My hunting buddy, Brandon, and I have been hunting with packgoats since about 2005. Most people we run into on the trail are surprised and full of questions; some express interest in getting a pack string of their own. Are packgoats a good solution for you? Read on and let’s find out… How much can …
Spring Turkey Finale 2017
It was Memorial Day weekend 2017: sunny and hot in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The last weekend to hunt spring turkeys. On my final morning hunt, I parked the truck at the edge of an orchard grass field, walked to the center, and sat down. It was in this very spot that I was outwitted by …
Spring Color
I love the colors of spring. It was a warm, sunny spring day. We chased gobblers all morning and finally this tom stepped into range. Then we packed up and went home just before the rain set in. What a great way to spend a Saturday.
New Gun, New Duck Season
My friend, Joe, bought me a Ducks Unlimited hunting calendar last year for Christmas. It’s one of those special edition calendars where DU gives away a gun every week for a year and I was lucky enough to win this awesome CZ Redhead 12 gauge shotgun. It fits me perfectly and earlier this week I …
Great Day At Sauvie
Sauvie Island is a public hunting area west of Portland with a reputation for being a circus with random bouts of greatness. Yesterday, we found greatness: four hunters, four limits of ducks, one bone-tired dog. It’s a day like this that will keep us going back and tolerating the sky-busting, bad calling, 3-ring circus known …
O Brother Bear Where Art Thou?
Every other year, we are able to draw eastern Oregon spring bear tags and this year, we hunted five days in the mountains. Once we left the truck at the trail head, we never saw another human and that’s exactly the way I like it. I’ll cut to the chase and tell you that we …
Spring Nesting
While hunting for wild turkey, I encountered this goose each day, nesting quietly next to a pond. She had a diversion tactic worked out in advance with her partner, who sat in the water 20 yards away. When I would approach, her partner would make a great racket and fly away, distracting my attention, while …
Happy 2015!
May your new year be filled with bounty!
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