I hope everyone is enjoying their summer! For our family summer means a break from hunting but with four boys in the house it’s full time….baseball! A few updates on the upcoming waterfowl hunting season. The application for SD nonresident waterfowl is open. If you’re signed up to hunt in SD with us this fall […]
One of our most popular hunts every year is our combo hunts for waterfowl and pheasants. We offer them in all three states we hunt, MN, SD & KS. Clients and guides love them equally for different reasons. Our clients love them because for many they have either never hunted them or it’s been many […]
DNR announces fall duck and goose seasons Minnesota’s regular waterfowl season will open a half-hour before sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 26, with similar bag limits and season dates that were in place last year, according to the Department of Natural Resources. “While the season structure is similar to recent years, we adjusted the duck season […]
Just the FAQ’s about hunting geese on Lac qui parle I was fortunate enough to grow up on the west side of the Lac qui parle refuge in western MN. I’ve seen it all when it comes to hunting geese in our area. I grew up when Lac qui parle was in its’ prime. As […]
Late season goose and duck hunting is either the best of times or the worst of times. It can be when bird numbers are high and frigid temperatures are causing them to move and work better as they search for food. It’s also a time when waterfowl are the most educated from months of hunting […]
The number one question people ask us at outdoor shows and in the field is “how do you set up your decoys” or “why did you set your goose decoys up this way”. In fact I’d say it’s the number one reason people who book a guided goose or duck hunt with Maxxed Out Guides […]
Calling ducks effectively is a talent that many waterfowl hunters fail to master. Whether you’re a novice or an advanced caller, the off-season provides ample opportunities to tweak your abilities and fine-tune the skills you’ll need this fall. Experienced callers know that the majority of duck hunters hang up their calls once the season ends, […]
The last days of this years goose and duck season are now a faint memory, but for duck and goose hunters this is a year-round game, and there’s always work to be done. This to-do list focuses on certain aspects of waterfowling that could use a little more attention, so, if you’re just sitting around […]
Before a guided goose hunt, we make many preparations. We scout, we repair decoys, we clean guns and once we find the birds, we call clients and tell them where we need them, what time they need to be there, and what they will need to bring. A question I often get is what gun […]
Traditionally we have not hunted on the MN duck hunting opener as we save that for the guides to get out and fun hunt with their friends. However we have had a lot of inquiries the last couple of years about the opener and I’ve always turned them down. So I decided to ask around […]
