A duck blind doesn’t have to be fancy to be effective
A goose blind can be anything from a burlap sack you pull over yourself to a concrete bunker you’ve constructed in a field or on the edge of a marsh. The burlap sack has [...]
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You may be ready for the cold, but is your retriever?
Ducks Unlimited has a great library of excellent tips for hunting on its website. You don’t have to be a member to access most of the advice, but if you do join, your [...]
You don’t need a private lease to hunt waterfowl
Waterfowl hunting has become more of a private land activity in the last decade or so. A lot of waterfowlers have resorted to leasing blinds on ponds and in farm fields. [...]
There’s an easy way to gauge range for goose hunting
If you’ve done any goose hunting, you’ve probably heard the term “skybusting.” You may know it means shooting at birds that are out of your shotgun’s effective [...]
Ice has many uses — all of them are cold
While waiting to get on the ice for a league hockey game, I used to hear my teammates grumbling about the figure skaters who were twirling around on the surface. The most [...]
‘Tis the season … for waterfowl hunting
The holiday season is upon us. It’s a time of joy and celebration, as you rush from store to store, spending all your money on gifts for loved ones. Maybe even a few gifts [...]
December is my favorite month
I live for December. This, in my opinion, is the best month of them all. You can hunt chukar, huns, pheasants, turkeys, and small game. If you haven’t filled your deer tag, [...]
Become a birder to be a better bird hunter
You can be a hunter and also be a birdwatcher. In fact, being a birdwatcher can actually help you when you hunt. The more practice you get watching ducks, for instance, the [...]
Going duck hunting? Don’t forget your wallet
A friend of mine recently asked me what he’d need to get started hunting ducks. He’s pretty well-off, and he asked if money were no object, what would I get? The first [...]
Waterfowl bands are more than just hunt souvenirs
Though the bulk of Canada goose banding takes place on the nesting grounds in Canada, some happens here in the States, too. Hunting season is rapidly approaching, so it’s [...]