Spring Snows

[fabsroman]

M.T.,

If I were the type to get jealous, I would be jealous right now. Congratulations on getting the invite.

If you really get into the birds you will have to make about 30 batches of DogYeller's jerky recipe, but it should last you through to next year. That is a dream hunt my man if the birds are coming to the field.

I have heard of incredible snow goose hunts where people have killed well over 15 birds a piece. Of course, both stories ended with the game warden being present. In one story, the guys were out in the field and when one of them started counting people he figured out that there was one extra in the field helping them pick up the birds. I guess it really sucks to hear the game warden tell you to put them in piles of 15. These guys were trying to sneek extra birds in each pile.

The other story ended with the game warden showing up after all the shooting was done. Four guys killed about 120 snows by ambushing them over a rise on a pond that is pretty high and provided great shelter from the wind. All four of them were shooting 10 gauges and they had the opportunity to reload twice as the birds were circling to try and get out of the area. Of course, the birds just went to the other side of this huge pond and began to wait for the hunters to leave. These guys got on the phone to some of their buddies and invited them to come over to try and surround the geese. As they were trying to surround the geese, the game warden showed up. How would you like to be one of those buddies. They all got a ticket, but the farm owner, one of the first four, paid the tickets for everybody.

You'll have a blast.