Setting up the J-Hook Decoy Spread

November 21, 2010

You'd think a bird with a brain the size of a tomato seed would find it's way into the decoys no matter how they are arranged, but as we all know that's seldom the case. Ol' "bird brain" isn't as gullible as you'd think. Here's some tips from frequent Outdoor Line guest Robert Strong, owner […]

Waterfowl Weekend at Mar Don Resort

October 24, 2010

Seven of us descended upon Mar Don Resort on Washington's Potholes Reservoir for the first annual Outdoor Line Waterfowl Weekend. The blue bird weather we experienced in Washington the first week of hunting season rapidly deteriorated on Friday as a huge storm pushed into the Pacific Northwest, bringing with it high winds and plenty of […]

9 Year Old Bags First Buck

October 8, 2010

Nine year old McKenzie Chambers tagged this magnificant mule deer buck on the Quarter Circle Diamond Ranch in Eastern Oregon last weekend using a Mentor Tag supplied by her mother. Oregon has offered the Mentored Youth Hunter Program since 2008 as a way to get youth involved in hunting again and from the looks of […]

Quacker College!

September 29, 2010

That's right folks, it's almost duck hunting season and if you haven't had your scattergun or your calls out of the closet since last year… you need some help! Luckily, Professor Robert Strong of Duck Calling University and RuckusOutfitters.com is on the case! Join the "Dean of the Duck Call" Robert Strong at Duck Calling […]

i-Kam Video Sunglasses

July 2, 2010

Video is all the rage nowadays and for a charter captain like myself to grab video footage while I'm working means setting down the video camera once a fish is ready to land, which is also the time when the most excitement usually occurs during a long battle with a hot fish. Ah…but there's a […]

Bacon Braised Goose in Honey Mustard Sauce

December 6, 2009

Here's a recipe that produces one of the best tasting dishes I've ever had for ducks or geese. I took the Huggin's honey mustard recipe and tweaked it by braising the goose breast's a hot frying pan before they go into the oven. The outcome is a combination of flavors that really makes for a […]

Thanksgiving Waterfowl Hunt

November 30, 2009

A total of 17 hunters rendesvous'd in the Skagit Valley near Conway on Sunday for the Outdoor Line Thanksgiving Waterfowl combo. The parking lot was full of camo at the Shell station in Conway at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday before the gang from North Sound Waterfowl rounded up our herd of excited hunters for the […]