The Ducks Gave it UP!
Alberta • 22m
Wow, the mallards gave it up on this smoker of an afternoon pothole hunt! It was a gnarly, nasty, flooded tangle, that was full of mallards using it to puddle, before feeding in the barley field the pond had been a part of since the ice age. 6 of us clamored our way through the tangled willows with decoys, blinds and buckets in tow to set up the perfect ambush. The Cabelas and Herters decoys centered the ducks despite the quartering wind It didnt take long for us to stack up 48 green heads with the Benellis dropping the Hevi-Hammer.
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