Hook-n-Trigger Guide Service

09/18/2025

“Bogie” (7) - owned by Debbie Petersen of Darkwood Gordon Setters, will be adding dog power to my guided hunts this fall.

Bogie covers the ground - then really slows down when he hits scent, so as not to bump birds.

I think of him as our “Classic Gentleman’s Hunting Dog.” Steady to wing and shot, he’ll lock down, and stay there until released… safe, and a pleasure to watch and shoot over.

I just had a cancellation due to emergency, for October 20 and 21. I can’t think of better prime-time days to be hunting in the forests of Minnesota. Leaves are down, visibility is up - and the woodcock migration should be peaked.

Also, October 29, 30 and 31 are open.

Give me a shout if you’d like to come hunt Minnesota prime-time with myself, and our four Gordons.

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09/14/2025

Little June Bug. We hunted together often last season - from the forests of Northern Minnesota, to the prairies of Western Minnesota. She loves to cover the ground , and often snaps to a point with her ears flopped.

This year I’ll have more dog power with Sam, Bogie and Valia - all Gordon setters. Two male veterans, and two young females.

I have just a few select dates available in October for grouse/woodcock in Minnesota. Contact me via pm, call or text if you’d like to get out hunting with the dogs and I.

In all these photos - miss Junie is less than a year old. I’m super proud of her, and really look forward to the coming fall.

Grouse season is open in Minnesota, with doodle season soon to come!

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09/11/2025

Guides get very used to making it all about others - and actually, I enjoy that a lot, because I’ve been there done that. I enjoy seeing others light up by what has always thrilled me.

But once in awhile, I like making it all about me.

When I stepped into my uncles boat yesterday, I declared that I was gonna catch 27 fish. So I did… and more.

While he pulled a spinner for walleye, I bombed the bank with a willow-leaf spinnerbait tipped with a crawfish powerbait. In the morning fog and overcast, the bass were up shallow, and the strikes were violent! I landed numerous bass 18-20 inches.

Incidently - we’ve landed 20-inch largemouth the past three outings. If youre a bass guy… this is a great time to be out!

You’ll see in the photos that old Sammers had many, many fish to point.

Thanks Carl Halverson for the trip.

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09/08/2025

Fall … my favorite time of year. Mornings are cool, leaves are changing, hunting seasons open - and I can team up with my dogs to hunt birds, and help others to do the same.

Sometimes I dont know whether to hunt or fish - so I do both! Thats why I’m called “Hook-n-Trigger!”

Got a few fall dates remaining for blast, cast , or cast & blast: October 1, 3, 10, 29, 30, 31, November 5 and 7.

Give me a shout if you’d like to come play in Minnesota.

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09/06/2025

I have these select dates left available for October / November 2025 in north central Minnesota.

October 1,3,8,10,29,31 and November 5,7.

Please reach out if you’d like to come play in the grouse woods.

Here, Junie doing what she does on grouse, woodcock and pheasant in her first season. We are poised , excited to see what she can do this fall!

09/04/2025

Minnesota weather often changes from one extreme to the other fast!

Such was the case on this blustery cold morning. We were feeling the 50 degrees and 10-20 mph northwester.

Boat control, presentation and some good old-fashioned perseverance yielded some good fish - though we sure had to work for them.

20 inch bass are challenging to do selfies with.

08/23/2025

Fun day that took us through the gammet: Clouds and an early bite, clouds to pure blue sky... flat calm and getting fried. Then a northwest wind. Sometimes I just enjoy putting down my fishing pole and cruising fast in a crystal-clear lake spotting fish and marking spots. Even funner with my honey and ole' Sammers. I've got some brown bass and walleye spots to return to!

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08/17/2025

Love catching Smallies and seeing them fight in the clear water. In this case - on vacation, scouting some new water in the UP of Michigan.

08/15/2025

Junie is our high-octane little huntress… but she likes her some swimmin’ and snugglin’ on a hot summer day.

Last summer - she spent hour upon hour out in the lake, just… swimming. This summer, she’s being a bit more selective- but still retrieves, goes for a swim-about, and loves to climb aboard and cuddle when we are out floating. This is her new thing.

All four of our Gordon’s love the water! Looking forward to some duck retrieves next month.

07/26/2025

It’s an early morning bite on some nice crappies. All on artificial.

Fish fry on deck!

07/24/2025

John comes to Minnesota each summer to fish - and his favorite fish to catch are these big slab crappies.

We found a big school suspended, and very active as a front approached. Unfortunately we got chased off the lake when the getting was good. But we still got enough for a very good meal!

06/09/2025

Had a fun night fishing and hunting with these two guys - Tabor Runck and Samuel Wetter, a couple of bowfishing enthusiasts who found me in a Facebook group.

The night started sketchy with thunderstorms rolling through about the time you’d want to hit the water. The wind whipped up to whitecaps in minutes flat, and the temperature plummeted nearly 20 degrees. When you’re a guide - it’s the kind of thing that gives you a really uneasy feeling that the odds are stacked against you, and you’re not gonna be able to produce.

But you never know unless you try, and these two guys were game - so we hunted fish hard from 10pm to 2 am. Surprisingly, some fish stayed in the shallows- and we were able to get plenty of shot opportunities throughout the night to keep it interesting.

It was their first night shooting from a platform over lights, and I think they might just be hooked! Fun to see young guys getting enthusiasm for the sport.

Thanks, guys, for coming out!