No deer, just ducks,geese and coyotes

[Bman940]

A hunting buddy and I were sitting in the bed of my pick-up, glassing a winter wheat field for deer, using binos, and then zooming in with my new 15-45X60 Riton spotter. We didn't see any deer, but we did have about 500 Honkers drop in for a snack. That quickly changed our morning plans from rifles to shotguns. 90 min after sunrise, we had already taken 4 puddle ducks, and we could hear the geese lifting off their roosting pond. At about the same time, 3 coyotes come out of the woods and stand 300 yards away in the field. So much for the geese landing. After scaring them away, the geese decided to land 400+ yards from where we were. Oh well, it's still exciting watching and listening to them. Next time, I will be hauling a 5.56 with me and maybe even my deer rifle!

 

[GSRetrievers]

I guarantee you would have seen the biggest buck of your life and no ducks if you had just set up 30 dozen duck/goose decoys

 

[Bman940]

LMBO, you are most definitely correct! It wouldn't be the first time we saw deer while waterfowl hunting, I was just blinded by the thought of whacking a few geese. Later in the week, we'll give it another go.