It's been below freezing here in Missouri for 11 days. what to do? Let those creative juices flow! recently I took up wood carving and the photos you see are a work in progress of a canvasback drake. OR - tie some flies for fly fishing this spring OR - do some watercolors paintings of [...]
As we wind down the 2020 waterfowl season we had a good hunt on Saturday. Not good as far as shooting but still - we had fun. It's fun just to get out. To see the song birds doing their thing, to hear the sounds of nature, to spend time together. That's a good hunt. [...]
"It's a dog eat dog world out there and I'm wearing milkbone underwear" Norm Peterson from a TV show called Cheers. That's where we are at with ammunition. I received an e-mail this morning from a internet dealer "We've got 9mm in stock - don't miss out!" Ok, I'll play ball. I went to the [...]
As 2020 has come to an end I can only think to say good riddance. I looked up good riddance to see exactly the meaning..."said to express the relief of being free of a troublesome or unwanted person or thing" I am indeed relieved of being free of the troublesome year 2020 As the year [...]
You gotta love Missouri weather - it's supposed to be 64 degrees today NOT conducive foe my duck hunting... thinking about going fishing instead
Oh the woes of being a duck hunter. It's hard to be on the X when you just aren't seeing any birds... I've been out about 10 times since the Missouri duck season started. We've had some fun but we've hardly been successful. Is it the weather? Has the migration changed? Are the ducks already [...]
several times over the last month I've had guys ask me "can you get me a glock 19? Or an HK Pistol? Or a home defense shotgun?" the answer is no - I can't. I've told this story a few times to my customers - I did a search on two of my largest suppliers [...]
Is there any hope for another duck hunt or two? Or are the ducks gone with this weather? Looking at the Missouri department of conservation duck harvest reports page this morning and the numbers of ducks that the areas are holding are way down. Weather! snow and cold - great for duck hunting! If they [...]
I have seen a ton of geese flying today while driving around for work. there was a group that flew over my house when I got home. It's a sign - need to hunt I'm scheming - how can I make some time and where can I go to set up? Need to scout some [...]
