Disappointing saturday

[FowlHooked]

Went to a new river spot in Atlantic County and it was low tide. I thought the tide was done moving for the most part but when the sun came up a 1/3 of my decoys were beached. I saw plenty of big ducks but they eitherflared or never looked. A valuable learning experience i guess. At one point a large group over mallards flew over 50+

Edited December 9, 2017 by FowlHooked

[dgram36]

It happens to the best of us.

 

 

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[A-5 Pemberton]

Least they flew by you.....all we saw was a ton of gadwalls loafing on the water down from us......not much flew

[Batsto]

We only saw 3 Mallards and 3 Swans. If you want to see Eagles. They are all over the bogs at Carranza Road. There's is at least 3.

[Pucknut]

Don't sweat it.  Sometimes you get lucky the first time on a new spot, sometimes you have to learn how to hunt it.  Next time you'll have a better idea of the tide and where to place the decoys.  Assess your hide and what can be improved.  I was out Friday morning to a spot I've been wanting to try.  I hunted where I wanted to be, but not where the birds wanted to be.  A couple bufflehead, but I'll shift my location next time and hopefully do better.  Best of luck with your season!

[Buck154]

Can't get them every time. Maybe next time will great

[BothBarrels]

Still fun to be out there.

 

Good luck.