On the weekend of January 24-26,Grant & I headed across the Bay to get some shooting in with our good friends Donald "Thornie" Thorne and Jeff Crockett during the last week of duck season.
We had a great trip across, and managed to make it into the harbor in about an hour.
We arrived in time to hunt for a couple hours that afternoon. Unfortunately, we didn't have any luck that day, but the front that was moving in promised a better day on Saturday. We woke up the next morning to northerly winds 15 - 20 kts. high tide and rain. Ordinarily, that would be terrible conditions, but for duck hunting it is just what we ordered.
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| Soaking wet and cold, but loving it. |
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As you can see, we had a great morning hunt. By 11:30 we had our limit of redheads, along with some black ducks, brant and canada geese.
Since the weather was bad,Grant & I spent the rest of the day on the island, had dinner at our favorite restaurant Loraine's and turned in early.
The next morning was beautiful, and we headed back across the bay early.
Tangier Island certainly is a special place, and I always look forward to spending time there.
Unfortunately, the weather has taken a turn for the worse since our return. We have been dealing with quite a cold snap over the past few weeks. In fact, we have been frozen in for longer than I can remember in some time, and I have one hell of a case of cabin fever.
I can only hope that this weather breaks some time soon... I need to get off of the land for a while.
