12.   This past Fall, French, his father Don, and buddy Jamie Quilty took part in a goose hunting trip of a lifetime in Saskatchewan. The boys flew out to Saskatoon having booked a trip with the Madhatter Lodge http://www.waterfowl.ca.

11.   This camp is operated by a group of guides from Torbay, NL who run this seasonal lodge near Saskatoon during the fall goose hunting season. The boys had great things to say about the lodge, staff, service provided, meals cooked and the whole trip in general.

10.   The whole trip was well organized, the guides were always on the birds so there was no disappointment with the hunting day after day. Every evening the guides had the boys stuff and prepare their blinds so that they matched the field they would be setting up in the following morning.

9.   Each morning started early with breakfast, then it was on to the field chosen by the guides and their spotters. All hands pitches in and set out dozens and dozens of decoys, and then finally settle down in the blinds to wait for birds.

8.   Without fail the birds came in every time and they got lots of birds day after day.

7.   The boys took all kinds of different geese including Snow Geese, Canada Geese and a bunch of ducks.

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1.   The birds were prepped by the lodge for transport home, some were plucked, some were breasted, and some were left whole so they could be brought to the taxidermist.

All in all it was an excellent trip and was enjoyed immensely by all.

Cheers, MARK

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