SR. Why do you hunt?
KM. Hunting has been a way of life in my family since I was a young boy. We were taught to hunt, clean game and how to prepare it to eat.
SR. How did you get into waterfowl hunting?
KM. My father and my uncles took me when I was 14, I was hooked.
SR Ways waterfowl hunting has positively impacted your life?
KM. Learned the importance of planning, organizing discipline & respect.
SR. Ways waterfowl has negatively impacted your life?
KM. When I became a guide, over time, the true essence of what waterfowl hunting is was lost.
SR. What do you think waterfowl hunting will be like in 50 years?
KM. In 50 years, waterfowl hunting will be of no concern, we will be more concerned with our aggressors in our country.
SR. Worst experience with a client?
KM. D.U. Chapter Chairman opened bottle of whiskey while riding in boat to hole before daylight. He and his group were passing bottle. I stopped boat to verify. Took them back to landing and did not allow them to hunt. No consideration for others in the group. Guy threatened me to make sure D.U. never supported me again. Just so happened that D.U Chapter owed me over $30,000.00 in unpaid hunts. They kept sending clients but no money. They sent a group, I refused to hunt them. Gentleman in group was attorney, I hunted them, he got me paid.
SR. Biggest cluster fuck hunt?
KM. Boats, motors decoys all stolen night before hunt. Could not hunt the next day. Drove to Stuttgart got new boats/motors/decoys/life jackets/lights/batteries, hunted the next morning. Game warden told me where my boats where. Stolen by people he knew.
SR. Best band story?
KM. Was standing on a road hunting Huns in Saskatchewan, Duck flew over, I shot it, banded drake Canvasback.
SR. If you could legally hunt with no rules or regulations for one day would you?
KM. Would not go.
SR. Go to gas station food?
KM. A box of little Debbie’Brownies & large cup of coffee.
SR. If you had to have a barrel sticker what would it say?
KM. If I “had to have a barrel sticker” I’d hunt with a slingshot
SR. Favorite duck recipe?
KM. The way my mother cooked them, whole in a roast pan with potatoes, carrots, rice, onions & dressing. Make you lick your ass to get the good taste out of your mouth.
SR. Ever been dumped or divorced from hunting?
KM. Never divorced or dumped over duck hunting. Quit college to hunt.
SR. Three things that won’t get you invited back on a hunt?
KM. Unsafe gun handling, substance abuse before or during hunt, refusing to wear PFD.
SR. Would you rather hunt with Donald Trump or Pamela Anderson?
KM. Hunt with Donald because he appreciates hard work and would be thankful for the good time.
SR. Do you think the waterfowl hunting industry has gotten soft?
KM. Majority of the waterfowl industry has always been soft. Goes back to hard work & dedication. If you don’t love it, you won’t live it.
SR. Best advice for someone getting into waterfowl hunting?
KM. We all started out knowing nothing about duck hunting. Try to hunt with people that are experienced. Don’t betray the people that show you the way. You will learn more from the days you kill nothing than the days you have good hunts. Hunt smart & safely.
SR. Every stripped a band from a terrible client?
KM. Never stripped a band from a client. I’ve never claimed a band unless it was while hunting by myself. I’ve killed less than 12 banded ducks in 45 years.
SR. Bucket list bird?
KM. Banded Black Duck.
SR. Favorite two people to hunt with.
KM. God & Mother Nature.
SR. If you could hunt with anyone in the world who would it be?
KM. My father.
SR. Chew or Smoke? Bad habits during waterfowl season?
KM. Drinking everybody’s coffee and eating their snacks.
SR. First decoys you ever bought with your own money?
KM. Carry-Lite Standard Water Keel
SR. Biggest Idol growing up?
KM. Lester Capps
SR. Greenhead Purist or Duck Killer?
KM. Neither purist nor killer. It’s about seeing them come to the decoys, be it a shoveler or a scaup, if it decoys we’ll shoot it. Mallards are the dumbest of all ducks, easy to kill.
SR. How much would you have to be paid to throw all your bands in the ocean?
KM. Don’t have any bands, never kept them. They didn’t mean anything to me.
