Pheasant Hunt 2020 The Return to Cherry Bend

We had such a great time at Cherrybend Pheasant Farm last year Bill and I decided we needed a repeat hunt this year. It was a little wet at the start of the day but dried out quick. We had requested Gene and his dogs Doc, and Red. However prior to the hunt I was contacted saying Gene needed to have surgery and was out for the season. It was a nice surprise when we arrived that Jamie was going to be our guide for the day. I had a little rapport with Jamie, as he was the one I worked with for our 2019 hunt, he and I had several phone conversations, as well as came to check on us out in the fields and run our birds back to the kids cleaning them. So while it was still sad Gene was out for the year, it was comforting having Jamie guide us and run his German Shorthairs.

Duck Hunting, sort of

Bill, Kenny, and I attempted to go to some public land for a duck hunt. I sunk in the mud over my knees and had to be pulled out. Once we got decoys out and settled in. We saw a Bald Eagle fly through at the treeline which was an amazing way to start the day. However; it was 26°F, and even ignoring the guy wandering through with his crossbow swaying in from of him cocked, with a bolt in it, when the guy in the bright red vest, paddled his emergency flare orange kayak, with his bluetooth speaker on the front blaring classical music right up to the decoys, looked at them confused, then looked around, and then continue to paddle through them.