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Saving the Tundra in South Dakota

Web Managing Editor Shawn Skipper and Assistant Editor Jon Draper wanted to do their part to "save the tundra" this spring, so they road-tripped out to South Dakota for a light goose conservation order hunt with Waterfowl Junkie Outdoors. Get an inside look at their week on the prairie with this gallery.

Proof Research Debuts Tundra Rifle

The latest long-range platform from Proof Research, the Tundra rifle has been designed with challenging hunting environs in mind, and a further eye to weight savings.

Must-Have Snow Goose Gear

To really “save the tundra," you’re going to need to get serious. Here are a few recommendations.

Swan With a Dash of Salt

Any way you measure it, the tundra swan is a lot of bird. But it can’t be hunted in a lot of places. Only eight states, in fact, offer a tundra swan season. Utah is one of them, and near the Great Salt Lake the author sought a wide-winged trophy.

Guns and Gear for Snow Goose Hunting

Here are a few things to put into a snow goose rig to make it worthy of protecting the tundra.

Recipe: Swan & Cherry Casserole

Swan is often given a bad rap as table fare, but this recipe will have you looking skyward for white birds with long necks and wide wingspans.

How to Build the Perfect Snow Goose Shotgun

Just what kind of shotgun is really worthy of being deemed a snow goose rig? Here are a few things to keep in mind before you head out to protect the tundra.

Do Bow Quivers Affect Accuracy?

I knelt on the tundra, doing my best imitation of a blueberry bush, hoping the advancing caribou bulls would buy it. If they came another 75 yards, they would cross 40 yards in front of me. A slam dunk bow shot.

Must-Have Snow Goose Gear

Are you preparing to take advantage of the Light Goose Conservation Order and help save the tundra? Here's the gear you'll need.

Shoot. Conserve. Repeat.

Adding their guns to the throngs of hunters chasing snows in South Dakota, online managing editor Shawn Skipper and assistant editor Jon Draper participate in the light goose conservation season on the central flyway.

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