Raining Steel Waterfowl

We were honored and proud to donate a hunt to a fantastic cause this weekend. The Fallen Outdoors ND chapter held it’s annual banquet and fundraiser on Saturday and raised the funds to keep their mission of combating the 22 suicides within the veteran community.

TFO does some incredible things for our wounded veterans through all sorts of outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, camping, trapping along with lots of other really cool outdoor activities!!

Congratulations on another amazing fundraising event boys!!! We look forward to lots of great opportunities to come from your team this coming year.

Helluva Birthday hunt!
Happy Birthday Andrew! thanks for the opportunity to take you on one of your first legally licensed hunts and show you how to stay legal!

Huge shout-out to Ryan T. Warden for his Toe Tags!!!

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the quality or fact of representing a person, thing, or situation accurately or in a way that is true to life.

Above is why we love all of our Lucky Duck Premium Decoys !!!

💪 Starting em off young 💪!!!

For those that were debating going to Canada this year due to the import restriction on migratory game birds back into the states, cooler heads have prevailed. See below...

For immediate release
September 12, 2022

Delta Applauds USDA APHIS for Reversal of Regs on Hunters Importing Waterfowl from Canada

BISMARCK, ND — After consideration of letters presenting the concerns of U.S. hunters from Delta Waterfowl, Ducks Unlimited and other conservation partners, the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced today new provisions allowing import of hunter-harvested wild game birds from Canada into the United States. These new provisions amend the APHIS declaration of 10 days ago that functionally shut down all import of birds from all Canadian provinces.

"This is great news for American waterfowl hunters already in Canada and for those with plans to hunt there this season," said Delta's chief policy officer John Devney. "As The Duck Hunters Organization, we sincerely thank APHIS for reconsidering the restrictions and for doing it so quickly. It definitely puts optimism back into the hearts of hunters looking forward to hunting ducks and geese in Canada this fall following what promises to have been an outstanding summer of duck production!"

The USDA announcement says that, beginning immediately, APHIS will allow the import of hunter-harvested wild game bird carcasses, originating from or transiting through Canada, meeting the following conditions:

Viscera, head, neck, feet, skin, and one wing have been removed; and feathers have been removed, with the exception of one wing – as required by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for species identification; and Carcasses must be rinsed in fresh, clean, potable water prior to packaging and must not have visible evidence of contamination with dirt, blood, or f***s; and Carcasses must be imported in leak-proof plastic packaging and stored in a leak proof cooler or container during transport and import; and Carcasses must be chilled or frozen during transport and import. APHIS further recommends that boots and any equipment used to process the carcasses should be clean and visibly free from dirt, blood, tissue and f***s.

However, it's important to note, cooked or cured meat and meat products (for example, sausage, jerky, etc.) WILL NOT be allowed for import because USFWS regulations cannot be met to identify the species.



Devney added, "This much-appreciated reversal from APHIS in no way downplays the serious issues of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Law-abiding, ethical hunters will follow these restrictions carefully and completely and properly present our birds for proper inspection at the border."

You can read the full statement from USDA APHIS regarding hunter harvested wild game bird meat from Canada posted at: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2022/canada-wild-bird-game-carcasses

For more information contact: Delta chief policy officer John Devney at: [email protected]

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words... We don't know about you but seasons so close this one makes our senses go wild!

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Brings us Gunner!
"Gunner is an unbelievably driven and talented dog. At 5 years old he was raised in the world of guiding. After completing his MH at just 1.5 years Gunner has been with me every step of the way. Despite his usually grumpy mood Gunner is the foundation and always will be a key part in Raining Steel Waterfowl"
-Zach Poe

coming in Hot with Roxy out of Ohio! "Roxy is an almost 5 year old black lab out of Central Kansas. Coming into her 4th season, she still has the energy of a puppy. Its truly amazing to see a dog that wakes up as excited to go to work every day as Roxy does. No matter how deep the mud or how cold the water, she just doesn't quit." -

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actions or devices intended to disguise or mislead.

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Took July 4th off from to celebrate America and Freedom, but this week we are back!! This weeks crew member is !

Jon Burke is another owner and founder of . Jon grew up hunting everything from rabbits to whitetails. Throughout his career as a deputy sheriff, Jon always made time to take his three boys hunting, passing on his love for the outdoors to them. After retirement, Jon spent a couple years guiding along side his son tristen in Kansas, before returning to Ohio and starting and

“One of the big keys to being a successful outfitter/guide is to see every sunrise and every sunset through a pair of binoculars or your windshield.”
-Jon Burke

Hump day!!!! Keep grinding seasons almost here!! DM us for available dates!