With my parents in town visiting for Christmas, I decided to take the opportunity afforded to us with a free babysitter to take my wife, Erika, duck hunting. My options of blinds were limited due to the fact that she does not have all the proper gear so I chose a little slough that has…
Swinging for Winter Steelhead
Hit the river today to chase some winter steelhead. I had my hopes high because I have put in a lot of hours chasing my first swung fly steelhead. I am happy to say that my skunk has been lift as the river rewarded my hard work with this beauty on my second cast! My…
Scouting, scouting…….scouting
In 24 hours, the FLG Down Patrol crew will be set up on our favorite slough listening to whistling wings as we monitor our clocks for legal shooting time. This week has been filled with scouting, scouting and a little more scouting. Something we’ve been dealing with here is an increase in new hunter population….
The timber hole
All our hard work this summer and fall on the FLG Down Patrol timber hole is finally complete. We are now just maintaining water levels and waiting on the migration. Wood ducks are using the creek as well as the new pools. Lots of acorns and pecans have fallen in the water. There is some…
Brushing in Late Season Ground blinds
Well it’s that time of the season when you have to start working a little harder to avoid eating a tag sandwich. Tex and I just finished brushing in two sweet ground blinds in prime late season spots. Hopefully this property still has a monster hanging around! Stay tuned…This could be good! Opie
Whitetails On The Snow
Out sitting in the ground blind with Tex trying to whack a monster buck with the smokestick and paint this fresh snow red. Opie