3/12 Mound City....Pic HEAVY

[Killer Miller]

Well I got a call Wednesday night from a buddy while I was at work that he had gotten word the juvies had showed up in Mound City and everyone was puttin' it on em. It was short notice, but my buddy Jamey got us lined up with a guide for the next day. I've been snow goose hunting my whole life in SE Iowa with my dad, uncle, and a bunch of other guys. I've been around it alot, but there's been fewer and fewer snows coming through there each spring. IMO, it's due to the lack of 'good' refuges. The refuges along the Mississippi River are just that, along the river. They aren't a very good resting area....moving water. I had never been to Mound City until Thursday. If you're a waterfowler, you owe it to yourself to go down there at one time or another in your life. Non-stop snows moving all day.....going to and from fields and Squaw literally all day. I realize that it isn't always like this, but this was the case on Thursday. Lots of juvies.....and ross geese, which always make it fun as they start diving almost like mallards do coming to a freshly cut corn field. Here's some pics of one of the two tornadoes we were under during the trip, some other misc. pics and the hero pics of course. Our guide got photos with all of us in the photo with the birds. I'll post them when I get the email.

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Jamey.....he must have been soakin' it all in.
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And.......the TORNADO
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The pile at noon, 25.

Jamey attemping a shock. He isn't very good at it.
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The final pile. 58
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Jamey lying on a blanket of geese.
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[calling4life]

Nice job, and you're right, it is a cool place. Although we didn't stick around because that place attracts the hunters like a titty bar.

You almost have to go out with a guide if you stick close.

How were the birds hanging??? 50 yard shots or were you getting the bottom birds to finish all the way...

[PEI Duck Guy]

WOW! nice job.

[goosekiller83]

nice job guys

[Buffleslayer]

Way to put the smackdown!

[Buffleslayer]

Way to put the smackdown!

[wbfowler777]

looks like a good hunt miller way to pile em

[gunner7543]

looks fun, nice pics

[timberkiller]

looks fun

[firefighter520]

Great pics man!!!

[John Manning]

Congrats Miller, nice pics as well!

[kingkilla]

whta kind of camera were u using??? D 90???

[gutpyle]

nice picks and way to hammer em...we were out there on March7,8,9 we got 117 in a 3 day with guide, best ive ever done...everyone should see it once!!!!!!

[KKarloff]

Nice pics miller Looks like a sweet hunt Mound city is quite the place.

[mlgorecki]

What a pile!! Nice work fellas.

[h20fowler]

Nice mattress of snows!

[spaightlabs]

Good shoot Miller -way to get after 'em!

[prairie goose]

:D Nice pile of birds

[Just Hunt]

Great job :lol:

[hossman]

Thats what you call a Strait Massacare! :lol: Way to whack e'm and stack them.

[duckahlr]

one hellava pile boys...

[Save Hens]

what a pile :D nice work

[dirtycletus81]

Hell yeah. Nice hunt