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Passing The Tradition On!
After hunting for over 30 plus years I can still remember the first time I went hunting with my Dad. It was a cold day in Pennsylvania and we went to his favorite reservoir????.Old Number 8. I also remember not having tall enough boots for the water so I had to be carried to the blind by my dad. My dad shot a few ducks that day ... Full Story
Clear and Calm
If you are a waterfowler in the Northwest you anxiously await the first group of Northern birds to show up the first week of November. This year is no different as the local birds are getting educated by a ton of hunting pressure. The weekend of the 5th of November in Washington State was supposes to have a few clear nights in a row with a north wind, ... Full Story
Spring Paradise in New Zealand
I've been working in New Zealand for the last month or so, delivering people and supplies to Antarctica. While this has been a great mission, I?m missing the season back in WA. I was itching to get out bird hunting and have always wanted to hunt the Paradise Shell duck. I got a chance to get away for a few days and decided to try and go ... Full Story
AVIAN X DECOYS = SUCCESS!!!!
We wait all summer for the hunting season to get here. Checking our gear, shooting our guns, talking to landowners, and scouting everyday. When it comes to gear I am very hard to please. I do a ton of research and comparing. When I first saw the pics of the Avian X decoys I was excited and couldn't wait to use new decoys that the birds haven't seen before. But ... Full Story
Bring On The Rain
It was a Wednesday afternoon, long morning at work knowing that it was pouring outside my office with 15-20 mph winds to top it off! I knew that the little swamp that I have permission to hunt was going to be completely full of puddle ducks. The team of guys that I hunt with was already off work due to the weather, so it worked out perfect. ... Full Story
A Great Showing for Zink Calls at the 2011 National Turkey Calling Championships
When the trophies were handed out at the duration of the 2011 National Turkey Calling Championships, Zink Calls Elite Calling Team members Josh Grossenbacher and Terence Williamson both came home with great finishes. The National Wild Turkey Calling Contest is the oldest turkey calling competition in the nation, and is hosted annually by the Yellville Chamber of Commerce in Yellville, Arkansas. The event is held each year at the ... Full Story
Hunter's First Goose
Ohio early goose season kicked off with a bang. My crew and I were hammering geese all over Northeast Ohio. But the only thing was my son still didnt connect with his first goose. I wasn't sure if it was nerves or he felt weird amongst the other guys. Nevertheless, one Saturday, I decided him and I would go on a little dove hunt to loosen up his nerves and ... Full Story
Hunts On Ice 2
The alarm went off at 5am. As I reached to turn it off I could smell the coffee brewing. As I walked into the kitchen I heard Jim say its 25 and the wind is not blowing, should have stayed at home. I knew the fields would be frozen. I also knew we had gotten a new push of ducks from the north the afternoon before.
... Full StoryHunter's First Duck
Duck season kicked off here in Ohio fast and furious; bringing lots of luck to the crew I hunt with. As youth season came and went, leaving my son Hunter birdless for his first Duck of the season. I decided to go on a little father and son Duck Hunt. So on Tuesday night the 18th, Hunter and I decided to take a little trip to my Wood Duck marsh. ... Full Story
Early Season Bust story
I woke up Sunday with a phone call from one of my hunting buddies saying that he saw a good number of birds in a field of mine, so I decided to drive by the field on my way to work to see if there was anything in there and sure enough, the last bunch of honkers took flight for water after feeding in this wheat field for a while. ... Full Story
Exterior Zone Lessers
One night at work I got a call from one of my good buddies, Andy saying that they were looking for an extra gun and I knew with a lot of birds in the area and really cold temps that it was going to be a good day. It didn’t take long before I heard the alarm go off at 4:15, so I rolled out of bed got geared up ... Full Story
2011 High Points Hunt
This year's Pro-staff hunt was one to remember and lucky for me, I was there to witness and enjoy every minute of it! I've been on quite a few really good goose hunts and this one is right up there with the best of them. Steve Todtz aka Todtzy owner of Grey Bruce Outfitters has an amazing operation going. Not only is Todtzy a great guy, but his guides and scouters are too. The hospitality ... Full Story
Road Story - Stopped in Flight
Last winter, a couple of my best friends and I wanted to do something different. We had spent years hunting the Canadas and Mallards of our home river bottoms and, although we love every minute of it, we were searching for something new and wanted to take a hunt of a lifetime. We finally decided it was going to be a Sea Duck hunt. We had always ... Full Story
Fowl Fitness
Our regular season hasn’t started out here in the Pacific Northwest, so I thought this would be a good time to talk about health and fitness. When it comes to hunting, you usually don’t think of fitness….but you really should start. Statistics show you are much more likely to have a heart attack from over-exertion while hunting than to be shot.
... Full Story2011 Butler County Field Youth Day
Today was the annual Butler County Youth Field day, where approximately 300 youth attended a daylong event to experience different aspects of the outdoors. Several stations were set up along the club property and the seminars included Archery, Air rifles, Trap shooting, Canoeing, Trapping, Waterfowling, and others. The kids were divided up into groups of 10 and rotated from station 1 to station 15.
... Full StoryNinth Annual GDHA/WUSA Youth Waterfowl Hunt
With the end of the summer nearing the preparation for a youth waterfowl hunt began. With the help of the Gibraltor Duck Hunter’s Association (GDHA) and Southwestern Lake Erie Chapter of Waterfowl U.S.A. (WUSA), we planned for the Ninth Annual GDHA/WUSA youth waterfowl hunt. This event has grown every year since its inception; the first year we hosted a total of five young hunters and today, 9 years ... Full Story
Cabela’s Waterfowl Classics
Usually when it is summer time and you think about hunting, the first thing that usually pops into your head is early season goose hunting and anticipating to start off the season good, but when I think of hunting when its summer time, I think of Cabela’s Waterfowl Classics. When the event rolls around, you know hunting is closer than you think. This year I got the chance to ... Full Story
The Pennsylvania Stud
Well, turkey season has come and gone and goose season is almost here but I can’t help but to reminisce about the past turkey season. It was a great year for me. I was able to hunt with a bunch of good friends in a couple different states. I had a great hunt down in Tennessee in early April with my good friends Keith and Derrick to start off my ... Full Story
Giving Back
It’s almost here!!!!! I know I’m ready, and I know you are to. We have all been through this many times, the summer months spent painting decoys, working on duck boats, and prepping all the gear. It is what makes our sport so awesome. Waterfowl hunters are a special group of people. We live and breathe for the unknown and are constantly working hard to ... Full Story
Early Waterfowl Season in Alabama
Opening weekend of the 2011 Early Teal Season turned out to be pretty successful for us here in West Alabama. Opening day of early goose season did not fare so well on September 1, but even though we did not fire a shot, we did see plenty of teal that had us optimistic for the first Saturday of teal season. Preseason plantings of Japanese and brown top millet ... Full Story
