Florida's 2018 duck opener
Last year, Bill told me that I should book a ticket to Florida for the next year's opener and he would put up with me put me up at his place and take me out for some hunts. I booked the trip soon after returning home and was excited to get down there. The first of our two Illinois' openers had involved no shooting and me falling on my face in chilly water. Florida sounded like just the ticket! If I wasn't already motivated, this is what I woke up to the morning I was to drive to the airport (thanks Ali and Sean for helping me shorten the drive)! I picked up the rental car at Palm Beach airport (fancy pants) and greeted the locals. Next, I met up with my mom at Capt. Hiram's in Sebastian for a grilled dolphin sandwich, catching up, and to exploit Doug's loophole that allows us to drink fruity tropical beverages when we can see the ocean. The next day, Bill, Ed, and I did some scouting. We saw plenty of little gators, shorebirds, and