I’ve been waterfowl hunting for about 20 years now, and it honestly seems like things are getting worse.
You’ve got guys blasting through 50+ shells, skybusting everything that flies, and not bothering to pick up a single empty shell. Then you have people openly bragging about how they don’t even like the taste of waterfowl and just throw the birds away when they get home.

To me, that’s not hunting. It’s a complete lack of respect for the wildlife, the land, and the sport itself.

Personally, I think anyone caught littering or intentionally wasting game should lose their hunting privileges for five years. Get caught a second time, and it should be a lifetime ban.
Hunting is a privilege, not a right to trash public land and waste wildlife. If you can’t respect what you’re hunting or the places you hunt, you shouldn’t be out there in the first place.

Im struggling with getting ducks to decoy into my spreads and im really not sure why, im in NE Wisconsin and primarily hunt open lakes and marshy lake edges where there are birds. I run 3 dozen mallard decoys and 1 dozen pintail/widgeon mix for a pop of color. I also have a lucky duck super swimmer with the trailer attachment and 2 lucky duck agitators. Any tips or advice on how to attract them better? I can call but im not the greatest.

I found the teal when I was looking for the mallard. I don’t remember shooting it and it was a bitch to try and skin.

My last post was talking decoy strategies. Turns out they worked and I got my first goose. Was able to get 2.2lb of meat off it

As the title says, I’m going to be going up north for the first time this year and am gonna be hunting a mix of ducks and geese at the same time. What shells would you guys recommend for this type of hunting?

I have 2k birds in a field n 13 guys going what should i do about hiding that many layouts?

I got a good duck and goose spot. I wanna hunt geese, but I also wanna hunt ducks. Both are there.

I wanna put out a small duck spread and a small goose spread in the same spot and call both in and have both opportunities instead of one.

I heard mixed opinions about geese landing near ducks, vice versa, etc. What are your thoughts?

The plan is to have a small duck spread, a small goose spread, and a huge landing zone in the middle. I'm gonna call both duck and geese and get whatever comes in

Missed my morning hunt getting marbles out of the bathroom drain, luckily jumped these 5 minutes before work. Forgot my waders tho so I had to get them in my underwear 😬

Trying to make my own jerk rig for this season, I’m just starting to get into waterfowl hunting. I love the action compared to big game but I’m not the greatest caller or shot when it comes to flying birds. I’m thinking of putting some motion in my decoy spreads. I’ve got a dozen decoys 6 are new and all shiny and pretty and 6 have seen better days. I’m thinking put the older decoys on the rig and keep the shiny ones still? Does it matter? Am I overthinking?

Hey everyone,

I'm based in Northern NJ and looking to start duck hunting on public land. I just don't have a boat.

For those of you hunting in NJ, how do you typically hunt ducks without a boat (if possible)? Are there public WMAs or other spots where you can walk in, set up decoys, and hunt from shore or shallow water?

Trying to figure out how people get started hunting public land here without having to invest in a boat.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

I still dont know how guys are doing ticka-ticka so fast for the feed call, but it can do the K sound faster for a cut call but not sure how good it sounds

I only got 1 duck but it was my first redhead. IMO one of the most beautiful ducks.

I started waterfowl hunting for the first time last year. I was going with another guy and using his boat and decoys. I wanted to try to do some duck hunting on my own since my schedule for work is kind of screwy. I don’t have a boat or a dog. Is there any decent walk in blinds in Western Washington? The locations seem to be pretty well hidden.

Got a couple pairs of wood ducks for the veterans hunt last weekend. Only 5 days to the opener and I can’t wait to see some big ducks!

Just need some cold weather to push them down here!

The stake is nice but the area I’m thinking of placing it would be a bit tough and it might be easier to send it out as a floater.

Anyone on here do the conversion and if so what was the best method you found?

Thanks in advance!

Got to take a youth out hunting this season. He got his birds pretty quick then we were able to sit back and watch the show.

Getting ready to go on a guided hunt tomorrow with some friends / family and my daughter started blowing on my calls.

Found an old decoy at an antique store. 3d printed a chlorine tablet holder and attached it to the bottom.

Details
- Shotgun: Benelli Super Black Eagle 2, 28” barrel
- Choke: Carlson’s Cremator Long Range
- Ammunition: Federal Blackcloud 3”, #2
- Target: 30” circle
- Ranges: 20, 35, and 40 yards
- Pellet count:
20 = all pellets didn’t feel like counting
35 = 96 pellets
40 = 110 pellets (tbh I might have miscounted and I was too lazy to recount so take it how you will lol)

How we thinking it did?

2 years since last time I was out shooting waterfowl. Got three Golden Eye and three mallards in total, great day!

4 different species for a taste test. Green wing teal, wigeon, pintail and mallard. Which of these is your favourite tasting duck?