There's a lot more to hunt in the spring than just turkeys. Check out this awesome video from GetDucks.com of an epic snow goose hunt in Manitoba.
Snow Goose Hunting
A Religious Waterfowl Experience
After spending a few days in DC, I took my pup Boru out for his evening constitutional down to the cornfields and creeks behind our house last night. As soon as I opened the doors, it sounded like gale-force winds where billowing, only there was only the slightest of breeze. Then, when I got down [...]
Federal Government Bans Lead Ammo for Crows, Nuisance Birds
Waterfowlers know the game all-to-well, and hunters in some areas of California know it too, and now the lead ammo ban has been extended to nuisance birds. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a ban on all lead ammo used for crows, grackles, blackbirds, and other damage-causing birds. Steel shot is readily available, and [...]
Vermont Governor Will Pardon Pete the Moose To Keep Him Alive
There's an update in the Save Pete the Moose story. Vermont Governor, Peter Shumlin has said that he will pardon Pete the Moose in order to keep him alive. All this controversy over the penned moose stems from a piece of legislation that will most likely be reversed. The bill made Pete the Moose and [...]
Snow Goose Problem? Call a Hunter!
Snow geese populations are booming, which is great for hunters, but farmers along the flyway are not so happy. Snow geese, according to the Mississippi farmer quoted in this AP story, says that he estimates the stark white cousin of the Canada causes $20 worth of damage per acre. For his 5,500-acre farm, that's $110,000 [...]
The Winter Hunting Lull: 10 Great Off-Season Opportunities
Here in the mid-Atlantic, hunting opportunities are coming to a slow standstill, but that doesn't mean I'm putting my guns away. While I call February and March "Sportsmen's Banquet Season," there are still some great sporting opportunities. If you have the warm outerwear and opportunities, here are 10 sporting options for the late winter: Snow [...]
