Big Bend Ranch adjoins the water of North America’s premier waterfowl flyway and is renowned for spectacular waterfowl pass shooting and field shooting over decoys. A rare combination of a state waterfowl refuge, gently rising hills to grain fields, and strategically placed hunting blinds combine to make the hunting exceptional.

Big Bend Ranch is home of one of the largest Canada Goose staging areas in North America and undoubtedly has some of the finest Canada Goose hunting in North America.

Each year hundreds of thousands of Canada Geese stop at the adjacent refuge on their migration south. The geese leave the refuge on the river and cross the bluffs to feed in our fields, making the most fantastic field shooing over decoys imaginable. With proper winds and weather, pass shooting is unbelievable. Canada Geese are the primary species and at certain times you will encounter large flights of Northern Mallards, Whitefront, Snow, and Blue Geese.

Big Bend Ranch’s many stockdams attract migrating mallards and provide another hunting opportunity to hunt over decoys. Waterfowl hunting usually takes place from sunrise until around 10:30 a.m. and in the afternoon from 3:00 p.m. until sunset.