Who Is Wildfowler Outfitter?
In 1950 a ten-year-old boy became a hunter on a cold, blustery day on Lake Hazel near Benson, Minnesota. This was his first duck hunt and he shot a full box of 410s at Canvasback, Blue Bills, and late season Mallards. He did not hit a thing – not even one of his dad’s decoys. In spite of the cold, snowy November day, his life would never be the same. Duck hunting and goose hunting became a life-long passion. For Christmas that year he received his first shotgun. It was an Inver Johnson 20-gauge single shot. Two years later he upgraded to a 16-gauge Ithaca pump. This gun and a dozen magnum mallard and 18 canvasback decoys were purchased from his paper route. A duck boat was built in his wood shop as a project. It was made out of marine plywood and it took three men and a boy to lift it; especially after it had been in the water. Concealment in those days consisted of brown clothing and any natural cover you could find. We built a variety of boat blinds (some actually worked) and always
