Forget Arkansas, I like VA

[Anders]

Got a call last night when I was in WalMart Christmas shopping from a church buddy asking if I wanted to go hunting. This guy has thousands of acres from his dad to hunt on the river near my house and I have been asking him to go for years now. So I couldn't turn it down, even though it was late and I wanted to go deer hunting in the morning.

Get there at 6:10 and we walk down to this small pond they have built next to the river. The pond is avergaing 3 ft deep and stuff has grown up in it everywhere, looks like a beaver pond that would fill up with wood ducks.

This guy doesn't hunt much so I brought the decoys and he asked if I would call. No problem. I asked him what kind of ducks were in there and he said he thought some wood ducks. I was like ok, calling should be easy. I reach for my call in my bag and....its in my cold weather coat because I just got back from 20 degree arkansas. oh well, just wood ducks...

Shooting time comes and no ducks. No different than my Sunday in Arkansas. Then at 6:50 two come in, we drop them both. followed by a single, dusted. followed by three, shot them all. followed by a single, smoked. then a pair, dusted. Then it was over at 7:00.

We sat 50 yards apart so when he walked up I asked him what kind of ducks he shot and he was like i think some mallards. I looked, all gadwalls. We then talked about duck species and I gave him a short lesson on how to identify just like someone did for me a long time ago. It felt almost as god as then hunt. We were both extremely happy with what just happened.

7 drakes and 2 hens and at work 30 minutes away at 8:00

[weekender]

today was your turn to be the "windshield" instead of the bug

[Glenn W]

A fine lot of Gray ducks it is--- Very nice. Do you mind saying what part of the state you were hunting (County maybe)?

[Anders]

New Kent county, eastern part of VA, more toward the South than North but not south. If your in Richmond just think Colonial Downs and that where it is.

[Glenn W]

New Kent county, eastern part of VA, more toward the South than North but not south. If your in Richmond just think Colonial Downs and that where it is.

I think I may have heard of it before---- I hunt the Pamunkey--- King William North bank, New Kent, South Bank.-- used to hunt the Chickahominy-- New Kent North Bank, Charles City South Bank.
Thanks, good to see a nice showing of Gadwalls for someone in the area. Our Gray's have been a bit scarce thus far.

[WAHOONBOX]

COOL READ HERE ANDERS!

[Tyson]

i know you had a great hunt, and im sorry arkansas didnt work out like it was supposed to

[TunaTeaser1]

That is good to hear, I hunt the pamunkey as well.

[Twin Rivers]

All the gadwalls are on a pond that you can see from the road. We used to kill lots of em in a pond in extreme lower King William, but have not held many in the past couple of years.

[LIL' RED111]

WAY TO SHOOT EM DEAD!!!