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Shotgun Patterning: Things to Consider
By Chase Moore
For any waterfowl hunter, whether it be the once a year guy, the weekend warrior, or the seasoned guide, nothing could be more disappointing than having a bird work into your spread and when the time comes to shoot, you miss all three shots. Well, I guess not hunting [...]

Cold Weather Duck Hunting

Perseverance, Cold Weather and Good Company
By Chase Moore
Whether good or bad, we’ve all had at least one memorable hunt we will simply never forget. Accompanying these memories are usually the folks you spend the hunt with, the circumstances both leading up to and throughout the hunt, and the end result. One hunt from this [...]

Duck Boat Camo Stencils

By Drew Hall
I’ve always searched for good stencils and never been able to find them. So, I decided to make some. It’ll take an hour or so to cut them out once you’ve printed them, but it’ll be worth it in the end. All in all its a four to five step process, depending on [...]

Shotshell Reloading – How to on Shotgun Reloading Steel

By Robert MacKillop
“Rob MacK”
I have put together this information to help those who would like to start loading their own steel shot loads but are not sure how to start. These steps and tools are the basic ingredients I use to produce my shells. Others may have different ways of doing business but this will [...]

Mississippi Duck Hunt

By Tammy Sapp
I’m not usually the kind of woman who hollers out to perfect strangers in public. But, my choices were continue lurking around a Memphis airport telephone booth or find out if the two women strolling by, one in a camouflage jacket, were my ride to Hunter’s Paradise Lodge.
“Hey, are you Shannon?” I blurted.
The [...]

Gaining Landowner Permission is a Real Job

By Mike Nobles (username: mnobles23)
Have you ever scouted out a great piece of land or water, watched dozens upon dozens of greenheads circle or thousands of geese onto its surface only to see a dreaded “no trespassing” sign on the nearest fence? Or maybe you’re like many other hunters that are just tired of all [...]

First Limit

As the orange sun began to set on the blue and gray North Dakota sky, I was truly amazed at what I was experiencing. Standing next to our truck, I watched in utter disbelief as hundreds upon hundreds of ducks, (pintails, mallards, wigeon) and other species starting descending into the surrounding potholes. A [...]

The Worst Hunting Day of My Life

by Bernie Eckert
Editor Note: This essay was submitted to us by a high school teacher for one of her students.
Have you ever had one of those days when everything goes wrong? Well, trust me, you haven’t had a bad day until you go duck hunting and everything goes wrong.
Back in the day, my [...]

Josh’s Duck Strips

Josh’s Duck Strips – Duck Recipe

Yields Two Duck Breasts – An easy, yet quick way to enjoy your ducks in a unique way.  One of my favorite duck recipes.
Marinade Needs (You may want to change upon your own taste)
¾ cup A1 Steak Sauce
¾ cup Heinz 57 Steak Sauce
2 tbsp French Dressing
1 ½ tbsp Chocolate Syrup
1 [...]

Internet Scouting – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

It was early in the morning while we eyed our watches waiting for shooting time. Mallards were constantly buzzing our heads in their pursuit to land in our decoys. Finally, the little hand hit the 12 and the game was on. 15 minutes later, myself and my 2 close friends were picking [...]

Prairie Pothole Region Finally Getting Moisture

As I write this out of my Bismarck, ND office, it’s still snowing.  When I woke up and turned on the television, they announced that we had broken the single month record of snow ever in a month timespan since it’s been recorded (around a century).  The first thing came to my mind – the [...]

Painting a Drake Mallard Decoy

By John Potts
In this article, I wrote it to be a very simple gunner paint job. But at the end, I put a few techniques to fancy it up a bit. If you’re planning on trying that, read the entire article before you start to paint the decoy.
COLOR LIST=Gesso ( white ), Titanium [...]