Hunting Report - 11/29/11

The last few days were very productive days compared to the previous 2 weeks.  We had a great day on Saturday and were able to pull out a good day on Sunday.

The season is closed on Sunday for a short break.  It opens back up on Thursday, 12/8 and will run continuous through Sunday, 1/1.  This short break should help quite a bit, letting the birds in the area get a rest from the hunting pressure around the refuge.  We are looking forward to getting back out there and putting the smack down on the birds.

Until next time, shoot straight & stay safe.

Run-N-Gun Outfitters

Hunting Report - 11/03/11

Over the last month, we have done a lot of work and got some hunting in too.  After this coming weekend, we will have all of our fields open and ready for hunting.  It's hard to believe we can say that this early in the month.  Normally, we are waiting until mid to late November for farmers to get everything picked.

There are birds in the Rochester area, though we always prefer more.  The action has gotten better over the past month, but it is still hit or miss some days.  We've had several days with groups shooting 20 or even 30 birds, but we've also had days where groups shot 4 to 10 birds.  What we need right now is a weather change in the area with a little cooler temps. We could also use cooler weather north of us to push more birds into the area.

We went hunting this morning and saw quite a few birds total; although not that many were within striking distance for us.  When it was all said and done, we had 6 birds in hand.  Nothing great, but definitely not going to complain either.

We are looking forward to getting out a lot in the coming weeks, so check back often.

Lastly, here is a link to the latest DNR Minnesota Waterfowl Migration and Hunting Report.

Until next time.....Shoot straight and stay safe.

Run-N-Gun Outfitters

Will be good hunting soon!

Crops in the area are getting picked and we are currently getting several of our pitted fields ready for the season. There are new birds moving into the area. It won't be long until the action really picks up.

If you're getting the itch to shoot at some honkers, give us a call.

Here is a link to the DNR's Minnesota Waterfowl Migration and Hunting Report - 6 October 2011.


Until next time, shoot straight and be safe.

Run-N-Gun Outfitters

Back from the Dead!

We haven't been very good about getting our website and blog update.  That is changing.  We are working on getting last year's photos updated to the website right now.

We are also going to make a concerted effort to post updates weekly.

Until next time, shoot straight and stay safe.

Hunting Report - 11/10/09

Another week has gone by and we have finally had an extended period of dry weather. The crops are drying and the farmers have started to get more picking done, although not as quick as we would hope. We are very excited that during the past week, two of our prime fields did get picked and they are finally open for business.

There hasn’t been any noticeable increase in the number of geese in the Rochester area this week, but there are still more than enough geese to shoot. Right now, we are experiencing some warm days, so the hunting is a little more difficult because we are hunting the same birds day after day. With that said, we are still having great success and having some quality shoots. Over the past week, we have had several days with the number of geese killed was in the teens. If the weather cools down some, we should really start to see some good action.

On a side note, Run-N-Gun Outfitters would like to offer to all the military veterans a heartfelt THANK YOU for your service. You are truly admired and appreciated. Adding to that, we would also like to wish all the former and current US Marines out there a very Happy 234th Birthday.

Shoot straight and stay safe.

Run-N-Gun Outfitters

Hunting Report - 11/04/09

If you've been reading our updates every week, then you know how we’ve been complaining about all the rain/snow we’ve been getting. Well, the National Weather Service records show this was the second wettest October on record with 7.49 inches of precipitation total and the added distinction of the second snowiest October with 7.9 inches of snow. So far in November, it has been dry....let’s hope it continues.

Also, we have started to see some migrators move through the area. Along with the scouting we’ve been doing, it’s easy to see there are more birds in the Rochester area. Although, with warmer temps during the day, the birds like to stay in the refuge.

As far as the hunting, a few of the boys hunted last Wednesday and shot a couple birds. We didn’t see a lot of movement, but the fog was pretty thick, so it’s anybodys guess to what was going on. It was raining all day Thursday, so nobody went out hunting and Friday was spent as a day of scouting. We saw movement mainly on the north and south sides of Rochester. We decided to hunt the south side on Saturday and ended the morning hunt with a dozen downed birds. The birds really worked the decoys well. On Sunday morning, we managed to coax some more birds into the decoys. We didn’t see as much movement, but the birds we did see got hammered. We are still consistently shooting birds, but we really expect the action to start getting more intense within the next couple of weeks.

Until next time...

Shoot straight and stay safe.

Run-N-Gun Outfitters

Hunting Report - 10/28/09

Well, the weather hasn't been to kind to the farmers (and us) as we had more rain late in the week and even received 4 inches of wet snow on Friday. With all the precipitation lately, we haven't been doing a lot of hunting. The wet conditions really limit us because so few fields are picked right now. The weather finally did take a turn for the better on Sunday. We have been having some warm days with a little wind to help dry out the fields. Hopefully the farmers will be able to get back to picking their crops.

Saturday morning, we hunted a field on the south side of Rochester. We thought with the snow cover, the action would be pretty good. We didn't see near as many birds as we had been seeing in previous days. We ended up shooting 6 birds that morning. Later on Saturday, the temps reached the mid 50's and all the snow melted.

We took some clients out on Monday morning. The weather was nice and it was an enjoyable hunt. The clients shot a few birds and everyone was happy. We had a couple of guys hunting on Tuesday, but they didn't see hardly any movement of the birds. They ended up shooting a couple of honkers.

Until next time...

Shoot straight and stay safe.

Run-N-Gun Outfitters