Duck hunting can be very frustrating to serious hunters. An example could be, a week ago Wednesday, when big numbers of ducks were in the Los Banos Complex and averages were well up in most refuges. At the Santa Fe Club near Gustine, limits were the rule as it was in most private clubs. And then Saturday, the bigger influx of birds were gone, possibly due to heavy rain prior to the shoot day. My son Bill, and Steve Hinze, of Aptos, shot at the Santa Cruz Club Saturday, and bagged limits of Greenwing Teal and two snow geese. Bill went back out Sunday and bagged five more teal. I joined Bill for a shoot on Wednesday, and it had rained heavily Tuesday and Wednesday night. When we got out to the blind, it was obvious that many of the birds had
