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How did everyone do??

Can't believe there aren't any reports on here yet. Our morning was horrible. Public land on Chickamauga. Hunters everywhere. Water way up. NOTHING would work us. Killed 1 hen bufflehead.
 
We had alot of birds the first two hours.
I killed a mallard susie and then went to the back of the blind (in the dry) and cooked and let the boys have at it.
They had a blast.


Magnolia hot weenies as a pre-breakfast teaser.
Then I made sausage, egg & cheese sandwiches.
Had ketchup, mustard, and two brands of hot sauce to go with them.

After everyone got all that ate, in between emptying their guns, I baked some biscuits and fried up a package of Wrights bacon.
Had some muscadine jelly to go with it. (Homemade)

The water came up QUICK around the edges and under the trestle got deep quick so we decided discretion was the better part of valor and we hauled butt.
Looking like it may be too deep to drive in but not deep enough to put in at the parking lot tomorrow.

All in all it was a fantastic morning and we had alot of fun and ate good and laughed alot.
I think MAN said the total for the morning was 6 mallards and 3 gadwalls.

Wet wet wet.
Took me 30 minutes to clean my dang gun.
:D

OH I forgot the BEST part.
Working the spread and MAN wanted me to stick the vortex down in the ground for him since he was in the boat and couldn't get any leverage.
Went about 4 inches too far down and filled my waders / boots up to the knee with water.
Nice way to spend the day.
 
We killed 7 at a private Blind on Ky. Lake. Rained all day and took me 90 minutes to clean and dry the gun when I got home, but I did pull the trigger group and bolt and clean and oil them as well. Case and sling still drying out in the back room. 10 folks in the blind, so you know it was bad. Breakfast was good though, eggs, sausage, bacon, ham, deer steaks,biscuits and deer sausages
 
Got 10 on old hickory.. 2 mallards, 2 gadwall, 5 woodies, and 1 teal.. Rain never got too bad and everything stayed dry.. Didn't go this morning due to the fact I never went to sleep Friday night, it was worth it though cuz I'm an uncle now!! It was a great day/morning to say the least! Oh and they have 12 today of course since I'm not there, mallards, gadwall, and woodies
 
8 for us yesterday , east tn public land , 4 greenheads,2 gadwall, 2 teal!
7 today, 4 greenheads (one banded) 2 teal , and a snow goose
 
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JAY B":1k7949pr said:
8 for us yesterday , east tn public land , 4 greenheads,2 gadwall, 2 teal!
7 today, 4 greenheads (one banded) 2 teal , and a snow goose
A snow goose?? Thats rare
 
Six (woodies and gaddies) all before 10am at Johnsons' Creek Saturday. Couple of guys went this morning and didn't shoot at all.
 
Our day was SLOW on Old Hickory for multiple reasons...but we were just happy to be in the blind. The poachers that posted up on the bank 150 yards behind us probably killed quite a few. If any of you are on this board, we did call TWRA just to let you know :)
 
drrxnupe":1mkaonic said:
Our day was SLOW on Old Hickory for multiple reasons...but we were just happy to be in the blind. The poachers that posted up on the bank 150 yards behind us probably killed quite a few. If any of you are on this board, we did call TWRA just to let you know :)

What makes them poachers?
 
Cache":3rhhczmi said:
drrxnupe":3rhhczmi said:
Our day was SLOW on Old Hickory for multiple reasons...but we were just happy to be in the blind. The poachers that posted up on the bank 150 yards behind us probably killed quite a few. If any of you are on this board, we did call TWRA just to let you know :)

What makes them poachers?

Hunting is permitted from draw blind sites only on Old Hickory for the late season. These dudes hunted from a non-blind site either from a boat or on the bank. I believe it was a group of guys who boated in Friday evening while we were putting out decoys.

On mid-afternoon opening day, a guy tried to boat across our blind into the area where we heard the shots. He didn't realized we were in the blind but when he saw us he said he was looking for someone and immediately made a u-turn back out of the cove. Come on now...who the hell can you be looking for way out in the middle of Old Hickory lake??
 
Good to know. Never hunted public in TN. So the only way to hunt old hickory is from a draw blind?
 
Cache":3d9ootgp said:
Good to know. Never hunted public in TN. So the only way to hunt old hickory is from a draw blind?

Old Hickory Units 1 & 2 are from draw blinds only, with the exception of a few temporary spots marked by stakes on the river which can be hunted at any time throughout the season.. Unit 3 has no blinds so its a matter of just setting up where you please
 
Pretty slow morning where I'm at in the eastern part of the state, but I figure that has to do with it being a very warm opening morning. We had a good time and killed a few though....
 

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