Mallard duck decoys are fine for November decoy spreads, but don't be afraid to add in different early season decoys like these canvasback blocks. With the slightly bigger profile and increased white ...

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 ...

Waterfowl hunting has a reputation for being expensive, but hunters don’t need to shell out tons of money on a boat or a truckload of waterfowl gear to be successful.

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, ...

Sept. 1 opened the 2023-24 waterfowl season, with early goose season. What has been called the “Early Goose” in the South Zone of New York State — our neck of the waterfowl woods — offers hunters a 25 ...

Tip of the Day Goose hunters need to expand their decoy spread for the last days of the season. Adding white rags in the spread is the least expensive way to do this. The Advocate Feb 22, 2013 Feb 22, ...

My decoy spread, offset slightly to my left, lit up like little gray beacons as the morning sun cast its golden glow. A light breeze kicked up, spurred by the sunrays piercing the cool air of early ...

If you’re like me, you love getting tips that can make your goose-hunting trips more fun and productive. For example, a friend pointed out that many geese lie down in feeding fields when the weather ...

There are only seven more sunrises in this next in a line of 60-day duck seasons, and that’s only if you’re in the state’s Coastal and East zones. The West Zone is closed Monday. If you’ve been ...

As many of us find ourselves perched in tree somewhere in our section of whitetail country this weekend, New York State — in their infinite wisdom — decided to schedule youth waterfowl weekend today ...