Cabin Journal

The Real Deal
Waterfowling is something I truly love. I have hunted long before I built calls and would hunt just as much if I could never build another call again. I like about every single aspect of it, the scouting, the gear prep, the mud and the rest of the endless tasks that goes into really hunting [...]
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Thermal or Night-Vision
Are you a night-time predator hunter? Are you still using old-school techniques with lights? The nighttime hunting game has taken a major turn in recent years with the availability of commercial grade thermal and night-vision optics. When was the last time you priced out optics of any type? Have you priced out recent technology of thermal and night vision [...]
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Goose Bands
So you got a band finally. You have seen them on people’s lanyards, but never got one yourself and now what does it mean. Years ago, researchers had a provocative question: What are the migration routes of geese. In a way it was sort of reverse engineering as in the US there [...]
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Heed the Call
It was a late morning in January as we finished off the last drop of Folgers in the thermos and huddled closely in the 2x4 Blind. We were freezing and each hunter was hoping the next chair over would surrender the cowardly, "should we call it?" The scout faded like a memory and all hope [...]
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Control What You Can Control
Season is almost upon us and many of us as preparing for duck and goose seasons. It is an exciting time of year and hopefully you have been putting in the time to prepare your four legged partner for the upcoming season. But as we count down the days to opening day, our training regiment should [...]
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