Season Finale

The Clarke family passed through this weekend on their way to Bozeman, MT. John Lyle, Kathy, Robert, and Joseph "aka, the little russian" got in one last hunt before the preserve season closes on March 31. It was Joseph's first trip to the Snake Den, and first SD rigneck. There were nine shooters all together, including the Bacon's (Brandon, Abby, and Brad), Hayes' (Steve and Nick) and Cordie and Casey. The birds were plentiful and we attempted to thin out the rooster population a bit. We could have used 10 more shooters, but that will have to do for this year. Cordie and son-in-law Johnny slipped out on Sunday to take out a few more, but the windy conditions made it a little tough for the two lonely wingshooters. Plenty of birds left over for next year, and although we're looking at another spring blizzard approaching, the winter has been fairly friendly for the birds. Should be another plethora of birds for Fall 2009.