2016 ne

[Hoyt4]

Well NE started the spring out great. We ended up with 13 birds filled all tags in camp. Some guys had two tags some had 3 and one hunter only bought one tag. Everything worked out in favor of us even though it seemed like numbers were down but no complaints. This is the first spring I took all my birds from my blind and actually put out some decoys for couple. Out of the 13 birds 6 shot without blinds only 3 shot using decoys.  I was able to call in a birds for two friends and my dad on the last evening hunt.

What a great trip most days had wind  going full blow for a few of them but you can't control mother nature and just have to figure out where to go in bad weather. Only had one blind get hung up in a tree. My dad and i have scored a bird now together the last four years just got lucky to be able to hunt together another year. His bird we snuck in trying not to bump some birds we saw and setup in a shadow of a cedar tree. We were there 10 minutes and called in 3 long beards and the rest was history. Now I going to be going crazy waiting for the 20th here in MN

Dads bird

Friends blind once the wind started

 

 

Luky 13 bird last morning

One morning double

Buddies bird

Another buddy with one of the few shot with decoys

 

2nd morning

 

 

[DonBo]

Fixed it for ya so the pics show.

Awesome hunt, that's a pile of birds.  

Say hi to your dad, I don't get to see him anymore since we quit doing the bowhunter ed class.  I see Mike Foster was with you too huh?

My MN season starts in just 5 more days, but who's counting?

[Hoyt4]

Thanks Don

I will tell him you said hi. He just retired last month and is enjoying being retired. Might be working on and off at A1.

Yep Mike was with he is the one that started our NE group 15 years ago. I grew up hunting with Mike him and my dad worked together for years.

Good luck with MN, I'm a week from Wednesday and trying not to count them