Big Grass Dogs
there is no shortage of dogs and treats at Big Grass when Tom is at home.. When Jazie is on her diet we have raw carrots for treats, and all the others have learned to enjoy them also.. Copper is grown in to a 75lb and Sammy is about the same weight but 8 months older than Copper.. the Real true Chesapeake really shows in the Oaky. But we luv them all.. Jasmine now 13 is showing her age but still goes for a walk each day.Resident Whitetail girls on Stealth.
It never seems to amaze me where and when this family shows. I had no idea how often they travelled all my trails around our 60 acres if it wasnt for my Stealth cameras. Along the trails, across the garden, along the wood row I see signs of their presence. Even with our 3 Chessys out and about they are happy and look very relaxed walking just 100 yds past the garden.. a few tops off the carrots, and beets in the spring, the top of a corn cob nibbled in the fall but that is it…
Whose Coming to Dinner?
Wildgame Camera has captured 6500 shots of these fine wild animals all coming for a free lunch at the pit.. Do you ever place a camera out just to see what is happening? The lone coyote and the Brave Skunk buddies travel at nite at the start of Waterfowl season now just last yesterday they are brave and and feed in the light.. but there was fog… and the Ravens are just coming regularly one by one and in flocks. Do you have a Working Hunting dog?
We love to be in the field with our dogs. Copper 4 mon, Sammy 1 yr. Tom older, its so exciting to see the dogs bring back a bird when it hits the ground.. Tom has had many dogs over the years and Chessys are his Love.. Old Bud his First , made him a life long friend in the field.. Now Sammy who loves to retrieve and Copper just learning, are going to be a sight to see next fall when the season opens..
Dog Training in the duck hunting field
how does a dog know its to pick up a bird? Sammy jo loves to retrieve A Ball A stick a Boot, however first time in field she marked all but didn’t like the feathers, however it wasnt long till that isn’t a problem. Copper however is a true bird dog, picks it up tail in air and away he goes.. It is just amazing what a fun day it is to see them work in the field.
Fancy Pants in the blind on a Manitoba Honker Hunt
Do Have time to take a Kid hunting on Sunday morning on “a Red neck hunt”?
We luv to hunt with our grand son Vincent and his buddies and our friends.. Scouting, setting decs, and then hunting, cleaning the birds and lunch make MeMories. Never is there a chance goes by if we have a call to hunt does Tom refuse to get in a blind with any of local fellows.. Our equipment offers young fellows more opporturnity and plus we LUV TO HUNT!!
Could you ask for a better lunch?
Do you cook you wild meat ? Fergies Duck Burritos and Smoked Crane, with 8 starving hunters, and the crock pot was empty in no time.
RECIPE: clean and prepare duck/goose breasts, slice into strips about 1 inch wide, marinate in Pepsi 8-10 hours, drain and pull apart with fork, add 8 oz BBQ sauce, 2 onions 6 tomatos, and some peppers, and any other veggies you may want… cook 6-8 hours. torilla shells, shredded cheese of any kind, some people prefer a little heat so add some hot sauce. its all up to your taste buds.. Enjoy>
Limits of Birds to be Cleaned in Camp
Who cleans your Birds when you hunt? usually we have Bird Man who helps us out but Strep Throat put him down and Tom Judy and the hunter had to back up the Cleaning shed… But we gott it done that is all that counts… Hunters helped as we are slower than Bridman..
Limits in the duck field x 3 days in Manitoba
The Dodd group from Idaho and Alaska arrive for a little goose and duck hunting Fun! limits of Mallards, day 1 limits of Mallards day 2 and 37 snows along with limits of mallards day 3. Curt asks is it always like this or are we just GOOD shots.. Well Tom replies Judy the scout goes from Hero to a Zero but today she is a Hero… It is hunting boys, and you gotta know what is happening, weather must help and then Great shooters who are not scared to pull the trigger if they are a little far out there always helps….. Tom believes if you dont shoot it wont fall and you never know when its going to FALL!! All the birds went back to Idaho, so there will be lots of jerky burritos, and sausage in Idaho and Alaska the fall…
Honkers Down in Manitoba
Can he shoot thoseHonkers? Will he smirk when they hit the ground? Big old honkers who eat a lot of grain in the local farmers fields are the birds that hit the hardest.. Jason luvs to hunt anything that flys.. Thats why those Cranes made him smirk when they swung a little close to his spread one morning.