Snow Goose Hunting Reports

Today was the second slow day in a row. The forecast this week looks good and we know there are a number of birds south of us. We have friends that just wrapped it up in Arkansas yesterday and they were still shooting birds. I would be very surprised if we don’t get into some … [Read More]

Overcast and cold made for some tough hunting with our groups today. The high field shot 35 which is a nice day but on next closest field shot 6 and low field shot a 0. I drove home today because I have to work Mon-Wed so I didn’t drive around and look at what the … [Read More]

  Another nice day in the fields. Our high field shot 52 snow geese while the low field shot 10. The average for today was 29.6. A respectable day. It would have likely been better but the birds would hang up on us. Not really flare but just lose interest. It was happening in most … [Read More]

Changing wind direction was the name of the game today. The guides did a lot of side shooting. The morning was slow to OK hunting for most of the fields. The mid to late day was pretty good.  Our high field shot 62 and our low field shot 29. That is a very good day. It … [Read More]

March 9: Although the wind was light the hunting was good. High field shot 60 and the low field shot 30. We also got our 4th band of the year. It was a juvy.  I ran home yesterday &  pick up the latest addition to the Up North Outdoors family early this morning. The kids, Denise, … [Read More]

You just never know how a day will turn out until its over. The last couple of days the weather has been not ideal for snow goose hunting. I always tell people “you just never know”. Today was a fine example of that. The high field shot 126 snow geese. This field shot a zero … [Read More]

Snow flurries, cold temps, and wind gusts to 40 mph was the tale of today. There is a ton of birds in the area but they are setting up in mega feeds once again and flying not very far from the roost. The high field shot 23 snow geese and low field got a 0.  … [Read More]

The wind blew today like crazy. It was really too much wind. Most of the birds feed close to the roost rather than fight the wind. Hunting success was a little lower as a result although not terrible. The high field shot 41 birds and the low field shot 9. The 41 bird field didn’t see … [Read More]

Day two was another good one. South howling wind brought migrators up from the south. The high field shot 73 snow geese while the low field shot 28. The low field shot a banded blue goose. That is our 3rd band of the year and at least a 10-year-old. Tomorrow is suppose to be a … [Read More]

We are restocked with hats & hoodies: White or Black ball caps, Black-White-Brown stocking hats, Hoodies sizes LG-XXXL White or Brown, Med size Black only. Get with your guide. He will take your order and bring you what you need.

Today was the first day in Iowa. It was pretty good. There are plenty of birds are in the area. High field shot 98 snow geese and the low field shot 5. The low field saw tons of geese however they were mainly adults that hardly looked at the decoy spread.  The high field shot about half … [Read More]

Today was our first full day in Iowa. All but one spread is in the ground. Tomorrow morning that will be finished. The rest of the day we will spend organizing gear and try to locate a few items that are somewhere in one of the trailers we packed up in Arkansas. There are plenty of … [Read More]

In a couple hours, we will be on the road north to Iowa. Over the next couple days, we will be getting set up to hunt. Once the stakes are in the ground we will start posting hunting numbers again. There are already a bunch of birds in the area. The meeting time will be … [Read More]

The sun has set on our 2018 Arkansas hunts. The last three days of hunting turned out to be a challenge. The rain Saturday night made the road from the house we rent impassable and the field a mess with standing water in the blinds. Once it got light I went for an ATV ride … [Read More]

After all of the antics of yesterday, today didn’t turn out all that bad. The high field shot 45. The 42 in the picture and then 3 dead sailers they picked up on the way to the trucks. The low field shot 20. All fields hunted the morning with on and off rain until around noon when … [Read More]

We knew it was going to rain going into this weekend so Thursday night after the groups were done hunting we pulled and moved one of the spreads to higher ground. It was set on a drainage ditch what was already full of water. It was pouring rain while we were doing the move. We … [Read More]

Today it rained a lot (.9 inches 45° temp). There is water everywhere in the fields and over the roads in some places (typical and drains good). It wasn’t the down pouring rain we saw the other day but more of a steady rain all day. Two of the groups called saying they were not … [Read More]

Exceptional hunting continues. This year is going to ruin the expectations of a lot of new snow goose hunters. I’ve never seen anything like this year in the past 18 seasons of guiding snow goose hunters. Truly a special year. Today’s high field was 117 snow geese and the low field shot 33. It is a … [Read More]