October 11, 2008 by Gildas Paradis

We're still hunting! It is mid Oct. and we are doing very well on ducks. Seems the migration is late again this year by about 2 weeks.

We had decent hunting from the start of the season with a few slow days but when comparing to other areas we are quite happy with our numbers. Hunters are doing very well on divers in the small lakes. The big lake has birds but they are very shy and stick to the big rafts out in the middle.

The weather has turned cold and we actually had 4 inches of snow on Monday, melted Tues, but still cold. So the migration is late but cold weather is early, figure that out! nature calls the shots as always and we can only try and adjust our strategy to make things work for us. Sometimes we succeed, sometimes we don't, but that is hunting. We do try and that is what matters. We believe that we are only as strong as our weakest man, so we work as a team and help each other constantly. It pays to have vetran staff and new staff that are willing to try new tactics and new areas.

We have had excellent hunting guests this fall, all very nice people, and that make sour job a pleasure. I always say it easy to host nice people. Human nature tends to lead us to try harder and do more for the nice guys, not the miserable demanding ones. Funny how that works.

Ducks galore right now, and winter conditions, i predict only weeks away.