My first couple of years duck hunting I only shot teal and hens. Hunting buddies started giving me crap that I only shot ugly ducks. First time hunting the Mississippi a group of green wings came in and I shot a beautiful drake. Of course my buddy said he shot the same bird. Would have mounted it but couldn't stomach the thought of him saying it was his bird.
Rookie mistake
Back when I first started duck hunting I was about 16 by myself on a small hole of water with some 20 year old dekes my uncle gave me. I hadn't seen anything so I dosed off for about 5 mins and when I sat back up there was a duck that had snuck into my decoys just swimming around them. So I jumped it...knocked it stone dead and went to retrieve my first duck. it was a drake wood duck. I didn't think much of it at the time as it was my first duck and just getting into waterfowl hunting I didn't have it mounted. Now that there's nothing more I enjoy than hunting ducks I kick myself wishing I had it mounted. Probably the best looking duck I've shot to date and wish I had the mount to put in the man cave. Anyone else have a duck they wish they had back?
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