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Little did we know when we found out that our young yellow female, by the name of Pepper, was pregnant at the age of 10 months. Thank God, Pepper had smarts because we didn't show much promise for that elusive category. Back in the early 2000s, I had made a small kennel just for my two...

Go Pack Go For a while I was wondering if they would ever win another game. Bev and I sure enjoyed the Packer/Cowboy game and watching that young receiver, #9, who played a pretty darn good game. He got ahold of a tough situation and corrected it to score three touchdowns. I'm glad that...

Here is Sonora sitting by my side on the opening day of duck season. She really likes to retrieve. I got to the pond shortly after 10 AM. When I got into an advantageous spot, I stopped and decided to glass the pond. My gosh, there were 11 mallards sitting in the area that is only about 25...

It was just 12 days ago, which was Friday the 16th. Bev had told me the night before that she wanted me to hunt in the early morning before the sun comes up. I had gone out three times already but opted to stay home until she got up and walked around and felt comfortable enough for me to go...

Yesterday was our last day of the early teal season. I had gone to the pond where I hunted on Friday, which was the very last day for me. Why? Well, on Friday I shot 4 teal and with Chip at my side we got 3 of them. The fourth was a cripple and no matter how long we traversed a certain area...

Last Saturday I had promised my wife that I would do a few things for her, so I knew that I would not be out at the teal pond for the opener. That means that I wouldn't be straining my ears to listen for the whisling of wings. Instead I found myself pulling the truck to a spot where I had...

With my wife, Bev, in Wisconsin for the past three weeks I have had some time to rummage around and begin cleaning out two closets of mine. That is when I found a smaller notebook that I kept up some daily activity for about 2 months back during the 2006/2007 duck season. Here are my notes on...

Here's for all of you guys and gals that can hardly wait to put on the camo and head to your favorite teal honey hole. Yes, even I still think about it all the time. That made me think of the bluewing drake, which was my first duck that I ever shot, back in western MN in 1954. Al Incoming...

Yesterday, 8-8-22, after supper, I decided to try and take some hummingbird pictures. I was using my new used Canon 7D that I got in the mail just a week ago. Since the light was going to be an issue maybe, I decided to use my 70mm-200mm f4 L lens. It is a fast lens and I'm pleased with some...

As I have done for some time now, is get on the gov't site that tells me about the area that I used to hunt on a daily basis during duck season. This morning, July16, 2022, the Rio Grande is void of water. How can it be with us right in the beginning of our monsoon season? How can it be dry...

I can distinctly recall the day I was out at the ranch telling the rancher about my morning hunt on the channel. It happened to be one of those days where I had taken a pair of mallards, followed by two drake baldpates and two drake gaddies. There were lots of ducks in the air that morning and...

Our early teal season opened on Sept. 15th back in 2012. I used Chili for the first two days and then on Monday, the 17th I took Habi with me. I had a very small pond of water left to hunt so that dictated me tossing in two teal decoys. That was all that was needed that morning to get four...

Back in the 2008 to 2012 period of time I had an absolutely wonderful,let alone beautiful spot to hunt at the ranch I still hunt now. This picture was taken in 08. I can remember it well. The very first birds in happened to be a pair of mallards and I took the drake. Chili quickly went out...

2021---without a doubt it has to be one of the worst years so far for my duck hunting season. So, I began looking at some of my pictures and found some that I hope maybe that you would enjoy, also. The day that I took these pictures happened to be December 24, 2017. I drove 12 miles south...

When I get into the Mule and open the garage door, within seconds of being outside, our dogs know that soon they will be eating. Yes, they start barking and that is like an alarm clock that just began ringing as loudly as it could. As I am driving my Mule towards the dog kennel, I see quail...

Three days ago, I drove out to the ranch that I have hunted ever since 2007/2008. The day the rancher and his son drove to our home was Saturday following Thanksgiving. He had a broad smile as he looked at me with an outstretched hand holding a key. "Al, here is the key to our locked gate...

I happened to have my eyes riveted on a family of snow geese as they descended into the newly flooded area at the refuge. I did not see the rest of the flock that had also split up into smaller groups from the original flock that had flown south from Colorado or possibly Nebraska. Here are...

faster than a weed or so the old saying goes. He is now 3 1/2 months old and is definitely showing the signs of being a gangly teenager. I sure enjoy this newcomer to our home. In the wee hours of the early morning, he likes being on my lap. Then in the evening he ususally spends another hour...

On Thursday, I took Chip with me when I drove over to the Rio Grande to check out the area. On the way there while driving on a gravel road, I felt like I had driven over a garden hose that is full of water. I stopped my Mule to look back and that is when I saw about a 3 1/2 foot western...

Our regular duck season opens next Thursday, Oct. 28th and ends on the last day of January. The picture I took of the pond of water was two days ago and it just seems to be hanging in there. Most of the water has evaporated. All I can do is hope that there will be enough water to float maybe...