Fishing Season is On

I haven’t written for awhile…been real busy with family, snow goose hunting, work, fishing, etc. etc. but I’m getting caught up now.  While I’m still getting texted pictures of big piles of snows, my mind is on open water and jigging. Devils Lake has been pumping out some nice fish the past couple weeks.  I’ve [...]

Get Ready South Dakota!

This weekend is really going to be go-time for South Dakota (okay, last weekend was a heck of a start before it turned cold). The forecast calls for highs in the 50′s and 60′s in Mitchell, SD this weekend with moderate to heavy south winds. Lots of geese stacked on the Missouri River section from [...]

15 Below

If you’re an extreme waterfowler, you have to be a little nuts. I’ve experienced and read about more stories of guys doing crazy things, all in the pursuit of some birds. I’ve heard of guys braving high waves and nasty tides in the Pacific Northwest in layout boats with many “close calls”. I’ve heard of [...]

Waterfowl Hunting Videos

Here are some waterfowl hunting videos that I edited and put together from some of our hunts.

The End of Snow Goose Season

Well this week marked the end of my snow goose season.  I spent 3 days decoying snows in the corn and by the looks of the birds, they’re ready to leave.  Only one of the roosts we were hunting still had open water, and a couple had emptied out this past week.  The birds were [...]

The Year of the Juvies

My phone rang from a good buddy of mine who just got back from hunting Canada in September. “Chris, you’re not going to believe the amount of juvies!” If you’re a snow goose hunter, I’m sure you’ve heard this a few times or at least variations of it. This is a call a guy loves [...]

Diver Hunting at it’s Finest

Diver Duck Hunting Most of my days afield are in some form of stubble field or shallow pothole, but every once in awhile I like to get deep and get some chance at some divers.  While many people I know grew up in MN and it was a way of life, it wasn’t something I [...]

Weekend with Friends

At the last minute last week, I called my good friends Greg and Taylor Ells who live down in S. Central ND to do some hunting down that way.  I try to get down there at least once a season as it’s always a good time. It was an interesting weekend to say the least.  [...]

Walleyes Moving Up the Missouri River

I got a chance to sneak out today with Jon Mitzel from Dakota Country Magazine for a couple hours on the Missouri River on the edge of Bismarck.  Spent most of our time pitching jigs/crawlers with a little bit of cranking mixed in (which wasn’t effective).  Released around a dozen walleyes and about an equal [...]

Last Trip to Devils Lake in 2008

This past weekend marked my last major fishing trip of 2008 before the hunting season gets into full swing, and my second trip this month to Devils Lake. Fishing picked up right where it left off 2 weeks ago, and with the water temp down another 6 degrees (from 66 degrees to 60); the fish [...]

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