Why You Need to Hunt Waterfowl in the Rice Fields

Many friends are counting the days until hunting season, but are they anticipating antelope, deer, elk, bear, dove, or one of my favorites, duck hunting?! I've spent the past few days in hot pursuit of those tasty speed goats out on the eastern plains of Colorado. That hunt is always short because it's immediately followed by …

Protecting Shotguns Afield

Holiday dinners and get-togethers are right around the corner, which of course, means lots of food. I don't know about you, but one of my favorite things to make this time of year is a fresh duck, goose or turkey. That means we'll be heading afield to harvest birds for dinner. Find a link to …

Waterfowl Hunting – Nothing But Green

It was Sunday morning.  Time to duck hunt!  Hank & I were up at the crack of dawn.  We donned our gear and started to head out the door when our friend who is visiting hollered "Only greenheads!"  We laughed and chuckled because we knew what he meant.  Last week I tagged out right away because …

Waterfowl Hunting – Daisy the Bird Dog

Me & my Daisy Daisy is our Weimaraner.  She is a pointer who thinks she is a retriever, or maybe she is a retriever who is really a pointer.  She is an only child and a modest 95-pound beauty.  A little big for her bread, but don't underestimate her.  She does her job.  In the …