in the field early with great anticipation. With the morning flight numbers low (not necessarily the misses) and the evening only a little better, I still managed to go home with a limit. The middle of the day was spent testing and patterning the new recipies of duck and goose loads built up all winter. Countin’ pellet holes in 30 inch circles from 40 yd shots wasn’t too bad with the BB and BBB loads, but the sixes took too long to count, especially when yer buddy would throw random numbers at ya to help ya lose count. Well, its a four day weekend for me, so if I get the new dishwasher (I bought a new deer rifle, wife got new dishwasher) installed that’s supposed to be delivered tomorrow (sometime tomorrow), might be able to get out for some more. Who knows, maybe the flights (and my shooting) will improve some. I know what I’m betting on….