11/10/2009

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

11/04/2009

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