Kevin J Legg

21 lbs., 33 " grandson Shane is certainly my best catch of the year! Enjoying family wedding and weekend and taking a break from the hunting and fishing.

My brother is headed home to Cape Cod after a week spent together. We hunted for ducks and upland birds and even fished a little. Our weeks total was 46 ducks, 2 pheasants, a turkey, a woodcock, and 2 walleyes. A couple of good friends made our time in the marsh much easier for the two old guys. We ended the week with another good shoot this morning. .

Hunted my buddies property this morning and Slash got to retrieve some woodies. My brother will be headed home tomorrow and I'll be without his dog!

Unfortunately Pap and I weren't able to get out due to weather. Will try again in the spring. I may try the river again next week and am planning a trip to Quinte in November.

35-40 years ago there were very few deer or turkey in my part of the state and I had a beagle and loved rabbit hunting. I haven't done it in years but can still remember the fun we had chasing both cottontails and snowshoes. We also killed a lot of grouse. I've done a great deal of hunting for many species but can honestly say I never spent a more enjoyable day afield then listing to a beagle on a hot trail. I actually think they should shorten the deer season for a number of reasons including allowing guys with dogs more safe time to hunt.

I know three areas in Jefferson and two in St Lawrence where they are released. I believe you can find out on DEC website.

Headed to a State WMA tomorrow that I've never hunted. We scouted it about a week ago and it looks promising.

Slow morning but at least Slash got a mouth full of teal.

Congrats. That's a nice buck and it's nice to see your side kick with you!

Pap, Thanks we will try. Going to get you guys out this week.

Where you fishing?

After having the birds work just out of range yesterday we made the appropriate move and had an excellent shoot today. One bird shy of the 4 man limit. Most birds we killed between 8:00-10:00 and they worked our spread nicely. Bailey also was excellent in her retrieving.

Justin, I agree that I will enjoy the hunting journal.

Slow morning for us. The birds were landing about 70 yards from our blind so not much shooting. Tomorrow we will make an adjustment and hunt standing in the cattails. Also the wind they were calling for never really materialized and rain wasn't too heavy.

After getting two pheasants and a turkey yesterday and a woodcock this morning, My brother and I decided to to go for a boat ride on the river and perhaps troll a little. We fished for about and hour total between 12:50 and 2:30 and caught two walleyes about 5 lbs., missed another one and caught a smallmouth. Not bad for a mid-day boat ride! Tomorrow it's on to the ducks!

I hit the river again this morning and only caught one walleye but did loose a much bigger fish. North wind made fishing challenging.

Yep that wind made for tough fishing. I caught 1 eye and lost another big fish.

I am having a difficult time getting motivated to sit in a tree stand in this type of weather. I think I'l be spending time in my boat this week and continue to catch fish and chase ducks this weekend.. My brother is arriving tomorrow for a week of hunting and fishing. We will be after pheasants, grouse, woodcock,and ducks and probably hit the walleyes on the river. If the salmon ever show up we may hit a trib. with the fly rods as well. If it cools off I may even sit a couple watches in a tree stand. I love this time of year! Ultimate in cast and blast.

I was up early this morning to scout out a duck pond. Spent about 45 minutes watching the marsh come alive. Those that share my passion know it's far more involved than the number of birds one bags. I had a great, relaxing morning and even saw a few birds. Still haven't decided if I'll hunt here once the season opens.