Pictures from 3 hunts
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Al Hansen
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This Nordic soul was born and raised in Minnesota. Thankfully my father accepted a teaching job in the far western reaches of the state (1/2 mile from South Dakota) putting me in the eastern edge of the PPR. For a young duck hunter, nothing could have been better.
After graduating from college as an elementary teacher, I taught 3 years in Minnesota before heading for Anchorage, AK in 1966. Basically I stayed in the north leaving Alaska eight years later and going to Wisconsin. Those 3 states gave me more than my fair share of cold and snow.
When I was about 50 years old, I happened to be driving to Green Valley, AZ to see my mom. On my way down I stayed over night in Socorro, NM and that is all it took. I was enthralled with what I saw in the area and at the time never knew there were ducks here. I just knew that if it snowed on occasion, that it would be melted normally within 24 hours. From the travels that my parents took me on as a kid, I always enjoyed the desert region of the US. The rest is history. Bev and I moved here in 97 and have loved every second of it. It didn't take long to know that if there was water there would be ducks.
Al
After graduating from college as an elementary teacher, I taught 3 years in Minnesota before heading for Anchorage, AK in 1966. Basically I stayed in the north leaving Alaska eight years later and going to Wisconsin. Those 3 states gave me more than my fair share of cold and snow.
When I was about 50 years old, I happened to be driving to Green Valley, AZ to see my mom. On my way down I stayed over night in Socorro, NM and that is all it took. I was enthralled with what I saw in the area and at the time never knew there were ducks here. I just knew that if it snowed on occasion, that it would be melted normally within 24 hours. From the travels that my parents took me on as a kid, I always enjoyed the desert region of the US. The rest is history. Bev and I moved here in 97 and have loved every second of it. It didn't take long to know that if there was water there would be ducks.
Al