The rice was nice!

It was a great day of hunting again today! All of the blinds shot well, the storm had the birds hitting the rice and we were there to greet them!

Kids Day!

Very Rarely do I get the chance to take both of my kids hunting together, but today we made it happen! My buddy Rock called last night to see if I wanted to come up and bring the kids to shoot some geese, and both kids said YES! We got into the blind, Quinn equipped with her trusty .410 and $400 dollars worth of Hevishot, and Cade with his 20 gauge and a few boxes of Hevi-metal and we awaited legal shoot time. Before long it was go time and the birds started flocking into the decoys and the kids eyes lit up as flock after flock came in! The high winds made for some tough shooting but the kids did a great job, each putting several birds on the ground! There were a total of 7 shooters and we ended up with 60 geese when the smoke cleared.  

Great Day In The Field!!

What can I say other than we had a great day today! Plenty of birds, plenty of shooting, and lot's of smiling faces!!

FOG & WIND

Today we had the best of both worlds, fog and wind! There weren't as many ducks around today but the geese filled the void and all of the blinds ended up with heavy straps! Of the 70 birds we killed today almost half of them were geese and the client's loved it!

Back at the geese

The geese seem to be the only thing we can rely on right now! There was good goose action this morning until a huge grind started just north of us and shut us down! We got our licks in early and ended up with a nice strap of snows and specks!

Quinn's first goose!

Regina and I took Quinn this morning on a waterfowl hunt to try and get her first duck or goose! We got into a blind and there were quite a few birds flying but as hard as I tried I could not get them to set up right to get Quinn a good shot. With her shooting a .410 we needed them perfect and they just wouldn't do it! I finally got a speck to come in feet down and she let him have it! The feathers flew and he buckled but caught himself, so I batted clean up and she was soon holding her first speck! She did a great job in the blind and was very cautious and safety minded! She had fun and as the season goes on I am sure she will get some birds of her own!

Wetland work

Back to the wetlands to knock a few things off of the list, getting ready for the up coming season! The wetland is dried up right now so we are in the process of repairing a leaky duck blind from last season and punching some holes for the new tree transplants. We grew 1,250 willow trees from cuttings this year and they look amazing. They are all 6-8 feet tall and will be planted entirely in the big wetland.





1-24-14

Back after the geese again today. With the winds forcasted to blow we set out to put the hammer down on the geese. We got everything set and ready but the damn wind never showed until we were done hunting! We had alot of birds around us today but they didn't want to finish, so we made the best of it and ended up with a mix of ross and snows, 45 total. We had one blue come in today but some how he escaped! We were stuck in the goose closure and the specks piled in on us all morning! Had we been able to shoot them we would have limited out easily. It was alot of fun just watching the specks try to land in the decoys.  

1-23-14

Back to the wetland with Mark and Gary today. The day started clear and calm with a minimal flight but as the wind picked up a few more birds started working but we had a hell of a time knocking them down. They just didn't want to finish but we still managed a limit of birds and should have had another 10 or so. The season is winding down and you can tell the birds have seen it all!

1-22-14

The duck hunting had been pretty slow for the past few days and I had been watching a bunch of snow geese hit one of our dry fields, so I figured we might as well attack. A fter a quick call to my buddy Ryan "snow goose" Hoskin the decoy trailer was in route and a game plan set! Ryan, Derek, and Justin met at the field at 3:30 AM and got to work on getting the spread out while I rolled in at a casual 6:00 AM with my 4 clients and Ryan's 3. I trucked the clients into the field and we got them in the Tyveck suits and ready for shoot time. As shoot time arrived the first couple flocks wouldn't come close enough but soon after the birds started listening and we started putting the hammer down! In just 2 hours we had 85 birds down and should have had our full limits of 110, but there was alot of missing going on! We had a mix of 83 snows and rosses + 2 blue geese! It was alot of fun and the guys were all smiles. Judging by the pile of empties we picked up I think everyone was about out of shells by the time we called it quits!    

1-15-14

Back at the wetland today with Mark and Terry! The flight was pretty good but our shooting sucked!! We ended the morning with 14 ducks and should have had 21, but that's how it goes some days. The guys had alot of fun and burnt plenty of gun powder, so the hunt was a success in my book!  

1-13-14

Back up North today to see what was going on. I had Steve Ward and a couple of his buddies. We got into the blind and there were a few birds working, and they were shooting well. Most of the birds that came in today didn't leave and we ended up with a nice strap of big birds!

1-12-14

Today I guided Joel and Adam for ducks. We headed up to Richvale hoping to get into the specks but ended up with a decent duck shoot instead. There weren't alot of birds flying but the ones that were decoyed well! We ended the shoot with 10 birds and should have had a few more. Not bad for another sunny day hunt

1-11-14

Did a combo hunt today with the Onesians! We hit the duck blind in the morning for a killer mallard shoot and then did a 30 birds pheasant plant. Lots of gun powder burned today and the guys all had fun!!

1-9-14

Today I went up North with Ray Joyner and guest. The weather was clear and calm but for what ever reason the birds liked it and worked well. We ended up with a mixed bag strap of widgeon, mallard, and sprig! It was a great hunt for the weather or lack there of! 

1-8-14

I checked the wetland yesterday and it was loaded with birds, so we headed there this morning and i was not disappointed! It was fast and furious action, with 21 birds down in less than 40 minutes!!!! It was awesome and just what I needed after the last few slow days!

Justin  

1-7-14

I headed North this morning to see what was going on up there. I met Ed and Dave and we were suited up and on our way to the blind. As shooting time approached there were lots of birds moving but it quieted down as shooting hours came. We sat tight and had a bird here and a bird there work the spread and the guys did their best to make sure none got away. We ended the morning with a nice strap of widgeon.

1-6-14

The wind died and so did the duck hunting! This morning I had the pleasure of hunting with the Winfree's. We started out at the duck blind, but with no flight we scrapped the duck hunting and switched to the pheasant field. It didn't take long to get into the birds and they made short work of them only letting a few get away. 

1-5-14

Today I guided the Parla's. I awoke to a decent north wind and decided to give the Delevan blind a try. As usual there were a ton of sprig flying and after getting our limits of them we moved on to looking for other birds that were flying with them. Slowly but surely we pulled a widgeon out of the sprig and ended up with a good trap of ducks despite the sunny day!



1-4-14

We had a couple groups of hunters out today, with decent results. The sprig were thick as usual and we had to wade through them to get into the other birds. They day ended with mixed straps of sprig, spoons, widgeon, and a stray mallard. No bad for a 70 degree day!

Casey