Stories

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• Freelancing Across the Prairie Wade Bourne Here’s how two expert waterfowlers find some of the hottest shooting of the year on do-it-yourself hunts to prime areas in southwestern Canada and the northwestern U.S.
• Traveling With A Hunting Dog, Part II Michael D. Faw When it comes to traveling with your retriever, the old Boy Scout motto, “Always Be Prepared” is never more applicable.
• Traveling With A Hunting Dog, Part 1 Michael D. Faw When it comes to traveling with your retriever, the old Boy Scout motto, “Always Be Prepared” is never more applicable.
• Those Were the Days Jim Casada When you’ve gathered decoys in the darkness of the season’s last day, turn to these pages for some armchair adventure.
• Golf-Course Geese Derrek Sigler Golf-course goose hunting is all fun and games until you hit a golfer in the head with a dead goose.
• 2011-2012 Waterfowl Migration Season Summary—Dec. 19-23 Avery Outdoors Check out the 2011-2012 waterfowl migration season summary for the Pacific, Central, Mississippi, Atlantic flyways and Canada.
• Red-Hot Action In An Ice-Cold Marsh David Hart When the water freezes over and temperatures remain in the single-digit range, can you still find hot duck hunting? Absolutely — if you know how to go about it.
• The Duck-Stamp Dog Keith Sutton The amazing story of King Buck, a champion retriever and the only dog ever featured on a federal duck stamp.
• The Truth About Hardmouthed Dogs, Part 2 Jennifer L.S. Pearsall More details about how force-fetching can solve your dogs hardmouth problem.
• The Truth About Hardmouthed Dogs, Part 1 Jennifer L.S. Pearsall Why force-fetching is the cure for those mangled birds, not the cause.
• Deep Freeze Ducks M.D. Johnson By this time, it’s freezing cold out and the ducks have seen and heard it all. So how do you keep killin’ em?
• Hunting New Brunswick Black Ducks—Part 2 Mark Olis In addition to the decoy tactics discussed in Part 1, calling black ducks is a delicate subject, too.
• Federal Introduces Black Cloud FS Steel Close Range Hilary Dyer Fans of Federal’s devastatingly effective Black Cloud line of ammo will soon have a new load to add to their bag of tricks — FS Steel Close Range.
• Hunting New Brunswick Black Ducks Mark Olis For some fast and furious black duck action, give New Brunswick a try. The coastal province offers a variety of waterfowl and terrain for a unique adventure.
• Making The Right Call On Layout Blinds Derrek Sigler There is a great deal of preparation and practice that going into using a layout blind effectively if you plan to be successful in the field. That planning should start before you even buy one.
• Mud-Puddle Ducks Keith Sutton It was just a wet spot in a harvested bean field, but it was the perfect place to kill a few ducks.
• Hunting Dogs And Hypothermia Jennifer L.S. Pearsall Weather conditions can make or break a hunt — and they can also create extremely dangerous conditions for your retriever.
• Dream Destination: Beaver Dam, Mississippi Hilary Dyer This historic duck hole should be on any serious waterfowler’s bucket list.
• Duck-Stamp Trivia Keith Sutton How much do you know about duck stamps?
• Field Test: Waders Mike Strandlund Looking for a new pair of waders or hip boots to get you through duck season? We have some options you’ll want to see.

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