FEATURES
Early Teal, Cajun Style
A Hoot And A Holler
In The Louisiana Mud
By Lefty Ray Chapa
Something From Nothing
With Low Expectations, We Set Out
To Make The Most Of Every Opportunity
By Jay Strangis
The Good Life
Waterfowling Has A Common
Denominator—Camaraderie
By John Depalma
Hunting The Hideout
It Took Mind Over Matter To
Cure Our Opening-Day Blues
By Richard Massey
Dangerous Camp Chefs
For Better Or Worse, In The
Hinterland, It’s Eat Up Or Go Hungry
By David Svinarich
Cranes Along The Border
Can Decoying Cranes Top All?
Could Be!
By Garhart Stephenson
Weather Watcher
When A Theory Proves True Enough Times,
It Might Be Wise To Trust It
By Wendell Shepherd
GEAR GUIDE 2018
87 Bonus Pages Of Great New Gear!
Featuring Shotguns, Loads, Chokes,
Decoys, Blinds, Boats, Mud Motors,
Hunting Accessories, Clothing, Calls …
DEPARTMENTS
Hunt Book
Flyway Watch—Summer Ducks
Survey Says—Satisfied In S.D.
Smart Money—Chesapeake Bay, Md.
Forward Thinking—License? To Hunt?
Pet Peeve—“The Number You Have Dialed…”
Timeout—“Unloaded And Clear!”
Valuable Intel—Learning From A Mother Duck
Manners Matter—Covering Our Tracks
Head Scratcher—Troubling Trend Or New Opportunity?
New Horizons—Treasure Hunting In Kansas
Marsh Notes—Interior Erases Bird Liability—Unusual Pipeline Promotion Backfires—
Fish/Wildlife Funding Declines—Farm Income Could Be Lowest Since 2006
From The Editor
The Best Gift Ever
By Jay Strangis
Decoying
Moving Water
By John Gordon
Shotshells
Will Steel Shot Ruin My Gun?
By Tom Roster
Duck Dogs
Perils Of Work And High Temps
By Robert Milner
Shotguns
Shotgun Shopping
By Jarrod Spilger
Close Calls!
Blown Out
By John Meyer
Market Hunter
Find An Outfitter, Call, Boat, Retriever, Waterfowling Accessory
PotShots
Growing Old
By Patrick Meitin