Month: February 2023

Feb 6 – Another Big Day

It was no wind, with fog starting in the morning but not super thick all the time. In the field I was in, you could see the snow’s, but they wouldn’t decoy in the 0 wind conditions. Then a thicker bank of fog moved in, and we started mopping them up. By 9:30, the wind … [Read More]

Feb 5 – Big Push North

Today was amazing. There are so many juvy’s in the flocks this year.  South wind and 50 degrees. The high field shot 148, and the low field was 17. Tomorrow is a repeat of today’s weather – south wind and 60 degrees.  Hopefully, the success is similar. Fields are drying out but still muddy. If … [Read More]

Feb 4 – Youth Duck Hunt

  Most, if not all, of the ice, is gone. We spent the off day making the spreads “pretty” again. We are ready to rock and roll tomorrow. The snow geese are starting to move north with the change in the weather.  We have some new weekend dates that opened today, Feb 11-12. Sat is … [Read More]

Feb 2 – Not Much Movement

  Cloudy and warmer weather today didn’t push much for birds either north or south. Most of the staged birds have left, there are some, but not in the numbers we had before the ice. I’m hoping tomorrow will change that but for sure this weekend will if the 50 degree south wind forecast holds. … [Read More]

Feb 1 Opening Day

The first day of the 2023 snow goose season was decent, especially given the hunting conditions. The ground is white, and decoys are iced up. Our best group shot 44, and the worst shot 15 for an average of 24 snow geese. A chilly but solid day of snow goose hunting. We saw plenty of … [Read More]