The spring snow goose season is something I look forward to every year. Every spring our crew starts the light goose season down in Northwestern Missouri and follows the migration through North Dakota. Our trip started on Thursday the 26^th of February, just minutes after school let out. We all anticipated a good hunt, but I had no idea that it would be the most memorable spring hunt of my life. After a restless 9 hours of driving, we finally arrived to the field. With little time wasted we st...

Last weekend we had taken a trip to a new lake. While we were all excited hoping to catch the famous “pounder” it was close but no cigar. The gang consisted of Nate, Arron, Wicky, Screech, and I. We had taken all of our gear and loaded it up into the enclosed trailer the night before. That night I remember Nate telling Wicky that he’s got to bring the donuts. My part was to bring the wax worms and Screech was supplying the enclosed trailer, while Nate was driving. Aaron well let’s ju...

Hello all. I am a part of the Avery Youth Field Staff, which is how this whole story came to be. It all starts off with my dad passing away this March. It was a very unexpected death that took his life and changed my family’s life forever. There isn’t a minute that goes by without me missing him and thinking of the memories we had shared for a short 16 years.

About a month after my dads passing, I received an email from Derek Rambo, the Avery Youth Field Staff Chairman, explaining an a...