Must-Have Snow Goose Gear
To really “save the tundra," you’re going to need to get serious. Here are a few recommendations.
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.
Conservation Order Hunting: 'This is Just Epic!'
Exploding populations and conservation seasons make spring snow goose hunting an adventure not soon forgotten.
Snow Geese in the South Dakota Sky
Spring typically means the end of the line for waterfowlers and the beginning of "duck depression." There is a way to squeeze a little more action out of your season: a spring snow goose hunt. Managing Online Editor Shawn Skipper spent a week hunting the reverse migration in South Dakota this spring, armed with Remington's Versa Max Waterfowl Pro and Federal Premium's Black Cloud shotshells. Find out how he fared with this gallery.
The Wilder World So Far
A man getting hit in the head by a snow goose? Leopards in Indiana? Bears in bars? Here are Managing Online Editor Shawn Skipper's top five favorite Wilder World Outdoor stories so far.
Don't Get Hit in the Head by a Snow Goose
Sometimes surprises quite literally fall from the sky. This was one of those times.
Hard Core Brands Full-Body Snow Goose Decoys and Blind Bag
Those lucky enough to go after the geese of spring know that it’s all about the decoys, and the realism of these new full-body decoys from Hard Core will fool 'em every time.
Final Approach Introduces Express Foam Snow Goose Decoys
Final Approach's new snow goose decoy line provides hunters with a lightweight and collapsible option in the field.
Conservation Season in Southern Illinois
Waterfowl seasons as a whole have shut down by late February and early March, save one: snow goose conservation season. With the opportunity to unplug your shotgun, break out the electronic calls and dream about the possibilities of no bag limits, conservation season can make for exciting stuff when things go right.
Off to Illinois
Looks like I'll be stepping away from Virginia and NRA HQ for a bit next week—I'm trekking out to Illinois on a family hunting trip with my dad and a handful of longtime friends.
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