Waterfowl outfitter J. J. Kent waits patiently with his black lab for a shot at some fast-flying teal. (Lynn Burkhead photo)
By Lynn Burkhead, OutdoorChannel.com
For some waterfowlers, next month’s early teal season brings nothing more than a stifled yawn. After all, blue-winged teal typically roar south in true here-today, gone-tomorrow fashion as the first cool fronts of the autumn season sweep southward through the Central and Mississippi flyways.
Add in the late summer heat of September, not to mention the pesky mosquitoes and foul mood cottonmouths that like to hang out in the spots that teal frequent, and you can understand why some hunters choose to sit the early teal season out or meet it with a bit of half-hearted indifference.
That’s understandable, right? No, not so much says J.J. Kent, a waterfowl outfitter...