A Christmas Toast

By troutvalley | December 25, 2022 | Comments Off on A Christmas Toast

For: Erin Papa’s total magic on a duck call. Sounds like a symphony of Mallards and Pintails. His head lowered, eyes cut upward in fierce concentration. He’s immaculate with those two McCann calls. Made from Bois D’Arc trees, the yellow-colored mellow one and the darker sharper call, he highballs until the ducks turn, then the…

A New Season is Upon Us

By troutvalley | September 13, 2022 | Comments Off on A New Season is Upon Us

Good Evening, With a new season upon us, the time is now to go ahead and book your hunt if you haven’t already. We have had an abundance of bookings already this summer, and I want everyone to get the dates they most desire. Be sure to check out relatively new offerings: the ”Hunt Your…

Dog’s Last Friend

By troutvalley | August 16, 2022 | Comments Off on Dog’s Last Friend

It has long been noted that a dog is man’s best friend. Likewise, it has long been observed by teachers, parents, priests and philosophers that the nature of life is pain. Many suffereth long, but the mercy of Christ abounds. Fortunately, for men and women who spend their time afield, a moment of relief is…

Learning to Dress for the Occasion

By troutvalley | August 4, 2022 | Comments Off on Learning to Dress for the Occasion

A large part of a rural boy’s young life—I mean life before any degree of freedom, before driver’s licenses and school dances, Boy Scout trips, or even afternoons spent in the lull of summer’s heat floating alone on farm ponds with a hook in the water and a hope-filled heart— is spent watching their father. That is, we try to imitate them, looking on as they act out their passions,…