August/September 2016
Contents
FEATURES
Roll With It
There’s Little Time To Wrestle With Expectations
When Covered Up With Birds
By Jack Hirt
Simple Success
Waterfowling Doesn’t Always
Require Complex Schemes
By Bucky D’Agostino
Getting Your Goose Game On
Summer’s End Means Waterfowling Is At Hand
—And It All Starts With Geese
By John Gordon
The Big Checkmark!
We Had One Grand Goal,
But Our Prairie Hunt Yielded Far More
By Dan Wennerlind
Making Luck
With A Bit Of Hard Work And Determination,
Plan C Can Quickly Become Better Than Plan A
By Dennis “Dr. Duck” Loosier
Wood Duck Rendezvous
Sharing The Joys Of The
Backwater Proves Ageless
By John Flores
Duck Hunters I Have Known
By David Svinarich
GEAR GUIDE 2015
92 Pages Of Great New Gear!
Featuring Shotguns, Loads, Chokes,
Decoys, Blinds, Boats, Mud Motors,
Hunting Accessories, Clothing, Calls …
DEPARTMENTS
Hunt Book
Flyway Watch—A Changing Game Strap
Smart Money—The Grasslands, California
Who’s On First?
Terry Redlin Idealized The Past
The Ward Brothers
Got A Shoveler Band? Probably Not
When Clothing First Became Gear
Lurking Beneath The Surface
Marsh Notes—CRP Demands Stymied By Cap—Energy
In North Dakota Comes With Consequences—Important
Ballot Issue In California—Stamp Fund Aims To Add 7,200 Acres
From The Editor
Suspended Evolution
By Jay Strangis
Decoying
Using Technology
By Michael Hungle
Shotshells
Sub-Gauges And Loads For Ducks
By Tom Roster
Duck Dogs
Feeding Your Dog
By Robert Milner
Shotguns
Gas Versus Inertia
By Jarrod Spilger
Close Calls!
Washed Away
By Colin Grassley
Market Hunter
Find An Outfitter, Call, Boat, Retriever, Waterfowling Accessory
PotShots
In Defense Of Jump Shooting
By Patrick Meitin