Arkansas Results: February 2nd, 2015
Posted: February 4, 2015 at 1:53 AM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
Yesterday we did well overall with a 27 bird average. High field shot 60 snow geese.
Snow Goose Hunting Reports
Arkansas – Rained yesterday
Posted: February 2, 2015 at 12:22 PM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
We got a pretty good rain shower yesterday. For the next few days the fields will be a little wet. Waders or waterproof gear is alway a good thing to bring with these conditions. I expect a big reverse snow goose migration the next few days. With the warm weather a lot of bird had … [Read More]
Arkansas – February 2nd-5th Hunters
Posted: February 1, 2015 at 1:31 PM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
It has been raining most of the night and pretty hard so far this morning. Waders might be a good idea as it is likely to be muddy for a day or two.
Arkansas – Other motels in Jonesboro
Posted: February 1, 2015 at 11:42 AM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
All of the listed motels are in Jonesboro close to where we stayed last year. Most of the Suites listed look nice and are newer looking from the outside. One of the hunters stayed at the Comfort Suites last year and said he highly recommends it. I have stayed at the Days Inn one night. … [Read More]
Pictures From Our First Weeks Snow Goose Hunts in Arkansas
Posted: January 31, 2015 at 1:38 PM in Snow Goose Archives Snow Goose Hunting Reports
Its been a very good week. Much different than the cold we had last year. Tons of juvy’s birds. Here is just a few of the pictures. There are many more pictures just like these from this past week. We shot 1140 snow geese in 5 days. We have all the equipment to be successful. … [Read More]
Safety
Posted: January 31, 2015 at 1:26 PM in Snow Goose Archives Snow Goose Hunting Reports
Here is a picture of one of the hunters barrel from yesterday. He had dropped the end of his gun in mud and thought he cleaned it out. I guess not good enough. We take safety as a very important part of our spring snow goose hunts. Please be safe. This could have been much … [Read More]
Arkansas’s first week
Posted: January 31, 2015 at 7:10 AM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
The first week of hunting was very good. We shot 1140 snows. High field was 102 with many over 50 bird days. Low field was today with only 3 birds shot. For whatever reason the bird only flew around for a little over 2 hours in the morning and maybe 30 minutes tonight. Youth duck … [Read More]
FairBridge Inn & Suites, Meeting Time & Place
Posted: January 31, 2015 at 6:28 AM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
I have already said the FairBridge is under new ownership. Every group that stayed there this week has complained. I would stay somewhere else if you can find rooms. There is a number of motel within blocks of the FairBridge.
Arkansas – Hunting is above average
Posted: January 29, 2015 at 3:38 AM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
So far we have shot over 700 birds in 3 days. That is a 47.5 bird average. Lots of Juvy’s. Here is that second high field today.
Arkansas – First two days of snow goose hunting
Posted: January 28, 2015 at 3:50 AM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
Hunting has been very good so far this spring. Lot of juvy’s. I have not posted any pics yet because we are having internet issue at the new house. Once I have that taken care of I will post some. Yesterday High field was 86 low 13. Today high field is 85 and low field …
Arkansas – Spread are all set
Posted: January 26, 2015 at 3:56 AM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
We finished set our snow goose decoy spreads and we are ready for open day 2015. We saw very good numbers of snow geese.
Arkansas – Setting Spreads
Posted: January 25, 2015 at 4:39 AM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
Tomorrow we will set our last 3 spreads. Those of you that are coming in hunting Monday call me on my cell 563-419-3572. I have not decided where we are meeting. We have rented a house instead of staying the motel. There is a very huntable number of snows in the area. We say plenty … [Read More]
Arkansas – FairBridge Inn & Suites
Posted: January 23, 2015 at 12:37 PM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
The FairBridge Inn & Suites is under new ownership and they are not nearly as friendly as the old. We have had several groups call now that say when they checked there reservations it was not there to when we booked we were told one rate and now they have almost doubled it. We ran … [Read More]
Hoodies and Clothing
Posted: January 23, 2015 at 12:20 PM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
Because we don’t have a main base like we did in Missouri. We have decided to not bring all of the clothing along with use. If you want hoodies, hats, or shirts call Denise at 563-382-0530 and she will take payment and ship the items to you. It normally only takes a couple days to … [Read More]
Guides Arrived In Arkansas
Posted: January 22, 2015 at 5:14 AM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
Our snow goose guides Jim, Billy, and Cory arrived in Arkansas tonight. There was a little bad weather in Iowa which added a couple hours to the trip but all arrived safe and sound. They will start getting ready for the snow goose hunts tomorrow.
Arkansas Lodging Finalized
Posted: January 14, 2015 at 12:39 PM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
I made a trip to Arkansas last week to make sure we had a place to stay and look at some of the fields we hunt. One of the farmers we lease ground from has a farm house he is renting to us. There is only room for the snow goose guides to stay in … [Read More]
Getting Ready For 2015 Snow Goose Hunts
Posted: January 5, 2015 at 1:42 AM in Snow Goose Archives Snow Goose Hunting Reports
It’s getting close. There are always ton of things to wrap up and loose ends to tie down. Combine that with a bunch of phone calls…that is pretty much the month of January for a snow goose guide. Today I finished wiring the rotary machines and started welding the arms. We have a new adapter … [Read More]
2015 Spring Snow Goose Season Outlook
Posted: November 26, 2014 at 12:57 PM in Snow Goose Archives Snow Goose Hunting Reports
I sometimes wonder if the snow goose population is so large today that every year will be considered a good hatch. I have largely remained silent on this years snow goose hatch because frankly I fear my hunters are going to start thinking I’m the boy who cried wolf. The snow goose hunting reports I got from Canada … [Read More]
Large Number of Snow Geese Remain
Posted: March 22, 2014 at 9:30 PM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
There is still a large number of birds on the refuge. Hunting is average with most of the snow goose hunters shooting between 10-30 birds per field yesterday.
Missouri Results: March 19th, 2014
Posted: March 20, 2014 at 3:35 AM in Snow Goose Hunting Reports
Lot of snow geese remain on the refuge. Today was pretty similar to yesterday. If the right birds flew over you got them and if the wrong ones do it was slower. High field was 89. Low field was 1. We shot 216 snow geese between all of the fields.