That looks like home, Jim.

Woodies can come in through the trees, and light, hotter than any other duck I know of. Mallards landing over decoys compared to woodies landing in a beaver pond is like comparing a 'copter landing on a helipad to a fighter jet landing on a carrier flight deck.

A few years ago Bill McGuire, who is a national champion sporting clays shooter, came down for a woodie hunt in some beaver ponds. He shot and shot that morning, and never cut a feather! He said "They do come in quick, don't they?".

If your gun is a regular use hunting gun just touch it up and don't worry about it. Your boys will know well where the wear came from, and appreciate it.

SRH


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