1-Day, 4-Person Giant Canada Geese Rochester, MN

   Rochester Minnesota is commonly referred to as the home of the Giant Canada goose.  It was right here in the middle of town that a small flock of Giants were found and identified back in 1962 by Dr. Harold Hanson of the Illinois Natural History Survey.  The flock now numbers well over 30,000 at peak migration. Once or twice each day these Geese will break out of the refuge for a meal in the surrounding corn and soy bean fields.  This daily spectacle lends itself to some of the most consistent hunting of Giant Canadas to be found.  Make sure you visit Silver Lake for it is one of the few places where you can hand feed these majestic wild birds.

Rochester offers all the amenities necessary to support the habits and tastes of a wide variety of waterfowl hunters; you will easily be able to enjoy your stay in Rochester as well as the excellent hunting. Rochester has many times been voted as the Best Place in America to live.

Up for auction is a one day hunt for four (4) people.  The winners of this auction will have the option of purchasing additional days for 25% off the normal rate.  Your guides will be Avery Pro-Staffers Greg Owens, Brett Beinke, and Ryan Barthel.  We will be hunting out of one of the most productive fields around Rochester.  Jeff Bruns at Broken Wing Outfitters has donated the field for this very worthy cause.  All of your guides have hunted these fields many times and know them well.  Jeff runs a first class operation

We will be field hunting over a spread of up to 20 dozen GHG FFD elite full body goose decoys.  The hunt is planned to be out of heated pits, however, if you would like the experience of hunting out of Avery ground blinds we can also do that.  The optimal time for this hunt would be the month of November, (please note that if you decide to book a hunt the first weekend of deer season we may need to substitute one or two of the guides with other Avery or Zink Pro-Staffers…) You will be responsible for your own transportation to and from Rochester, MN as well as your lodging and meals.

For more information on this hunt please look at the website below or contact Greg Owens.

http://www.brokenwingoutfitters.com/index.html

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/index.html

 The local Conservation Officers are fair yet rules are Rules. Be sure to double check you gear the night before your hunt. The most frequent tickets are issued for possession of Lead Shot, unplugged firearm, forgot your License, Stamps are not signed across the face, The Officers can come at any time and they frequently do. If all hunters in the field that day are clean the disruption will be brief and we can get back to gunning.

Equipment you need to bring:

• Appropriate clothing: warm jacket, bibs, boots, etc. (camouflage or dark color)

• Blind bag with non-toxic shotgun shells (#1, BB, BBB steel or # 2 Hevi-shot) and a camera.

• Shotgun with plug (12 gauge recommended.)

• Minnesota State Small Game Hunting License, HIP Certification, State and Federal Waterfowl Stamps that are signed across the face.