r/Duckhunting

After a long distance move and liquidating my decoys, I am rebuilding my decoy spread. It has been quite some time since I purchased decoys (Over a decade). While I am not made of money I can afford to get some quality blocks, which is a change from my younger days. (And yes I've been watching the facebook/craigslist ads. Locally the sellers are way overpriced for what is being offered and they decoys conditions are really rough).

Brand wise, if I'm looking at a mid to upper but not Cadillac level of quality what should I be looking at? (Back in the day the "hot buy" big box store mallards were the entry level, I'd like to avoid that).

I kept a few of my nicer blocks, so I need about a half dozen mallards, and maybe another half dozen of something else (teal? Widgeon?) to get up and running again. (I usually run keel hook weights in slotted bags.)

If you were rebuilding your spread what would you be looking at these days? And what would you be putting together for a smaller but quality spread. {I am looking at another move again in about 3-4 years so If I buy it I want it to be nice enough to warrant moving it again}

Hi all,

I am looking to try waterfowl hunting this year and interested in getting a better understanding of 1. What gear I need vs what is nice to have, 2. General scouting tips/what to look for when scouting, and 3. on day of hunting how early should you set up I have read things saying 1 or so hours before it starts getting light and heard about others setting up 3-4 hours before so they don’t have a spot taken. I am in NJ of that matters and I have a kayak I can use if needed and dog I plan to introduce to waterfowl (currently we just hunted upland game last year). I appreciate any advice/tips!

Hi all. Friendly non-hunter here. Can you tell me, is it necessary to hang (bleed out, maybe?) and "age" the meat of a duck that you have shot - as you would with a deer carcass? And would one also do this procedure with smaller game birds such as grouse?

TIA!!