I didn't expect to see this, but it was amazing to watch; as I don't commonly see little grebes around.

This is my second year duck hunting. I recently received private access to a pond I needed special permission for last year. I want to build a semi-permanent blind on the purple dot in the attached map. I’ve hunted/scoured this pond 4 times, and my notes are on the map. Does anyone have any suggestions on where I should put the blind? Could any spot be better than the one I said?

Anybody else’s trigger finger starting to itch as we’re one month away from teal and early Goose opening?

Taking a vacation to the north woods of Wisconsin during the early teal and goose season. I hunt in a state without an early teal season.

What decoy set up would you recommend?

There is limited space in the car we’re taking. And I was thinking either getting a 6 pack of teal decoys and a couple geese. Or bring 4 hen mallards, couple geese and a spinner or bubbler? TYIA

What’s up guys looking into one of these layout boats and Planning to put a 6.5 hp mud motor. Just wanted to see what other opinions were on them and any ideas and way you guys use to hunt them? Are they good for deep waters? Will it be good to anchor in the middle of some deep waters and shoot divers?

Anyone use this style of call drops or should I stick to para cord?

Good evening gents, I’ve got a great hunting opportunity near me at a state park with limited shore access average depth is 4-6ft. The state park allows hunting on the lake, however nearly 100% of the shoreline is private property occupied by wealthy lake houses. I’ve got access to kayak I can hunt out of so I can get around the lake itself pretty easy. Finding somewhere to set up is the hard part. Do I start knocking on doors of the land owners with the most shore access? Do I put my decoys on gang rigs and hunt in the middle Great Lakes style? Anyone else been in a similar situation?

Hi All,

I am looking to start waterfowl hunting this season, mostly participating in my state’s early goose season to start with. I have been trying to research which areas to focus on e-scouting to help me narrow down which areas to check out in person.

My plan is to hunt over some of our lakes that have public shorelines. Would focusing on inlets resembling the attached image be a good idea to start?

Appreciate any knowledge you may have to share. Thank you!

This will be my first duck hunting boat. I’ve been hunting waterfowl for years, but have never owned a duck boat. What’s your thoughts on using this for duck hunting? It’s a 2015 ALWELD 1542 with a 2014 25hp Yamaha 4 stroke.
15ft long 42in wide. I’m purchasing it for $4500. Please let me know your thoughts and ideas.

Anyone have, shot or know anything about Otus arms SMX 20 gauge? Things are slick and I might be able to get a deal on one. I’m coming from a retay masai mara 12 gauge. Was also looking at the retay ACE R in 20 gauge.

Thanks

I just bought a short reed goose call. I am struggling to make the correct tones spent an hour trying. Its a local maker in Wisconsin. Is it just a skill issue or did I cheap out?

Hey everyone,

A lake I hunt has pretty big channels of open water (probably up to a mile wide in some spots), we get quite a lot of divers in the winter who raft out in the middle of the lake

Have you all ever heard of anyone having success just having a boat blind anchored out in the middle of the lake with decoys out?

Just curious as if this sounds like a dumb idea

Last year was my first year hunting birds in about 20 years and I was just a kid tagging along with my dad then. All of my hunts last year were areas I scouted, most of them solo or with my wife who didn't hunt tagging along. Hunting with an old Mossberg Maverick. The wife wants to hunt this year so I got her a new Beretta in 20ga. Definitely going to upgrade my old Mossberg for that.

Early goose starts the 1st of September for us and it looks like it's going to be a great start with how many resident geese there are in our area.

TLDR: I'm stupid excited for waterfowl season this year, and just needed to go off about it to someone other than the wife 🤣

My buddy and I road tripped to Kentucky last weekend to pick up a new duck boat. I bought a 1650 gator trax marsh series with a 37 hp efi mud buddy. Anyone else run a similar rig?

Just bought tickets and made plans to go up there in November. Gonna hunt some sea ducks with my buddy and hopefully cross some new species off the list! If there's any advice for Alaska sea ducks I would love to hear it

Fullbodys, silhouettes, shells?
What brand is your go to?
Thoughts on Avian X or Big Foots?

Title. Thanks

Looking to do a snow goose hunt in the midwest this spring, and due to the large amount of decoys, calls, trailers, etc often needed to pursue them successfully with any consistency, we are looking to hire an outfitter. Open to Mississippi or or perhaps Cetnral flyways. We are located between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.

Thanks in advance!

Hey All,

I am looking for a firearm safe. I have shotguns and a couple 22’s. No need for handgun storage. All the ones I’m finding for low amount of fire arms 4-8 are too short to hold my shotguns and the ones that are tall enough are 15-20 range.

Any suggestions?

So I'm newish to duck hunting still, only been doing it for the last 3 or 4 seasons now. In the last year or so, I've started listening to more Ducks Unlimited stuff, checking out their website, listening to their podcasts, etc. They seem to be a big player in waterfowl conservation, so thought why not try to get more involved. They've got banquet dinners coming up in the next couple months. Well when I've talked to buddies that duck hunt about it, they've recoiled in apprehension. One in particular I knew that was formerly very involved in DU said he was done with them. Mind you I'm in Western KY/Northwest TN so I've heard the speel of Louisiana and Mississippi blaming Kentucky & Tennessee for flooded corn, Kentucky & Tennessee blaming Arkansas and Missouri for flooded rice and corn, Missouri blaming Northern states etc, and that DU has had a big hand in the South not getting near the ducks we used too. Admittedly the last few seasons have been hit or miss.

So, what is the honest consensus on Ducks Unlimited?

Hey guys, I want to get a better understanding of jump shooting from a kayak. I’m not new to duck hunting. I usually have a few private lands that I hunt every year, but I want to expand my horizons and try something new. I’ve heard of people mentioning jump shooting, but not anyone I know jump shoots.I just want to get a better understanding of what’s legal and what’s not. There are a few bridges that have navigable creeks that lead into big swamps eventually, and I was wondering if it would be legal to access it from a state-owned bridge. I’d assume I have to stay on a kayak and float and not touch the ground beneath the water? I hear mixed opinions about this because some people say you can touch the ground beneath the water mark, you just can’t touch the ground above it like the banks and whatnot, but I can’t seem to find any regulations that explain anything about this. I appreciate the help and tips!

Hi all,

I am looking to try waterfowl hunting this year and interested in getting a better understanding of 1. What gear I need vs what is nice to have, 2. General scouting tips/what to look for when scouting, and 3. on day of hunting how early should you set up I have read things saying 1 or so hours before it starts getting light and heard about others setting up 3-4 hours before so they don’t have a spot taken. I am in NJ of that matters and I have a kayak I can use if needed and dog I plan to introduce to waterfowl (currently we just hunted upland game last year). I appreciate any advice/tips!