Cabin Journal
Understanding Your Hunting Environment
Imagine this: It’s early morning, you’re setting up in a marsh with wisps of mist rising from the water, and the sounds of waking wildlife surrounding you. The excitement builds as you prepare for the first light when ducks start to move. But here’s the catch—your success heavily depends on your decoys.
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As we start to come to the end of many waterfowl seasons, it becomes time to store our electronic decoys. With proper storage you will limit many issues in 8-10 months when you are ready to check them for season. We will talk about making sure the decoys get dry, clean, and how to store [...]
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Small water in Texas is the epitome of waterfowl pursuit. The Wigeon Hole at Dry Creek Outfitters is the experience that most waterfowl hunters dream about. Seeing wigeons (And don’t forget all the Pintails) dump into a small farm pond at first light reminds every hunter of the good ole days. On this particular morning, morale [...]
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There’s no question that the sport of hunting continues to change and evolve as birds become more educated. Before goose flappers, the only option was flagging, which is still a common practice today. One problem with flagging is that you are doing it manually to create motion and that brings attention directly to you.With the [...]
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Last season, the question "Why do I hunt?" hit me like a ton of bricks. I have been blessed with many "once in a lifetime" opportunities to hunt with some of the best in the business at some of the most sought after hunting land for waterfowl and this year, I realized that successful hunts don’t fuel [...]
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