Mississippi Duck Hunt
November 18, 2009 by Chris Hustad
By Tammy Sapp
I’m not usually the kind of woman who hollers out to perfect strangers in public. But, my choices were continue lurking around a Memphis airport telephone booth or find out if the two women strolling by, one in a camouflage jacket, were my ride to Hunter’s Paradise Lodge.
“Hey, are you Shannon?” I blurted.
The [...]
Gaining Landowner Permission is a Real Job
November 12, 2009 by Chris Hustad
By Mike Nobles (username: mnobles23)
Have you ever scouted out a great piece of land or water, watched dozens upon dozens of greenheads circle or thousands of geese onto its surface only to see a dreaded “no trespassing” sign on the nearest fence? Or maybe you’re like many other hunters that are just tired of all [...]
First Limit
October 20, 2009 by Chris Hustad
As the orange sun began to set on the blue and gray North Dakota sky, I was truly amazed at what I was experiencing. Standing next to our truck, I watched in utter disbelief as hundreds upon hundreds of ducks, (pintails, mallards, wigeon) and other species starting descending into the surrounding potholes. A [...]
Good Morning Missouri
April 28, 2009 by Chris Hustad
By PJ Maguire
It was mid-morning on a bright sunny, March day in Mound City, Missouri. Chris Coffey, J.D. and I had just ordered breakfast at a small diner. Seated and standing in the diner around us were camo-clad clients, make-up wearing waitresses and cracker-jack snow goose guides. The tail end of the snow goose migration [...]
The Best MN Waterfowl Opener
February 17, 2009 by Chris Hustad
By PJ Maguire
The noon opener of the Minnesota duck season was the hardest thing for me to wait for when I was young. Typically this would be the first time I hunted waterfowl for the year. Now-a-days I am accustomed to hunting in the early goose seasons that are provided in Minnesota and other states, [...]
The Worst Hunting Day of My Life
February 11, 2009 by Chris Hustad
by Bernie Eckert
Editor Note: This essay was submitted to us by a high school teacher for one of her students.
Have you ever had one of those days when everything goes wrong? Well, trust me, you haven’t had a bad day until you go duck hunting and everything goes wrong.
Back in the day, my [...]
