Waterfowling is inherently dangerous. Accidents are bound to happen to the most prepared when you least expect it. Are you ready for when it will happen?
One of the most exciting types of hunts you can experience is a dry-field layout hunt in stubble. Mallards, wigeon, pintails, snow geese, Canada geese, and specks are all incredibly huntable from layout blinds in dry fields. Those and other species can also be hunted from layout blinds along water edges, where you also need to keep in mind the “do’s and don’ts'“ of proper layout hunting technique. Alex Russo from Flatland Flyways has a few tips for how to have success when hunting from a layout blind in this article.
Don’t forget your ABTs - Always Be Training. Hunting season is once again well within sight, and it’s always the right time to be working on keeping your retriever sharp. Marty Robers of SLK with a few words of wisdom for you about your four-legged hunting buddy and keeping them sharp during the off-season.
The news is out if you hunt in Canada (or Mexico) this coming season you won’t be able to bring back birds from particular areas. With the spread of bird flu, what is a waterfowler to do?
As the early teal season approaches, it’s worthwhile to begin to plan for a few meals as the success of August and September begins to creep closer and closer to the front of our minds.
It’s become an elusive ‘bucket list’ bird. There was a time when they were more easily targeted and accessed by waterfowlers across the west coast. What’s changed and where have they gone?
Hunting tips, tasty recipes, and more - Explore Duck Camp Dinners!
A refuge filled with gunpowder, tall tales, and boudin; this series will explore what it means to cook recipes from the “swamp floor pantry”, and explore Louisiana’s rich, complicated history with the outdoors.
