Report for weekend hunting from Mike Jolley: "It was on Saturday, with birds everywhere. Early in the day we had at least 150 Teal sitting in the decoys waiting for the Mallards, finished at 7:15 with limits. All day Saturday, the birds were coming in, with Sunday being a bit slower but still had a mix of ducks. Very cold this morning, Monday, and watching new birds coming in from the North. The hunting is going to be good!"

Jaxcen's first hunt. Pintail had the pleasure of having Jaxcen, Bryce's 3 month old lab, join in on his first hunt. Jaxcen brought 9 teal to the door of the blind and saw the biggest goose of his life. It was a great hunt, we tripled on the goose Bryce called back from over the woods beyond Woodie Lake (the first Canadian for any of us) and Adam, the gunslinger, dropped doubles on 2 passing groups of teal. You can see pictures of Jaxcen below.

Lucy and Kim's first hunt. Mark, a Pintail Farm member reported the following: "This was the first ever duck for my wife Kim and her dog Lucy.  Lucy's first time in the water, first time shot over and at 6 months old she brought 3 ducks all the way to the door of the blind.  Oh and that gorgeous mallard drake you see that came in from miles away, drawn by the most beautiful harmony I've ever blown through a duck call... " You can see pictures of Kim and Lucy below.

Pintail Farms had a special visitor, Ray Sasser, from the Dallas Morning News. You can read his article on Pintail Farms here.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Weekly Report
 December 10, 2008
"North Zone Duck: The second split of duck season begins Dec. 13 and prospects look solid on lakes and reservoirs in Northeast Texas. Hunters there have noticed a significant influx of mallards to go with good numbers of gadwalls, wood ducks and green-winged teal. The region could use another dose of rain since no significant precipitation has fallen since September. Acorns and other forage are good this year with the summer rains, but some sloughs are dry and waiting for water to float duck food. Toledo Bend hunters said they are not seeing the number of birds they usually see, with a noticeable absence of mallards and canvasbacks. Caddo Lake, Lake Palestine, Lake O’the Pines and Lake Wright-Patman look good for the second split. Inland ponds near the coast could use another shot of rain to recharge ponds. Hunting was steady for the first two weeks of the season then slowed to a crawl around Thanksgiving. Best hunts have occurred on crawfish ponds and second-cropped rice fields. Prospects are fair to good.."


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