Tips and Tactics for Big-Water Duck Hunting
Interested in trying your hand at open-water fowling? Here’s what you need to know.
How to Build a Big-Water Boat Blind
Take advantage of the season’s offerings, and you can build a homemade boat blind that provides amazing concealment that will last for years of gunning at a fraction of the cost of factory-built blinds.
An Ode to the 28-Gauge
Thanks to advancements in ammunition and new, moderately priced shotguns, the once-obscure 28-gauge is now a top choice for hunts ranging from pheasants in CRP fields to bagging a trophy tom.
Tips and Tactics for Hunting Diver Ducks
Want to dabble in divers but don’t know how? Here’s a primer to get you started.
Wing to Table
The flavor of waterfowl resembles red meat more than any poultry. So why cook ducks and geese like other birds?
In Full Plume: Must-Have Waterfowl Decoys
Get one step closer to limiting out this winter with these decoys.
Thieves Steal $8,500 Decoy Spread from PA Hunter
Matt Kneisley of Conestoga, Pa., has hunted his spread of 120 Model 72 Herter decoys for forty years. In an absolutely despicable act, thieves stole 110 of the decoys sometime between noon on Thanksgiving Eve and 4 a.m. Thanksgiving morning.
How I Spent My Christmas Vacation: Chasing Redheads In the Sunny South
By late December in Bryce Towsley's home state of Vermont, the ducks are gone. Unlike him, they are smart enough to understand there is another brutal winter coming and they flee south. So what's a poor, frozen boy to do? Take the hint: Make like a bird and migrate south.
Bluebill Wontons: So Good It's Cheating?
The highlight of Kyle Wintersteen's Virginia Beach trip—aside from shooting his first bull canvasback—was undoubtedly the celebratory meal. Fortunately, he's allowed to share the recipe.
AmericanHunter.org's Top 25 Ducks (Part II)
Part of the allure of hunting North American waterfowl is the sheer diversity of species. But which of those species stands out above the rest? Kyle Wintersteen believes he's devised a way to determine the continent's "best" duck. Let the debate begin.
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