Half of my garage is solely dedicated to duck decoys. I have dozens upon dozens of mallards, black ducks, pintails, wood ducks, wigeon, and gadwall floaters. Then there are the full bodies, ...

All expert waterfowl hunters are good at the same four things: scouting, calling and decoying, hiding, and shooting. No matter which species you chase or which flyway you’re hunting, these four skills ...

Half of my garage is solely dedicated to duck decoys. I have dozens upon dozens of mallards, black ducks, pintails, wood ducks, wigeon, and gadwall floaters. Then there are the full bodies, ...

Calm days can be brutal for duck hunting. Without wind, ducks can approach the “X” from any angle they like. Plus your spread will appear still and lifeless — unless you’re rigged up with the ...

When the pair of teal alighted a good 20 yards on the far side of the decoy spread and at least 10 yards beyond reasonable shotgun range, Mark Hooker decided to act. "I'm just going to adjust some ...

Randy Root is a master of mallards. As a kid, he grew up on the south side of Chicago, but in 1960 his family bought several acres along the east side of the Illinois River not far from Peoria. Root ...

Hunters who use spinning wing decoys kill more ducks than those who don't, a recent study shows. The study, paid for by the DNR and conducted in 17 Minnesota counties last fall, found that kill rates ...