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Armistice Day duck hunt at Horicon Marsh

The eastern horizon brightens at dawn as seen from a cattail blind during an Armistice Day duck hunt at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
The eastern horizon brightens at dawn as seen from a cattail blind during an Armistice Day duck hunt at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
Paul A. Smith
Bryan Muche wades with his dog Pep during a Armistice Day duck hunt at Horicon Marsh in Horicon, Wisconsin.
Bryan Muche wades with his dog Pep during a Armistice Day duck hunt at Horicon Marsh in Horicon, Wisconsin.
Paul A. Smith
Bryan Muche holds northern shovelers retrieved by Pep, his Chesapeake Bay retriever during a Nov. 11 hunt at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
Bryan Muche holds northern shovelers retrieved by Pep, his Chesapeake Bay retriever during a Nov. 11 hunt at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
Paul A. Smith
Bryan Muche and his dog Pep return to a blind in cattails after adjusting decoys at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
Bryan Muche and his dog Pep return to a blind in cattails after adjusting decoys at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
Paul A. Smith
Bryan Muche and Pep, his Chesapeake Bay retriever, return to a blind in cattails after making a retrieve during a duck hunt at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
Bryan Muche and Pep, his Chesapeake Bay retriever, return to a blind in cattails after making a retrieve during a duck hunt at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
Paul A. Smith
Bryan Muche of Barrington Hills, Illinois looks for ducks during a Nov. 11 hunt at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
Bryan Muche of Barrington Hills, Illinois looks for ducks during a Nov. 11 hunt at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
Paul A. Smith
Colors of northern shoveler wing feathers shine during a duck hunt at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
Colors of northern shoveler wing feathers shine during a duck hunt at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
Paul A. Smith
Northern shovelers and a shotgun rest in a skiff during a Nov. 11 duck hunt at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
Northern shovelers and a shotgun rest in a skiff during a Nov. 11 duck hunt at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
Paul A. Smith
Bryan Muche and Pep, his Chesapeake Bay retriever, pick up decoys after an Armistice Day duck hunt at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
Bryan Muche and Pep, his Chesapeake Bay retriever, pick up decoys after an Armistice Day duck hunt at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area in Horicon.
Paul A. Smith