Painting Decoys

Painting Decoys
By John Potts (aka Crewchief 252)

I see this question come up on every duck hunting website I have ever visited. I’ve also seen a dozen ways to do this, and they all seem to work. It’s just a matter of which one you want to use. This is my technique for repainting duck decoys [...]

Shotgun Shell Ballistics & Penetration

By Marvin McDonald ( J J Mac )

I have investigated the effect of shot size and velocity on penetration in waterfowl. I decided to publish the results because others might be interested as well.
The recommendation most commonly encountered in the DHC Forums for adequate penetration for clean kills with steel shot is a velocity of [...]

Natural Born Hunters

By PJ Maguire
Some dogs have it, and some dogs don’t. Usually it is instincts that separate the great gundogs from the rest. Selecting a gundog from good lineage is typically the best way to ensure that your pup will hunt. I have found that there are some exceptions to this rule, good and bad. In [...]

Crazy For Duck Bands

By PJ Maguire

Every year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service and agencies ran by the states, place leg bands on a variety of birds across the country. Migratory birds, like ducks, geese, and most recently doves are some of the most commonly banded birds. Harvesting a bird sporting a leg band is a special joy [...]

Concealing Field Blinds

Peas
Without a doubt, the introduction of layout blinds is one of the biggest assets to field hunters in the past decade. Every year, existing models get makeovers adding better modifications. There are many brands on the market, and many models can be found of each. I’ve hunted out of most of the major brands on [...]

Shotgun Shooting – The Art of Missing

There has been a lot written about shooting shotguns and the different roles of shot size, chokes, etc. It seems to me that every article I have read about shooting agrees on one thing; you can have the right choke with the right load, but if you cannot shoot, it won’t matter. In my opinion, [...]

All I Want for Christmas is a Duck

By Chris Hustad
Christmas season has come and gone yet again, with plenty of memories to crown the year. By now you’ve more than likely returned some of your gifts; the pants that were too short, the sleeves on that sweater were too long, that pair of boots one size too small. All too often Christmas [...]

Tips for Cleaning Ducks & Geese

Cleaning Ducks – Cleaning Geese – Wild Game Bird Cleaning
By Chris Hustad
This is one of my favorite ways to clean waterfowl, and I learned it around 15 years ago. It’s typically best for cleaning ducks, smaller Canada geese, snow geese and upland game birds. I do not recommend this method on big Canada geese, give [...]

Hunting Dog Basics

By PJ Maguire
Dogs are companions, first and foremost. As hunters with retrievers, we should always keep that in mind when training, hunting or playing with our dogs. The vast majority of your retriever’s life will be spent going for walks and chasing butterflies, not hunting. However, it is easy for us to forget that when [...]

Homemade Duck Hunting Blinds

Homemade Duck Hunting Blinds – How to Construct a Duck Blind
By L. Cater (aka greenster)
The art of using a ground blind to conceal oneself has dated back to the early 1500’s. Native Americans used these simple creations in the vast grasslands of the Midwest and the open Artic Tundra. Even though this tool was used [...]

Dead End Slough

By Chris Hustad
When I look back at the hunting and fishing memories throughout the years, I can really tell how much it influenced the blueprint of my life. I can remember my first walleye, largemouth bass, pheasant, and duck to name a few like it was just yesterday. But more than just the creature itself, [...]

Duck Stew and BBQ Duck Recipes

Duck Stew – BBQ Duck Recipes – Wild Duck Breast Recipe
Here are some of our favorite duck recipes in a series of recipes coming monthly from DuckHuntingChat.com members.
This duck stew recipe was easy and quite good. I’m a fan of the slow cookers that I don’t have to babysite as much.
Makes about 6 servings – [...]