Here’s why we love to hunt and watch the northern pintail so much. Pintails are one of the ducks synonymous with waterfowlers everywhere due to their beauty, availability, and pure hunting fun. There are a lot of waterfowl hunters who have had a few pintail decoys in their arsenal at one time or another, and […]
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Here are the seven best duck calls that you can buy. You’ll get an argument from duck hunters everywhere, but when you start talking about the best duck calls, you’ll have to understand that we all have our favorite. The game calls we use for the realistic sounds of waterfowl are arguably the most important call […]
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Louisiana duck hunting is some of the best in the world. When it comes to celebrated waterfowl hunting paradises, Louisiana ranks up there as one of the best in North America. For good reason too. The coastal zones of the southern part of the state, coupled with the Mississippi River, creates the ideal wetlands habitat […]
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Here are a deadly dozen decoy spreads that you can use this fall to fool even the most decoy-shy birds. We hunters tend to fall into a rut when it comes to decoying ducks; we use the same spread week after week with declining results. If weather doesn’t push in new birds consistently, then you’re […]
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The redhead duck is a hunter’s favorite. Here’s everything you need to know about this beautiful waterfowl. Redheads can be found in virtually every flyway of North America making them a favorite of hunters and birding enthusiasts everywhere. They have some of the most beautiful plumage of any waterfowl out there, even in its simplicity […]
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Here are some of the best duck hunting boats you can buy. Finding the best boat for duck hunting can be a real challenge. The market is saturated with options for both the serious and the casual waterfowl hunter. So, what should you buy? Are you looking for something that can serve double duty as a fishing boat? […]
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Welcome to waterfowl season. Duck hunters take a lot of shapes and forms, but they’ve all got one thing in common: an affinity for one of the funnest, most fast-paced, target-rich wingshooting opportunities that North America can offer. When early teal season comes around, it’s all systems go. Waterfowlers rival the most dedicated whitetail or […]
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These are some of the best duck hunting guns on the market today. Waterfowl hunting seasons are in full swing in most parts of the country and if you’ve put off purchasing a new gun, you may be missing out on all the fun with your buddies. A good duck gun should be durable, weather-resistant, […]
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Get ready to learn a little more about one of our favorite game birds, the cinnamon teal. The Anas cyanoptera or cinnamon teal is one of the most easily recognized waterfowl species in North America, but not everyone gets to see it. Living, breeding, and migrating mostly in the west-central and western half of the […]
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How to restring a compound bow quickly and easily. Eventually all bowhunting enthusiasts need to replace the bowstring on their recurve bow, compound bow or crossbow. It does not matter the type of bow. The restringing process just comes with the territory in archery. Eventually the strings will start fraying and the old bowstring will […]
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