LAST EDITED ON Jan-05-08 AT 01:33PM (MST)[p]Yesterday really was wild here in California. I was out with two guests, duck hunting, and it was so windy going out that I almost turned my boat back around, as it was borderline dangerous. I had two guests from Eureka, first time with me, and I didn't want them driving all that way for nothing. We slugged on through the storm out to one of my blinds and settled in. Every time I'd look to the side, the rain and spray being blown off the tops of the whitecaps was going sideways and you could hardly see, except downwind. I was worried about my lab, as she's 11 and it was pretty awful conditions for her, but she didn't seem fazed at all. At first, I wished I'd have left her back at the house, but after a while was glad I had her out there, as she retrieved quite a few of our birds and I only had to help on a few. One thing was for sure, the boat ride back to the dock was much easier and faster with the wind on my stern.
We were wondering how hard it was blowing, as I've been duck hunting for 40 years, and this was one of the windiest days I've ever been out to hunt. Got home and watched the news and the closest city reported, Marysville, reported gusts to 69 mph, steady at 50 plus.
Duck hunting was good, too!
