When it's too Cold to Fish

Yes there are times when it's too cold to fish.  Last week the wind combined with the cold to make conditions firmly on the side of miserable.  What happens when the thought of stepping in to the river makes you shiver?  Grab the shotguns and go hunt some waterfowl.  Frank, Cody, and I took off early Sunday morning to go do some jump-shooting.  We spotted birds in a pond we were interested in hunting.  We were too far out to tell what they were, but there were definitely birds on the water.  With hopes of loads of ducks, we snuck up to the edge of the pond, and a sea of geese were hugging the bank right in front of us.  After a momentary pause, due to shock, the birds got up and the shooting began.  We ended up with a couple of limits of geese in just a few seconds.  The highlight of the whole trip was watching Frank's lab, Cash, break ice to retrieve goose after goose.  The birds are headed for the smoker, and we're still talking about those few seconds of chaos.  Here are a couple shots of the aftermath.