Got in where I suspected the birds would be roosted, just too windy and rain made it hard to hear anything. Since it was raining I figured the birds would come to a field where I have been seeing them in the rain. Ran into 2 other hunters (together), decided to work together and we all set up spread out and sat put for the birds to arrive. I told them 9 AM.........
At 0845, here they come. I could see only about 10-12 birds and they were feeding right to me. They milled around about 100 yds away for 15 minutes, then I saw them heading quickly away, FTW? When they were out of sight I went down to the other 2 hunters, they saw them too.
There was a third hunter now with them...........He had come in the woods not knowing we or the birds were there and still wearing his orange. That did 'er away the birds went. I got on my horse and did a large circle trying to get in front of the flock with no success.
Had I stayed where I stopped at flydown time the birds would have been within 50 yds of me.
Man, was it wet! I had good raingear on and still got wet down the back of the neck. The poor guys I kinda hunted with had no raingear, they were soaked to the core. Monday's weather looks better but it will be more difficult to move around since the woods will dry out.
Gonna get in near the roost area and sit put. There's lots of sign in that area, hopefully the birds will feed to me and I can break 'em......