Nemont
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Went up to a lake north of Regina, SK. Did three days worth of snow goose hunting with an outfitter. I just about melted the barrel on my shotgun. Here are a few pics.
Monday morning started out like a Blue Bird day
but clouds and wind moved in and the birds worked the decoys.
BigFin you should know who this is.
We end up shooting 78 birds on the first day.
Next day, Tues the 21st, it is pouring rain. We get out to the field and start setting up the spread. 1,200 silosock snow geese!!! The spread is about 100 yards wide and 200 yards deep.
This is the view from my chair.
I am glad I took the packing list serious and brought rain gear. Who thinks it will rain in Sask. on the 22nd of October?
This is the mud pit I created and my once white camo.
The birds must like rainy days because they poured into the field. At one point I ask the outfitter how many birds were in the flock circling the decoys and he said about 50,000. They were loud. The outfitter told us to stop shooting because there were at least 110 birds on the ground. I couldn't figure it out because 120 was our limit. Well it was obvious he knew the deal because the dogs found 6 birds out in the decoys and while we picked up more birds wanted in the field and we ended up with our limit.
We shot a 6 man limit of 120 birds that day. Here is the hero pics
Wednesday it was now routine: up at 4:30 grab a cup of coffee and head out to the field, Set up a giant spread, make sure you have enough shotgun shells and wait for the birds.
It was a BRIGHT shiny morning and we were on a kind of time limit because the guy I was traveling with had to be on the road by 2 pm. There was very little wind and it didn't look too promising.
But we managed another 63 birds. Probably could have shot more if we didn't have to get on the road.
It was a fun trip with alot of really good guys.
Nemont
Monday morning started out like a Blue Bird day
but clouds and wind moved in and the birds worked the decoys.
BigFin you should know who this is.
We end up shooting 78 birds on the first day.
Next day, Tues the 21st, it is pouring rain. We get out to the field and start setting up the spread. 1,200 silosock snow geese!!! The spread is about 100 yards wide and 200 yards deep.
This is the view from my chair.
I am glad I took the packing list serious and brought rain gear. Who thinks it will rain in Sask. on the 22nd of October?
This is the mud pit I created and my once white camo.
The birds must like rainy days because they poured into the field. At one point I ask the outfitter how many birds were in the flock circling the decoys and he said about 50,000. They were loud. The outfitter told us to stop shooting because there were at least 110 birds on the ground. I couldn't figure it out because 120 was our limit. Well it was obvious he knew the deal because the dogs found 6 birds out in the decoys and while we picked up more birds wanted in the field and we ended up with our limit.
We shot a 6 man limit of 120 birds that day. Here is the hero pics
Wednesday it was now routine: up at 4:30 grab a cup of coffee and head out to the field, Set up a giant spread, make sure you have enough shotgun shells and wait for the birds.
It was a BRIGHT shiny morning and we were on a kind of time limit because the guy I was traveling with had to be on the road by 2 pm. There was very little wind and it didn't look too promising.
But we managed another 63 birds. Probably could have shot more if we didn't have to get on the road.
It was a fun trip with alot of really good guys.
Nemont
