SR.Where do you hunt?
HP. I typically hunt in Canada and Texas, in Canada we mostly are hunting snows, Canadas and ducks in barley, wheat or peas. In Texas, it is all cranes and lesser Canadas, in mostly either peanut fields or milo fields. And I’m a big divebomb silhouette guy, I run anywhere from 50 dozen to 120 dozen Canadas in Texas and 5-20 dozen in Canada.
SR. How did you get into waterfowl hunting?
HP. I grew with a gem of a duck spot right in my backyard and didn’t know how good it actually was until Zach Laborde and Forrest Carpenter acted like they were my friends so they could hunt the river. They were both a couple of years older and really taught me about decoying ducks and it just went from there. I was probably 14 at the time. I had just jump shot shit before that.
SR. Ways waterfowl has positively impacted your life?
HP. My best friends have all come from hunting waterfowl and I just get to be outside every day for work and see God’s creation first hand when most people are stuck inside not getting to see things I do.
SR.Ways waterfowl has negatively affected your life?
HP. Waterfowl has turned me into a gypsy lol but really, I’m on the road living lodge to lodge for 7 months straight. I guess really the only negative thing is how many miles it’s put on my pickup
SR. Where do you see waterfowl hunting going in 50 years.
HP. Oh gosh, I don’t even know or want to know honestly.
SR. Worst client experience?
HP. Hahaha probably not worst but funniest, so I fuck around a lot and joke with people. Well, I had a guy in Canada show up and like most, ask what choke he should use… well my smart ass said I shoot without one so my pattern just comes out wide as shut since we will be shooting them so close, I’m about 99% positive I told him I was joking but the next day he starts bitching about not being able to hit anything because he didn’t have a choke in and that I ruined his morning so far… thank god he was able to screw one in after I told him that I had totally been joking.
SR. Biggest cluster fuck of a hunt?
HP. An old boss of mine, won’t say names, sent me to a field saying he had gotten permission on it… well about 30 minutes into the hunt I was getting screamed out by a farmer and the sheriff had to tell him to back off because it was getting so bad lol then I got thrown into the back of the cop car and was on the way to jail lol let’s just say I didn’t work for that guy again after it almost happened a second time.
SR. Best band story?
HP. Always enjoy seeing someone get their first band when you can really tell how much it means to them and they truly appreciate it. Nothing crazy. Seen a bunch of old snow bands die.
SR. If it was legal to hunt waterfowl with no limits or regulations for a day would you do it?
HP. What are the limits and regulations?!
SR. Go to gas station derailment food
HP. Gardetto’s original recipe and yellow Red Bull.
SR. If you had to have a barrel sticker what would it be?
HP. A sandhill crane with a crown drinking whiskey.
SR. Favorite waterfowl recipe?
HP. Crane breasts on a cast iron skillet with butter, red wine and garlic, salt, and pepper.
SR. Ever been dumped because of guiding?
HP. Actually, no.
SR. Top three things that will not get someone invited back on a hunt with you?
HP. Shoot cripples when my dog is out bringing birds back, almost saw my dude Eazy get roasted one day, umm continuously bitch, haha idk. It takes a lot to piss me off so just be safe and don’t fuck with my dog and we are good.
SR. Would you rather hunt with Donald Trump or Nicki Minaj
HP. Neither, Halsey would be my pick.
SR. Do you think the waterfowl industry has gotten soft?
HP. I don’t know if soft is the right word, more like wannabes that probably wouldn’t hunt if it weren’t for cameras and Instagram?
SR. Best advice for someone new into waterfowl hunting?
HP. Don’t listen to social media, who gives a fuck if you aren’t out burning down piles of birds, go because you truly love it and get your ass licked and go back for more. Seriously, fuck anyone that judges you because you don’t kill a pile of birds because honestly, most those guys that act like they tear shit up only seem that way because they have a camera and follow outfitters around. So go out there and just love every minute of it.
SR. Have you ever stripped a band from a terrible client?
HP. No comment, lol.
SR. Bucket list bird?
HP. Flamingo.
SR. If you could hunt with two people who would it be.
HP. My dog Eazy and myself.
SR. Chew or smoke?
HP. Used to chew, don’t smoke.
SR. First pack of decoys you ever bought?
HP. GHG hotbuy mallards haha
SR. Biggest impulse buy you never used?
HP. Quiver magnet
SR. Average weight of a male and female waterfowl hunter?
HP. Male 215 female 140
SR. Who did you look up to as a hunter growing up?
HP. Mmmm can I say Mr. Primos even though I’ve never hunted big game? Haha ‘the Truth series’ was the shit.
SR. if you could have 3 sponsors from any company what would it be?
HP. Divebomb, Chevy, and Sitka.
SR. Opening line on tinder?
HP. I don’t use those things… I like not having aids.
SR. Greenhead purist or duck killer?
HP. I want to puke every time a client knowingly shoots a hen.
SR. Any new gear you are adding to the arsenal next year?
HP. Tannerite and thermals.
SR. How much would you have to be paid to throw all your bands in the ocean?
HP. Probably not much if I could delete all of Instagram with them.
