WATERFOWL LEDGER

aterfowl hunting is by far my favorite pursuit. I love the heritage, I love the camaraderie, I love the measuring of my substance and the depth of my resolve. Southwest Missouri is situated directly between the Mississippi and central flyways and is, as such, not what most people would view as a duck hunters paradise – especially with the majority of my outings taking place on walk in public land. It ain’t much, but it’s honest work.

Date	Quarry	Animals Shot	Animals Retrieved	Sex (M/F)	Yield
9/17/2019	Teal	0	0	n/a	0
11/09/2019	Ducks/Geese	2	2	M/F	0
11/10/2019	Ducks/Geese	2	2	M	0
11/11/2019	Ducks/Geese	0	0	n/a	0
11/21/2019	Ducks/Geese	0	0	n/a	0
12/10/2019	Ducks/Geese	0	0	n/a	0
12/18/2019	Ducks/Geese	2	2	M/F	3
12/19/2019	Ducks/Geese	0	0	n/a	0
12/22/2019	Ducks/Geese	0	0	n/a	0
1/3/2020	Ducks/Geese	1	1	F	0
1/13/2020	Ducks	1	1	F	0
1/24/2020	Ducks	1	1	F	0
1/25/2020	Ducks	0	0	F	0
1/26/2020	Ducks	0	0	F	0
1/27/2020	Ducks/Geese	2	2	F	2
Totals		11 Birds	11 Birds		5 Birds

Date	Weather	Temperature	Start of Hunt	Time Hunting	Total Time	Yield/Time
9/17/2019	Fair	80F	6:29 AM	03:14:00	06:01:00	N/A
11/09/2019	Fair	46 F	6:12 AM	05:01:00	10:59:00	N/A
11/10/2019	Cloudy	41 F	6:13 AM	05:56:00	11:18:00	N/A
11/11/2019	Cloudy	31 F	6:08 AM	05:30:00	08:00:00	N/A
11/21/2019	Cloudy	57 F	6:27 AM	05:07:00	09:11:00	N/A
12/10/2019	Cloudy	29 F	6:50 AM	02:10:00	07:10:00	N/A
12/18/2019	Cloudy	43 F	6:53 AM	03:20:00	08:11:00
12/19/2019	Clear	51 F	6:54 AM	02:36:00	07:38:00	N/A
12/22/2019	Clear	51 F	6:54 AM	03:02:00	08:16:00	N/A
1/3/2020	Clear	43 F	7:03 AM	05:57:00	14:28:00	N/A
1/13/2020	Cloudy	44 F	6:59 AM	01:48:00	08:21:00	N/A
1/24/2020	Light Snow	33 F	6:49 AM	02:01:00	08:04:00	N/A
1/25/2020	Foggy	39 F	6:51 AM	02:09:00	05:05:00	N/A
1/26/2020	Clear	48 F	6:48 AM	02:03:00	06:35:00	N/A
1/27/2020	Clear	33 F	6:52 AM	02:08:00	05:33:00
Additions					24:02:00	N/A
Totals				52:02:00	148:52:00	N/A

Date	Mileage	Location	Ownership	Shots Fired	Total Cost	Cost/Yield
9/17/2019	71	Dade County, MO	Public	0	$0	N/A
11/09/2019	165	Whiteside County, IL	Public	19		N/A
11/10/2019	165	Whiteside County, IL	Public	17		N/A
11/11/2019	56	Lake County, IL	Public	0		N/A
11/21/2019	154	St. Clair County, MO	Private	0		N/A
12/10/2019	160	Henry County, MO	Public	0		N/A
12/18/2019	76	Dade County, MO	Public	6
12/19/2019	76	Lawrence County, MO	Public	2		N/A
12/22/2019	76	Dade County, MO	Public	0		N/A
1/3/2020	452	Muskogee County, OK	Private	7	$146.05	N/A
1/13/2020	116	Dade County, MO	Public	2	$4.00	N/A
1/24/2020	118	Taney County, MO	Public	3	$0.00	N/A
1/25/2020	52	Greene County, MO	Private	4	$1.88	N/A
1/26/2020	118	Taney County, MO	Public	0	$8.48	N/A
1/27/2020	48	Greene County, MO	Private	13	$6.11
Additions	1,056				$37.00	N/A
Totals	2,959			71	$203.52

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