29 days till teal season! Figured it’s time to get a 2023 hunting thread going.
I dropped the dog off at the trainer this week for a tune up before the season. Not sure she really needed it because she did awesome last year but I just haven’t had time to do any serious training this summer. Gonna pick her up the week before teal opener after I get back from a Canada fishing trip.
Anyone got any big plans for the season?
The only out of state trip on the books so far is ND pheasant hunting. I am not a huge upland guy. Typically I just do some walks in between duck hunting and scouting and some walks around my house after work. Dad doesn’t want to do the Canada duck and goose trip any more because it is too much of a grind for him and laying in a field is getting tough. I tried to talk him in to coming if I bought an A frame and it was a no go. He loves pheasants and dad is getting older so gonna do what he wants to do and enjoy trips with him while he is still able to do them. Canada is still up in the air and if I go it’ll probably be a last minute deal if it happens.
Was up at the duck shack to do some mowing and tree clearing last week and drove by a few spots and rice looks thick. Maybe too thick. Last year the high water in the spring kept the rice crop down. This year looks like it’ll be the polar opposite. I’ll have a better idea when we get up for teal season and drop a boat in. Hopefully we get some late season rain otherwise access may be tough or impossible in some of our spots. Water is very low.
How are conditions looking in your hood?