Read daily Journal Entries from Shawn Stahl's crew as they head to Manitoba, Canada. The guys will be hunting for geese in the morning, but they have also been working to bring you some enjoyable video footage, and daily reports. From the initial scouting reports they are in a great area that is holding tens of thousands of ducks and geese. Be sure to visit averyoutdoors.com daily to read how the hunts are going in Manitoba.

Hunting a Corn Field - Day 1 Saskatchewan, October 5, 2003 By Shawn Stahl, Associate Avery® Pro-Staffer DATE: Sunday, October 5, 2003 LOCATION: West Central Manitoba SUNRISE: 7:10 a.m. WEATHER: Sunny TEMPERATURE: mid 70's WIND: South wind at 5 mph. EQUIPMENT USED: Greenhead Gear® Full Bodies, Migrator™ Blinds, Greenhead Gear® Over-Size Series™ Canada Goose Shells, Zink Calls RH-1 Goose Calls. HUNTERS: Cameron Johnson, Joel Wesmoland, Shawn Stahl, Lance Ricketts and Cameraman - Bric Steward JOURNAL NOTES: We hunted a chopped corn field, there were over 1,000 Canada geese in the field the previous night. No wind, big factor in getting geese to approach in good camera direction. We shot a limit of 20 geese and 10 ducks. (L to R) Joel Wesmoland, Cameron Johnson, Bric Steward, Lance Ricketts Geese love a Freshly Cut Barley Field! - Day 2 Saskatchewan, October 6, 2003 By Shawn Stahl, Associate Avery® Pro-Staffer DATE: Monday, October 6, 2003 LOCATION: West Central Manitoba SUNRISE: 7:09 a.m. / 7:30 p.m. WEATHER: Sunny, unseasonably warm TEMPERATURE: Low of 40, High of 81 WIND: Southwest wind 10 mph changing west in afternoon. EQUIPMENT USED: Greenhead Gear® Full Bodies, Migrator™ Blinds, Greenhead Gear® Over-Size Series™ Canada Goose Shells, Zink Calls RH-1 Goose Calls. HUNTERS: Cameron Johnson, Joel Wesmoland, Lance Ricketts, Shawn Stahl and Cameraman - Bric Steward JOURNAL NOTES: Lot's of Mallards using freshly cut Barley fields. Shot 40 ducks, 36 mallards, 4 pintails. 10 Canada Geese, and 12 snows/blues. One banded juvenile blue goose. (L to R) Lance Ricketts, Bric Steward, Joel Wesmoland and Cameron Johnson Ducks are Thick in Manitoba- Day 3 Saskatchewan, October 7, 2003 By Shawn Stahl, Associate Avery® Pro-Staffer DATE: Tuesday, October 7, 2003 LOCATION: West Central Manitoba SUNRISE: 7:10 a.m. / 7:30 p.m. WEATHER: Sunny, unseasonably warm TEMPERATURE: Low of 40, High of 75 WIND: South wind at 5 mph. EQUIPMENT USED: Greenhead Gear® Full Bodies, Migrator™ Blinds, Greenhead Gear® Over-Size Series™ Canada Goose Shells, Zink Calls RH-1 Goose Calls. HUNTERS: Cameron Johnson, Bric Steward, Lance Ricketts, Joel Wesmoland, and Shawn Stahl JOURNAL NOTES: Lot's of Mallards continuing to use freshly cut Barley fields. Shot 40 ducks, 39 mallards and 1 pintail. 25 Canada geese, and 1 blue goose. One banded lesser Canada goose. Warm weather keeping flights near sunrise and sunset. Full moon approaching. Associate Avery® Pro-Staffer Shawn Stahl and his hunting partner Deuce with a banded lesser Canada. Continue to have Great Duck Hunts - Day 4 Saskatchewan, October 8, 2003 By Shawn Stahl, Associate Avery® Pro-Staffer DATE: Wednesday, October 8, 2003 LOCATION: West Central Manitoba SUNRISE: 7:11 a.m. WEATHER: Dense fog, still unseasonably warm TEMPERATURE: Low of 43 degrees and a high of 75 WIND: No wind in am. Northeast in afternoon. EQUIPMENT USED: Greenhead Gear® Full Bodies, Migrator™ Blinds, Greenhead Gear® Over-Size Series™ Canada Goose Shells, Zink Calls RH-1 Goose Calls. HUNTERS: Cameron Johnson, Joel Wesmoland, Shawn Stahl, Lance Ricketts and Cameraman - Bric Steward JOURNAL NOTES: We hunted 10 miles from the roost. Several thousand snows and lesser Canadas were using the field for several days. Thick fog kept most of the geese from making long flights. We shot 10 lessers and 4 snows in a.m. We hunted ducks in a barley field in the afternoon. We shot 33 mallards and 7 pintails. (L to R) Lance Ricketts, Shawn Stahl (in the blind), Joel Wesmoland and Bric Steward Warm Weather Continues to Keep Goose Goose Movement to Almost Nothing - Day 5 Saskatchewan, October 9, 2003 By Shawn Stahl, Associate Avery® Pro-Staffer DATE: Thursday, October 9, 2003 LOCATION: West Central Manitoba SUNRISE: 7:12 a.m. / 7:30 p.m. WEATHER: Light ground fog, remains unseasonably warm TEMPERATURE: Low of 44, High of 75 WIND: Light southwest wind in a.m. switching to the west in p.m. 10-15 mph. EQUIPMENT USED: Greenhead Gear® Full Bodies, Migrator™ Blinds, Greenhead Gear® Over-Size Series™ Canada Goose Shells, Zink Calls RH-1 Goose Calls. HUNTERS: Cameron Johnson, Joel Wesmoland, Lance Ricketts and Cameraman - Bric Steward JOURNAL NOTES: We hunted a cut barley field. Goose movement was minimal. We ended the hunt with 15 Canada geese and 4 snows. Duck action continued to be red hot. Another limit of ducks with 34 mallards and 6 pintails! Heading Home! - Day 5 Saskatchewan, October 10, 2003 By Shawn Stahl, Associate Avery® Pro-Staffer DATE: Friday, October 10, 2003 LOCATION: West Central Manitoba SUNRISE: 7:13 a.m. WEATHER: Cloudy overcast with occasional showers TEMPERATURE: Low of 40, High of 77 WIND: Light out of the South west. EQUIPMENT USED: Greenhead Gear® Full Bodies, Migrator™ Blinds, Greenhead Gear® Over-Size Series™ Canada Goose Shells, Zink Calls RH-1 Goose Calls. HUNTERS: Cameron Johnson, Joel Wesmoland, Lance Ricketts and Cameraman - Bric Steward JOURNAL NOTES: Travel day home but because of the conditions we decided to give it a shot for a couple hours before hitting the road. Full moon and high temps still keeping the a.m. waterfowl movements to a minimum. We picked up early to start the journey home and as luck would have it, just as the geese began to fly. The plowed field with little cover made conditions ideal for Power Hunter Blinds. Shot 15 Canada geese, mostly lessers. (L to R) Joel Wesmoland, Cameron Johnson, Lance Ricketts and Shawn Stahl