It is difficult to describe the sense of accomplishment of sharing a wild game meal with family and friends. The satisfaction in finding a recipe that new-to-wildgame individuals ask for second helpings or finding a solid go-to any time you have a hankering for duck is almost, almost, as rewarding as doubling on fat green heads floating above the wheat field.

You can’t win ‘em all, but it should always still be worth the work.

Deer hunters have one. Fishermen too. But for waterfowlers, our versions are as different as the type of birds we chase. Camp is what you make it.

Why every waterfowler should have some sort of sporting collection- maybe it’s calls, decoys, art, literature or otherwise.