Bonce (whitelightning) and I have had a pretty cool streak going on this year while waterfowl hunting. We have hunted together exactly 4 times so far this season... and have seen 7 bands on those hunts!!!
First hunt was the very first hunt of the year. I had scouted a flock of honkers for the Sept 1st opener. I didn't know it, but a local guy saw me watching the geese and made a point to get there at 2am to beat us.. We arrived shortly after and after first punching my steering wheel a few times, went over to talk to him to see what his plan was. Get to talking and before you know it he invites us to join him and his buddy.. Couldn't have been with cooler dudes and we had a blast, made some new friends and had a hell of a honker hunt. When the flight started, we had 32 birds down in about 20 minutes... it was intense. And... 3 bands
Hunt #2 was a duck hunt.. fast and furious 11 teal and a black duck before sunrise... a good day.
#3 was a duck hunt on big water.. body booting the Susquehanna Flats.. Puddle ducks weren't playing that day and the only duck action was from a couple blackheads and buffies, but made up for it with the honkers.. I may have flat out sniped a goose out from under Bonce that he did a fine job calling half way across the flats giving me my limit.
... but he made up for it with when a trio came in nicely and he doubled.. first bird I picked up... Banded... second bird he picked up... DOUBLE BANDED!
4th hunt so far was a snow goose hunt.. Scouted a good feed but they really didn't return like we had hoped and weren't playing too nice, but we did get 1 really good pitch. A bird I killed on the big pitch came with a little Jewelry on her...
Hopefully we get some more snow goose days in and have the chance to keep it going for a bit! Been pretty awesome so far!!