After nearly a full season of evaluation, I’ve got a pretty good handle on the Final Approach Duck Boat. I took my evaluation seriously and conducted all my duck hunting from the Final Approach to date. I even hunted from the boat all of the time – until this last weekend. In fact, I’d [...]
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Final Verdict on the Final Approach Duck Boat
Posted in California Delta, Duck Boat, Duck hunting, ducks, Gear, Hunting, tagged duck boat on January 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
After a Great Week in CA, Leaving for a BC Trophy Deer Hunt Tomorrow
Posted in Deer hunting, Duck hunting, ducks, Gear, Hunting, mule deer, The Mule Deer Foundation, trophy hunting, whitetail deer, tagged Trophy hunting on November 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The middle of November is both frustrating and exhilarating. Duck season is always ebbing as pheasant season begins. Yesterday morning was classic. After three hours of working at bagging a mallard, a stiff late-morning wind brought a flock of mallards within range and I managed to bring one down. The final approach duck boat is [...]
Best Way to Rig a Duck Decoy
Posted in Duck hunting, ducks, Gear, Hunting, tagged How to rig a duck decoy. on November 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Went duck hunting with a friend yesterday and we adjusted decoys at two blinds. At the first blind, the decoys had been tied to the decoys and the anchor. As I carried decoys, the anchor and decoys twisted in my hands, creating a massive tangle of lines, decoys and anchors. In order to move the [...]
Just Ordered a Duck Boat
Posted in Duck Boat, Duck hunting, Gear, tagged duck boat on July 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
What limited experience I have related to hunting ducks from boats is that it doesn’t work very well. A friend of mine once owned a boat called “The Duck Boat.” It was a 17 foot boat designed specifically for duck hunting. It looked great, stayed afloat in terrific storms and was very comfortable. Cost? About [...]
A Beautiful Duck Hunt
Posted in California Delta, Duck hunting, Gear, goose, Hunting, tagged hunting ducks on January 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
What’s a beautiful duck hunt? No duck hunt is perfect. Often we attempt to reach perfection, but duck hunting is too dynamic to ever be perfect. Somewhere along the line, something goes wrong to diminish the effort slightly. When that happens the hunt is no longer perfect, but it is still beautiful. And, that’s the [...]
A Few Shots of Mayberry Last Weekend 2009
Posted in California Delta, Duck hunting, Gear, seasonal marsh, tagged Duck hunting on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rob and Wes tried to downplay the significance of killing ducks by holding a jam session. If you’re serious about duck hunting, you may be interested in some of the items that I believe are valuable in the marsh. 1.) Note that my Bennelli pump is camoflauged. I like a pump because I can stick [...]