http://www.chrishustad.com A Hunting Blog and Fishing Blog about waterfowling to hard and software fishing, from Chris Hustad. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:37:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.chrishustad.com/fishing-tips/15-below.htm Here are some waterfowl hunting videos that I edited and put together from some of our hunts. http://www.chrishustad.com/hunting-tips/waterfowl-hunting-videos.htm 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 ... http://www.chrishustad.com/hunting-reports/the-end-of-snow-goose-season.htm 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. ... http://www.chrishustad.com/hunting-tips/the-year-of-the-juvies.htm 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, ... http://www.chrishustad.com/hunting-reports/diver-hunting-at-its-finest.htm 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 ... http://www.chrishustad.com/hunting-reports/weekend-with-friends.htm 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 ... http://www.chrishustad.com/fishing-reports/walleyes-moving-up-the-missouri-river.htm 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 ... http://www.chrishustad.com/fishing-reports/last-trip-to-devils-lake-in-2008.htm 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. ... http://www.chrishustad.com/hunting-reports/a-duck-bands-beginning.htm 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 ... http://www.chrishustad.com/hunting-reports/north-dakota-pheasant-numbers-down-good-year-expected.htm