Tips & Tactics Archive

The following articles have been featured on the First Flight: Opening Day Website. More content will be posted each day throughout the season, so be sure to check back often for new tips, tactics and more!

Duck Hunting Tips, Goose Hunting Tips by DU

• The 'Fowl Men
• 10 ATV Tips for Waterfowlers
• Into the Deep
• High Desert Waterfowling
• Point-Blank Waterfowling
• Photography in the Field
• September Teal: Mayhem in the Marsh
• Teal, We Meet Again
• 15 Ways to Improve Your Duck Hunting
• Early Goose Action
• 2009 Duck Hunting Forecast
• Early Season Canadas
• Insider's Guide to Public-Land Duck Hunting
• Video Tips for the Duck Blind
• Setting the Hunting Season
• Tips for Hunting Early Teal
• Call in the Wood Ducks
• Build a Better Blind
• Scouting for Ducks

Retriever Training Tips, Dog Training Tips

• What Not to Do
• Balance in Training
• Goose Dogs
• Summer Drills for Retrievers
• Tough Retrieves

Duck Calling Tips and Strategies

• 7 Deadly Duck-Calling Mistakes
• Teamwork in Duck Calling
• Keep Your Call Warm and Dry
• On Call
• Rod Haydel's 10 Tips for Better Calling
• Tuning a Duck Call

Decoy Tips, Strategies & Hints - Ducks Unlimited

• Dealing with the Wind and the Tides
• Cypress Brakes, Standing-Water Swamp
• Five Fantastic Duck Spreads
• River Chute Two-Spread Set
• Quick Paint Touch-Up for Mallard Decoys
• How to Repair Leaky Decoys
• Decoy Rigging

Shooting Tips for Duck and Goose Hunters

• Accessorized Shooting
• Break Bad Habits, Bag More Ducks
• Back To School For Duck Hunters
• What Does it Take to Bring Down a Duck?
• Patterning: Things to Consider

Waterfowl Hunting Stories

• Waterfowl in the Last Frontier
• Texas Teal and Trout
• Words That Define Us

Discussion Topics

• Decoy & Gear Question
• Goose Calling Advice
• Acrylic Calls