| We invite you to participate in the sensational
duck hunting Alberta has to offer. The sleeper province has finally gained
the world class reputation it deserves. Alberta is the nesting ground for
several species of ducks. Big red legged Mallards are the most prominent
waterfowl in the central eastern agricultural parkland. The rolling agriculture
is littered with potholes that provide excellent rearing and staging habitat
for both local and migrating ducks. As the summer wanes and September's
crops mature, the ducks begin heading to the fields to feed in the morning
and again evening. It is here that a carefully spotted hunt is executed.
Whether in a field rig in Goose
Chairs™ or Stealth™
Layout Blinds by Chrono
or in portable upright or Ongaro Outdoors very own Box Blinds™ designed
by Claudio Ongaro at the edge of a tiny pothole, the gunning is sure to
be fantastic. In fact, this year we will have to try to break the Ongaro
Lodge record for the fastest morning pothole hunt for decoying Mallards.
The record was set in 1999. From the time the gunning started to the time
the last duck folded was eleven minutes. That's 32 mallards shot over decoys
by four hunters in 11 minutes!!!! It was back to the camp early that morning
to await the arrival of the other hunters and to clean the guns for that
evening's goose hunt. If you enjoy duck hunting, there is nothing more breath
taking than a cool clear October sunrise over a pothole with Mallards spilling
the air from their wings as they descend into the decoys. |
