Tips and Tactics for Hunting Wary Waterfowl
Educated ducks and geese pose plenty of problems, but these tactics can help solve them.
Hot Weather Elk Tactics
Nothing kills daytime elk activity like hot weather. But if you use the right tactics, a heat wave can be a fiery time to bag a bull.
How to Outsmart Late-Season Geese
Canada geese get smart this time of year. With some creativity based on the details of bird behavior, a full limit will be cause for celebration.
Know-How: A Duck Spread with Serious Drawing Power
Contrast is what makes a decoy stand out, due not only to its color but also its size and the shadow it casts.
Know-How: Why Motion Kills
Waterfowlers love wind. Because birds typically land into it, wind helps to channel ducks and geese in a definitive direction so you can set your spread and hide accordingly. It also moves the decoys, which makes them look more realistic and therefore more likely to fool your quarry.
Shadow Hunter
Shadows can be your biggest ally or greatest curse, which makes managing them one of a waterfowler’s top priorities.
Know-How: Stop Geese Cold
Hunt cold-weather water sources and your late-season success on geese could heat up dramatically.
Late to the Party...But Not Out of the Game
Here's how to score on late-season, hunter-wise honkers.
Know-How: On-the-Fly Ducks
Not everyone has time to scout out killer locations prior to a weekend hunt.
Hunting the Flooded Cathedral
Orion himself would alight from his celestial abode for a chance at hunting the hallowed grounds of the Southern flooded cypress.
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