Bird-Crazy, Every Day

Meet the Guides

Luke Nelson, lead guide at Whisky Creek Waterfowl

Luke Nelson

Lead Guide

Chasing ducks and geese has been my deepest passion since my first hunt with my dad at five years old. I grew up in Cambridge, MN, moved to North Dakota in 2014, and once I saw the migration roll through the prairie pothole region, I knew guiding waterfowl was what I wanted to do.

22Yrs Hunting
10Yrs in ND
3Yrs Guiding
Caden Kramer bringing birds back to the blind

Caden Kramer

Lead Guide

I started waterfowl hunting at 15 and it's been my passion ever since. I graduated from the University of North Dakota in 2022 and have been guiding hunts for three years — plus the last five summers guiding salmon and halibut trips out of Sitka, Alaska.

UNDGrad '22
3Yrs Guiding
5AK Summers

What a Hunt Looks Like

A Day With Us

01

Evening Scout

While you're at the lodge, we're glassing fields and water — finding exactly where the birds want to be tomorrow.

02

Pre-Dawn Setup

Spread and blinds are set before you step out of the truck. You walk into a hunt that's already built.

03

Shooting Light

We run the calls and flags, work the flocks, and the dogs handle the retrieves. Your job: shoot straight.

04

Back at the Lodge

Swap stories, rest up, and get ready to do it all over again tomorrow morning.

Retriever delivering a drake mallard to hand

The Hardest Workers in the Field

The Retrievers

Our labs are out there every single day of the season — marking falls, breaking ice, and delivering birds to hand. They're as much a part of the crew as the guides are, and by day two they'll be as much a part of your hunt stories too.

Well-trained, steady in the blind, and absolutely bird-crazy. Just don't be surprised if you go home wanting one.

Hunt With This Crew

Three days, full guidance, lodging included — $1,400 a gun, every season.