When I got home from work today I opened a bottle of home-made CrabApple wine and gathered my memories of our Fall Migration hunts. We had a… Read more “Fall 2017 Recap – Migrators”
Fall 2017 Recap – DUCKS
To say this was an unusual Fall would be an understatement. We were seeing local ducks and geese all over the place. We thought that this was… Read more “Fall 2017 Recap – DUCKS”
Fall 2017 Recap – Canada Geese
The start of our 2017 waterfowl fall season seems just yesterday to me. In reality it was 4 months ago. We went pretty hard after the waterfowl… Read more “Fall 2017 Recap – Canada Geese”
Closing out the Season Dec. 17/17
Our weather in Alberta had been unusually warm for about a month. The weather in Southern Alberta is bi-polar at best. Extremes in cold in the winter… Read more “Closing out the Season Dec. 17/17”
Late Season Canadas
Lyle and myself have always discussed hunting birds in December. It has never happened. Most of this is due to the hustle & bustle of the Christmas… Read more “Late Season Canadas”
A quick 3 Man Limit of Honkers Nov 25/17
Once again we found that the honkers were back feeding on Lyle’s Uncle’s field. We decided to drive out and setup for a morning shoot. We were… Read more “A quick 3 Man Limit of Honkers Nov 25/17”
Back on the Honkers Nov. 18/17
After an amazing solo-hunt at the end October, I had resigned myself to the fact that my season was done, our Alberta season does go until. We… Read more “Back on the Honkers Nov. 18/17”
Just ahead of the Storm – Oct 31/17
We had said goodbye to our American friends for the season. Most of us were at the end of our waterfowl season. Both Lyle and Matt had… Read more “Just ahead of the Storm – Oct 31/17”
Crane Busters
In the region of Saskatchewan that we hunt in, there is an odd regulation. One cannot hunt dark geese (Canadas and Specks) after noon. You can hunt… Read more “Crane Busters”
First of the Migrators Oct 8-12/17
My favourite time to hunt is mid October. It may come back to memories as a kid coming out to the farm with our family and spending… Read more “First of the Migrators Oct 8-12/17”