Week of October 18
Valley Duck Prep Work
Tad A. of Durham sent in a photo of a flood pipe halfway choked with mud, and he spent part of his week digging it out so the water can go on before the opener.
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Tad A. of Durham sent in a photo of a flood pipe halfway choked with mud, and he spent part of his week digging it out so the water can go on before the opener.
This week's Showcase is an inside look at life on the NorCalHunt crew. Co-founder Weston W. of Durham spent last weekend scouting Colorado ahead of his October bull elk hunt.
A successful goose hunt with MOA Outfitters, showing off the kind of morning that has every waterfowl hunter counting down to the waterfowl opener.
Tim B. tagged out of his 2026 A zone hunt with this freezer filling dandy!
The NorCalHunt crew got out for the September 1 dove opener and put in the work.
What the night of the opener should look like. Weston W. of Durham submitted a spread of bacon-wrapped, jalapeno and cream cheese dove poppers fresh off the grill
A NorCalHunt subscriber from Glenn County sent in a clip of doves pouring into a fresh-cut safflower field, dropping in by the dozen to feed just days out from the opener.
This week's Showcase is a look behind the curtain from our own crew. It is a duck patch in Glenn County, mowed down low with one thing left standing: a few green patches of duckweed.
The calendar is turning fast, and this week's Showcase caught it mid-turn. Tad A. of Durham sent in a photo of a buck still carrying a full set of velvet antlers, soft and swollen and still growing.
Submitted by Connie A. of Durham — a young buck caught scraping velvet from its antlers. A sure sign the season's almost here, and exactly the kind of moment we want to see more of. Got something like it? Reply to this week's newsletter with your photo or clip.