About The Outfitter:

Outfitter Mike Franklin began waterfowling as a young man in the area around Spokane, Washington. He began hunting ducks with friends and relatives, but in the 1970's the goose bug bit him hard. In order to learn the ways and language of Canadian geese, Mike spent weeks camped out on the Columbia River and practiced his goose calling until he could hold an intelligent conversation with the local goose population.

Mike began guiding in the middle 70's and founded Pacific Wings in 1986. While running a guide service is what really keeps him occupied, Mike also has a love of restoring neglected property back into productive wetlands. In the 90's Mike restored a 2,000 acre property near the Tri-Cities, WA. He took a cattle ranch, which only had the capacity to hunt 10-12 hunters daily, and developed new ponds and blinds until the property had 40 blinds and could easily accommodate over 100 hunters who would all be able to shoot limits of mallards on the same day. Mike has moved his interest to another neglected ranch in central Washington and is in the process of restoring wetlands and hunting areas on a 7,500-acre property. Mike also controls an 11,000-acre farm outside of Richland, WA. Mike has developed duck hunting areas on this farm, which have been featured on the Northwest Hunter television show, ESPN, Wing & Shot and Wildfowl magazines. With proper management of waterfowl populations and rehabilitation of wetlands, Mike is able to provide countless hours of enjoyment for the people who love the sport of waterfowl hunting as much as he does.

Our Philosophy:

Pacific Wings strives to provide excellent quality goose hunting and duck hunting experiences from the time you arrive. A quality hunt is our goal. You will hunt from comfortable duck blinds and goose pits over hand-crafted taxidermy decoys and the newest custom-made decoys. The guided goose hunting and duck hunting experiences at Pacific Wings are second to none.

We know that to truly enjoy your hunt, a comfortable night's rest is essential. To make that possible, we have arranged special reduced pricing with a fine area hotel. The hotel sits just yards from the Columbia River, and it is possible to watch waterfowl on or near the river from some of the rooms. The hotel offers many amenities including a quality restaurant. Quick access to the freeway system from the hotel makes your early morning commute to the hunt site easy.

Your meals will be accommodated for by our local area restaurants. We have many options in the area, from fine dining, down to an economical meal. Specific requests are always taken into consideration in an attempt to offer the overall experience that you desire.

Depending on the package you and your group elect to participate on, the lodging may or may not be included in the price of your hunt. Meals are normally not included in the price of our Washington hunts.

Our Saskatchewan hunts are “All Inclusive” and offer a full on-site lodging and meal plan.