Snow Goose Hunting Reports

Of course the weather changed for the worst. Yesterday morning the ground had a skiff of snow. By noon it had melted. Afternoon was looking good until a huge black cloud came rolling in. The sky turned a greenish color then blinding snowflakes as big as golf ball began to fall. It should melt by … [Read More]

This is our 12th year guiding spring snow goose hunts. We have just come off the best week we have ever had running guided hunts. There were 3-100+ bird days & 2-90+ bird days and very  few of our fields dropped below the 30 bird mark. Most of what we are shooting is juvy and … [Read More]

We have just come off the best week we have ever had running guided hunts. There were 3-100+ bird days & 2-90+ bird days. Yesterday was a mixed results day. We ran 3 fields on the guided side. It was also my first day I’ve been able to hunt. I was joined by 3 of … [Read More]

Lots of birds are in the area. We ran three fields today and got our second 100+ bird field of the year…105, 94, & 73. I finally have things the way I want them so I’m going. It is supposed to be sunny & 60 with a south wind. Could be good!

Today was the slowest day we have had this year. Slow on a year with exceptional snow goose hunting is still not too bad. Two of the groups left at noon when it started to pour rain. Those fields shot 12 and 38. The full day hunt shot 28. On days when it rains the … [Read More]

We will start meeting at the club house at 4:30 am for those snow goose hunters starting Feb 20. Another nice February snow goose hunt. Six hunters today shot 42 snows.

I know you guys like hunting with your dogs. I like hunting with mine too. Our rule is if you have your own field dogs are allowed. We don’t allow them on combined groups. The problem is that what is a good dog to you is not to someone else. The beauty is in the … [Read More]

Today we had just one field of snow goose hunters again. They shot 54 snow geese with 4 hunters and the guide. The refuge is pretty loaded with birds. Three of our snow goose guides hunted a couple hours and shot 15. They worked this afternoon.

  The last few years February snow goose hunts have been a lot harder to book than the first 8 years we guided hunters. For some reason a myth that March is the best time to hunt snow geese has developed. Notice that I say MYTH. Don’t get me wrong our March dates are good … [Read More]

The first guiding day is in the books and it was a good one. 113 SNOWS with one hunter WHO BOOKED YESTERDAY! I keep saying Feb is a very good time to hunt snows. Just as good as March most years. All year when I told guys of the Feb openings I heard Feb is … [Read More]

Jim, Cory, and Billy hunted this morning until noon. They ended the day with 21 birds. They have work to do this afternoon but if they would have doubled that in the afternoon it would have been a really good day. The new spreads of 2000 snow goose decoys take about 4 hours to set…its … [Read More]

I’m back at home for a couple of days and for some reason I have been having trouble posting on this site when in MO. I will talk with my web guy tomorrow and see what his thoughts are on this… In the meantime there was a cold front over the weekend and it snowed … [Read More]

Curt and I had a discussion on the Kansas Hunts last night. We don’t feel the area we are planning on hunting snow geese is going to work very well this year. Many of the crops and water was lost by the 2 months of 100 degree plus heat this summer. Fall counts of waterfowl … [Read More]

Refuge just posted a count of 741k snow geese.   The weather forecast shows a cool down for Fri-Wed. Then normal temp (low 40’s) for the rest of the 10 days. I don’t put much faith in the 10 day because is wrong as much as it is right but I don’t see much movement … [Read More]

As of February 3 the refuge says they are holding just over 450,000 snow geese. It is a lot of birds for this time of the year but with the mild winter there have been birds in northern Missouri all winter. This year is shaping up a lot like 2009. I keep saying this over … [Read More]

I will get my first look at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge tomorrow. As of Feb 3 the refuge says they are holding just over 450,000 snow geese. It is a lot of birds for this time of the year but with the mild winter there have been birds in northern Missouri all winter. Now … [Read More]

I have spent the last month putting the finishing touches on our gear. Most of our spread will have just over 2000 snow goose decoys. We didn’t bump all of them this year but those remaining spreads will have the same number as previous years. There have been snows on Squaw Creek all winter. The … [Read More]

I have been contacted by a few of you guys that follow this page looking for posts. It has been an extremely busy year and it is hard to believe snow goose season is right around the corner. I have been getting lots of reports of excellent snow goose hunting in North Dakota. Lots of … [Read More]

Those of you that enjoy our South Dakota snow goose hunting will be pleased to know that the 20 bird daily limit has been change to unlimited for the 2012 spring snow goose season. This change is welcome and gives our South Dakota hunters the same opportunities in the field as our Missouri and Kansas … [Read More]

The number of snow goose guides has exploded in the last decade about as fast as the snow goose population itself. The new outfitters are trying to find their niche while the established snow goose guides try to stay on the top. At times this will lead to a lot of hype, some of its … [Read More]