Duck and Goose Hunts - Be Prepared For a Great Hunt

Excellent duck hunts and goose hunts can be found in many locations across the US and Canada. Be it Canada Geese, Snow Geese or Speckled Belly you are sure to find the right outfitter to show you plenty of duck hunting action. You may be looking for an exciting duck hunts with plenty of opportunity to shoot Mallards, Wood Ducks, Redheads, Buffleheads, or Teal.

Waterfowl hunting is a treasured tradition for many hunters. You will find excellent duck hunting guides on this page, but be sure to check the state/province pages for all the duck hunting guide listings. Duck Hunts are excellent adventures to take a young hunter on because there is usually a lot of action!

Plan Your Duck Hunts Every Season - Keep a Duck Hunting Journal. A duck hunting journal is a great tool for planning the upcoming season. If you don't already keep a journal for duck hunts, let this year be your first! Keep up with your best producing hunting locations, dates, migration activity, species present - kind of like a fishing report. What effect did weather have? River stages? A few years of keeping a journal for duck hunts will be invaluable to you as you plan the upcoming duck hunting season.

Keep in Practice with Your Duck Calling Skills. The time to try a new duck call is not the day before season opens. Make sure you are in tune and sounding good long before the season starts. The duck hunting outfitter or guide will have the skills and likely be happy to teach you a trick or two. And maybe you can show off some duck callins skills of your own!

Maintain Your Shotgun - AFTER Last Season's Duck Hunts: A first step, of course, is a thorough cleaning. If you have access to a small compressed air tank, use it to blow powder residue and other grime out of the trigger assembly and receiver. Then treat all metal surfaces with a light coating of high-quality gun lubricant. Next, check for damaged or worn parts. Replace as needed by a gunsmith. Next, check for accuracy, and get your practice time in! Sporting clays is a fun and effective way to hone your shotgun skills. If you do this, you are sure to be prepared when those ducks head over the horizon during your next duck hunt!

Maintain Your Duck Decoys. Either replace or repair worn or sinking duck decoys. There are so many cool duck hunting decoys available today! Invest in a a few robo ducks and recored the successes in your duck hunting journal!

Get Your Retriever Back In Shape. Everybody gets a little lazy when allowed to lounge around all day, eating freely and not exercising. Get the hunting dog out and do some drills to keep in shape and in practice. Your dog looks forward to duck hunting season, probably more than you do! You will both enjoy the time you spend getting ready.

Maintaining Your Boat. Devote a Saturday afternoon to routine maintenance on your boat, motor, and trailer. First on your list should be an inspection of the boat. If the hull is aluminum, check it for stress damage near welds or rivets and for wear spots on the chines and bottom. Check the gas tank for rust or leaks and check the gas line and fittings for leaks. Take your outboard out for a spin to make sure its dependable for the upcoming duck hunting season.

Secure Your Honey Hole. If you are on your own and not using a pro duck hunting guide or outfitter, you may need to be creative in showing appreciation to land owners for allowing you to duck hunt, and let them know you hope to be able to come again next year. it's important to keep in touch with the landowner throughout the spring and summer, not only to maintain a positive relationship, but also to keep informed of any land management or farming changes that might impact your duck hunting spot.

Maintaining Your Duck Blinds for Upcoming Duck Hunts: Did you notice the ducks passing you by just as you thought they were about to land? It may be that you need to re-think or patch up your camouflage netting or blind. Both Ducks and Geese have excellent vision and might opt to keep on flying if they feel threatened.

Get in the "Duck Hunting" State of Mind: Read some new duck and waterfowl hunting stories. Get involved in your local Ducks Unlimited Chapter. Scan the outdoor stations for Duck Hunting specials and shows. And if you are using a pro duck hunting guide or outfitter, check out the latest duck hunting reports and trophy pics!

Overall Check List to be ready for Duck Hunts: Check your gear and make sure you have everything you need for safe and exciting duck hunts. Clothing, boots, socks, hats, gloves, optics, ammunition, calls, dogs, hunting buddies, ect... And it you don't have all that stuff - just go hunting with the duck hunting outfitters and guides and enjoy the hunt!

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