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.  [...]

A Duck Band’s Beginning

It was right around first light when I ventured outside of our sleeping quarters at J. Clark Salyer National Refuge Headquarters near Upham, ND last week (in early September). I noticed the picnic table was still full of grills, empty plates of goose, and some empty beer cans. Luckily, I packed it in a bit [...]

North Dakota Pheasant Numbers Down, Good Year Expected

North Dakota’s roadside pheasant survey conducted in late July and August revealed lower bird numbers than last year. Total pheasants and brood observations were down 31 percent statewide from last year, while average brood size was down 13 percent, according to Stan Kohn, upland game management supervisor for the state Game and Fish Department. Pheasant [...]

Pheasants Forever Pheasant Hunting Forecast

Pheasants Forever Pheasant Hunting Forecast Save for Iowa, where devastating weather negatively impacted the pheasant population, the remainder of the core pheasant powerhouses – the Dakotas, Kansas, Minnesota and Nebraska – will provide great opportunities for you to slide roosters into your vest this fall. The good news is easy to digest: South Dakota has [...]

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