River hunters show a zeal for teal, wood ducks

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. -- Dawn came to the great river in a windless hush, the low sky brushed with muted pink and orange.

As light filled the backwater, a gray, cottony mass drifted overhead, obscuring the tops of the bluffs. Mist settled into the slough.

Mother Nature is a master at balance. As we sat in the damp stillness, the slate-colored sky came alive.

Flock after flock of waterfowl streaked over the horizon, wings ripping air as the birds banked and flared.

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