08/25/2010
Its been a while since I last posted. It has been a very busy summer. I was also waiting for Arkansas Game and Fish to set the hunting seasons. The did throw a wrench into the Snow goose conservation season as they have the season closed on Feb 5th and 6th(for the youth waterfowl hunt) Typically that's a great weekend to kill a bunch of snows...but not this year I guess.
I spent a great deal of time,money and energy trying to develop a productive duck spot on our property this summer. I had more than my share of breakdowns and setbacks. Plus....a few mistakes along the way. Nothing says fun like a Bobcat buried in 3 ft. of mud that 150yds away from solid ground. However...I have always wanted to have my own place to develop for ducks and I enjoy it very much. So much so that my tournament fishing has suffered big time. Pre-fishing is very important...and when you don't do it....its shows in the small bag of bass you bring to the weigh in.
One other change that I have decided on is to work as a sub-contractor for my previous employer(Fireside Hearth and Home) from Nov. 15th to Jan 1st. This change will not allow me to guide/hunt the last two weeks of Nov, but it does give me an opportunity for a guaranteed paycheck.
I still have a couple of weekends open for Mn duck hunts. The weekend of Oct 9th,10th and Nov. 6th and 7 are still open. I am waiting on some deposits so there is a possibility some other weekend days will be open. I will post up if that happens.
Duck season is just around the corner and I can't wait.
04/21/2010
Our fun hunt went excellent in ND. We killed a pile of geese!Time to clean the decoys and blinds for next season.
Overall it was a tough...but excellent season. We are looking forward to an even better 2011. We are going to make some minor changes,but basically we will be hunting Arkansas during Feb and SD from Mid-March to early April.
I am going to be posting pics of the 2009-2010 season soon!
04/05/2010
We wrapped up our South Dakota season on Easter Sunday. The Easter bunny delivered as we had an outstanding morning hunt of 59 geese. Not a bad way to end the season!
Overall we were able to stay on the birds and provide excellent hunting,especially the last two weeks. In spite of all the bad reports I heard, we had an excellent season. We ended up killing 912 geese with a daily average per spread of 32 geese. Our high day was 70 with 5 other days over 50. We ended up killing 6 banded birds,including a white collar on a ross goose and a 21 year old snow goose band.
I want to thank everyone who hunted with us and hope you will be able to make it back next year. Also a big thanks to Phil,Mike,Ron and Pete. Without the hard work and sleepless nights they put in....our success would not be possible.
Its time to kick back for a few days,pay some bills,do some yard work and head out to North Dakata in a week or so to hunt with family and friends.
03/22/2010
Things started out a little rough in SD with all the rain, snow, and fog. We ended up cancelling the first weekend hunt due to no birds. They did, however, arrive in mass on Saturday afternoon, the 13th.
Since then, we've had some pretty good days with a high of 41 and some days that weren't so great. We have also killed 3 banded birds so far.
The last couple days have been sunny and warm and the majority of the snow in the Central and Northern part of the state is gone. We're starting to see some flocks of juvies arrive and I expect more to arrive in the next few days.
We still have a couple of openings the first weekend in April.
03/03/2010
I just made it home last night. It was another great season in Arkansas. We had to work harder than ever and move around much more in the past but we were able to provide quality hunts almost every single day. We had 2 days where we only killed 3 geese and our high day was 97. Overall we averaged 26 geese per day per spread. Not to bad considering the low juvy numbers and the amount of snow we recieved.
Now its time to unpack the trailer,make repairs and get ready to head out to South Dakota on the 10th of March. We still have room for up to five hunters on the 15-18th and I will offer those days up for only 100.00 per hunter(for the 3 1/2 day hunt) We also have room for 3 on the weekend of April 2nd-4th.(no discount for those days yet)
