Duck Hunting Tips

Find proven duck hunting tips, strategies, and techniques we have developed and tested hunting the Midwest and Mississippi River over the last twenty years that will help you put more ducks within reach of your shotgun. Whiles it’s easy for hunters including myself to sit back and dream how new decoys or calls are going to be the magic bullet consistent success is really a result of our own hunting skills. Hopefully the articles below will help you further your knowledge or give you a thought that sparks some new ideas.

Decoy Weights And Rigging Tips Here’s how you can rig your decoys and be able to setup in any depth of water with cord that will not break in cold weather.

Why & How To Set A Landing Zone Learn how to create the most important element of any setup and finish more mallards versus watching them slowly drift away.

Hunting Mallards In Grain Fields Here are two decoy diagrams including a killer duck/goose combo setup along with tips for hunting dry fields.

Duck Habits And Tendencies When you start to realize and understand how ducks react to different influences you can start to "think" like a duck.

Early Season Decoy Strategies Here's how we adjust our decoy spread to cash in on the various species of ducks available during the early season.

Three Reasons To Give Your Decoys A Twist Ever notice what every duck in a group sitting on the water has in common when they have been spooked? Here’s a simple tip to fix that problem.

How To Paint Duck Decoys Through trial and error we learned how we could repaint our decoys without the hassle of having to order a paint kit and instead found durable acrylic paints conveniently available from Wal-Mart and Home Depot.

Duck And Goose Decoy Combo Spread Here's a setup that will give you an equal opportunity to take ducks as well as some bonus Canadas.

Wood Duck Hunting Tips And Techniques Woodies are a unique fowl that require a few modifications to typical location and hunting techniques for success.

How And Why To Play The Wind Learn how to use the wind to your advantage when determining hunting location.

When Rivers Become Duck Hunting Hot Spots Here’s how we have used rivers to enjoy fabulous duck hunting while others are struggling to identify an opportunity.

Pinpoint Potential Duck Hunting Hotspots Here are some of the situations we have learned from our experiences to look for before and during season.

Pulsator Motion Decoy Plans Find detailed step by step instructions with pictures to add motion and ripples in the water at a fraction of the cost of buying new.

Do You Have A Top 5 List? Whether you hunt public land or private having a backup plan can make the difference of having a great day or heading home disappointed.

Understand The Location You're Hunting Understanding the type of location you'll be hunting is critical when determining the type of strategies that will be necessary to succeed.

Mallard Duck Wisdom To become a top mallard duck hunter, you have to study and learn as much as you can about the mallard duck.

Wood Duck House Plans Find detailed wood duck house plans with step-by-step instructions along with location tips, yearly maintenance plan, and a video of moving day.

Keep Your Eyes To The Skies Have you ever watched a flock of ducks or geese disappear over the horizon only to scratch your head and wonder where in the world they could have gone?

Three Steps For More Effective Duck Decoys Whether you have new or used decoys these tree simple steps will make them more effective without spending a bunch of money.

Building A Scouting Network Since little accurate information is passed on about specific hunting locations or success, today's waterfowl hunter needs an inside source that can be counted on and trusted.

Tips For Asking Permission To Hunt Gaining permission to hunt private land can be a tough proposition. Here are some do’s and dont’s that will give you the best chance.

Scouting Tips For Better Duck Hunting The most overlooked aspect to shooting more ducks the entire season day after day is not the magic decoy or call, but rather simply scouting.

Eight Public Land Hunting Tips While the pitfalls of heavily hunted public land can seem over whelming at times, here are some basic tips you can use for success.

Duck Decoy Selection Guide Here are tips and advice that will help you choose the best decoys for your hunting opportunities.

Ten Commandments Of Shotgun Safety Nothing is more important than gun safety. If your unsafe with a shotgun I doubt you will ever have to many hunting buddies...

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