I'm Sick!!!!!!

[Boykin]

Went yesturday morning to a little slough I know and had not hunted all year. Things were really slow except for somw Woodies buzzing through like F-16 fighters. Did take 2 shots at one and it fell way back in the Woods behind me. Neither I nor the dog saw exactly where it came down. But I hate losing cripples so we went back trying to find it. The dog was working around trying to find the bird and all of a sudden he takes off running and man can those woodies run, but he caught it and we walk back to the slough. As I get there I see four ducks trying to come in, so I stop and watch 2 gads and 2 mallards start to sit down in the dekes. I shoot the drake gad and line up the greenhead when "click" I had forgot to put more shells in the gun. And as I watch him fly away a glint of silver on his foot!!! Would have been my first band!!! But oh well things like that is what keeps me going back. Hope everybody is having better luck than I am.