Cast and Blast A duck hunt and fishing trip for one to three people in Northern Wisconsin around Minocqua/Eagle River area. Make your trip the best of both worlds with a hunt and fishing package all in one. The guide package will consist of an a.m. waterfowl hunt and an afternoon fishing trip of your choice! Limited dates are available. For more details on the trip feel free to contact me for more information. Fishing information is located at www.toothycrittersguideservice.com.    
Duck Hunts Come hunt with me on the Mighty Mississippi River. I am fully licensed and Insured to guide on the Mississippi River. There are only two other hunting guides that have the licenses necessary to guide in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge which streches 261 miles. What is so special about hunting in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge? migration, with most of them concentrated in just a few miles of river that I guide on. Nationally Rated one of the top diver hunting locations in the United States. U.S Fish and Wildlife Service webpage which you can see past years duck numbers  20' custom heated duck boat, that will keep you warm and dry! More Information on Duck Hunting and what I will do for you: most comfortable rig on the water. Big spreads consisting of magnum decoys and hand carved decoys Great duck calling Hot breakfast cooked on the boat Guaranteed shot opportunity
 
Puddle duck hunting in October & Diver hunting in November Hunting the Magnificent Mississippi River is definitely a world class hunting destination that every waterfowler should experience at least once in their hunting career. The great part about the big river is that it holds ducks from opening day through ice up (which is usually after the close of the season). There is great early season teal and wood duck shooting to late season diver hunting. The one thing that hunters always ask, "when is the best time to come?" My answer is what kind of a hunt are you looking for, since I will recommend a time frame for the hunt that you would be most satisfied with. It is not just the great duck hunting that makes the river so magnificent, but also the scenery and numerous types of wildlife and bird species that can be viewed as well. On the hunt you will have a great opportunity to view some of the thousands of tundra swans that use the refuge. I have been running the Mississippi River for the better part of my life and know many great early season honey holes to the best late season spots. I hunt pools 9 and 11 with most of my hunts taking place on pool 9 which is located just a few a few miles north of Cabelas in Prairie du Chien, WI. I run a 20' boat and custom blind that can haul a couple hundred decoys, gear, along with four hunters and myself safely to the hunting location. The majority of my hunts will be conducted out of my boat, which is heated on cold days. There may be a few instances throughout the year where I feel that laying out on sandbars in layout blinds or hiding in timber is the best option. You will be hunting over large decoy spreads, which consist of custom magnum decoys. I am a very good duck and goose caller since I also work for Buck Gardner Calls as a field staffer. I have also learned a few tricks of the trade over the years to set myself above the rest that help bring in ducks even on the calm bluebird days. While on the hunt you can help set decoys if you would like to take an active part in the hunt. I also provide a great hot breakfast which I cook on the boat each morning. Full day hunts will run from before sunrise till around 1 pm. With my waterfowl hunts I am confident that each day afield you will have a shooting opportunity, or it is a free hunt! Matt, "I just wanted to thank you again for the great time last weekend. Everyone had a lot of fun and enjoyed our hunt. We really appreciated all of your hard work and effort. We enjoyed the hunt so much that we are wanting to book again for next year, which in my mind is the ultimate compliment for an outfitter. Anyways, thanks again and your operation is top notch." Brad   Thousands of ducks getting up in front of my boat blind. Matt,
"Thanks for a great hunt, Ernie and Quin and I all enjoyed ourselves tremendously. It's a beautiful area and you did a great job. Thanks again."
Jim 2007 Season Break Down Total season average harvest: 6.7 birds per day canvasback average: 4.8 Canvasbacks a day (November) 17 different waterfowl species harvested 6 banded birds
I hope everyone enjoyed their time hunting, as I enjoyed every sunrise with a boat full of great people! I just want to say thank you for hunting with me this past year and I hope to see you again this year!
Spring Turkey Hunts: 
Multiple birds to pursue Lunch provided Great turkey calling
Don't miss out this spring! Guided turkey hunts take place in zone 3 which is located in the heart of Wisconsin, near Stevens Point. The key for our high success rate in turkey hunting is relentless scouting that we do throughout the spring to make sure we are right where the birds want to be each day. Eastern turkeys are one of the toughest sub-species to pursue and commit to calling this is why scouting is so important. We will put the birds to bed the night before each hunt and know where they are come morning.
I taylor the hunts for one on one or two on one guiding. I charge the same base rate for the two on one guide trips. If the first turkey is taken before noon I then will charge the second hunter to continue hunting throughout the rest of the day. I hunt over 30,000 acres of land which consists of public, paper company, and private land; all of which is loaded with turkeys. I will have multiple birds located for each hunt guaranteed. While huntng you will sit over my custom full-body mounted decoy that toms cannot resist. Wisconsin has a 23% hunter success average for the Spring turkey season, but my hunters in the Spring of 2007 had a 92% success rate (should have been 100% with misses). Ended with 11 toms harvested and 4 jakes in periods 2nd-6th. 2008 concluded with 10 toms harvested and one jake in periods 1st-5th. 73.3% harvest rate, with misses it would have been 93.3%. 100% of hunters had toms within 45yds. So come take the guessing game out of turkey hunting. Be prepared to have your heart pumping when we have long beards up close and personal!  
2008 Turkey video:
Field Goose Hunting: For the 2008 hunting season I will no longer be running the field goose hunts, but I have a gentleman taking over my field hunts in Central Wisconsin. As always you will be hunting out of comfortable layout blinds, and hunting over dozens of fully flocked full body goose decoys. Fields will be scouted before each hunt and you will be placed on the X, to ensure the best hunt possible. Goose hunting in central Wisconsin is on of the best areas to hunt migrating geese in the state. This is because central Wisconsin is the first major roosting and feeding areas as they make their way south. There is little hunting pressure to the north because much of northern half of the state lacks protected roost ponds and fields to feed. Once geese make their way into central Wisconsin they hit a wide variety of fields and protected roost ponds that geese flock to in the thousands. Once the geese get here they will stay for weeks feeding in the vast array of corn, bean, and hay fields. Geese start arriving around the second week of September, and continue to build numbers all the way through the month of October. In the month of November geese populations are stable with them starting to stage in the larger roost ponds when the smaller ponds start to freeze. We also have a good population of Resident canada geese to hunt early in the year. If intrested feel free to contact me and I can get you booked on a field goose hunt. 
Fishing: For my fishing information click on the link below
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