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Tips for Late Season Duck Hunting

June 17, 2013

When the ice is kicking in, hearty ducks like mallards and black ducks will pile into the creeks and open water before finally making the trip south. Image courtesy Hard Core Decoys.

When the hunting gets Hard Core, the Hard Core go hunting. It is no secret that when the ponds and lakes freeze over, waterfowl head to the only sources of open water left before finishing the move south. Being on these sources of open water...

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Waterfowl Habitat Projects for Your Property

June 13, 2013

Habitat projects create valuable breeding grounds for waterfowl. Image by Scott Ruduner.

If you’re like us, and we know you are, you do what you can to support waterfowl and waterfowl habitat. Organizations like Ducks Unlimited (DU) and Delta Waterfowl spend millions of dollars in donations annually to preserve and support waterfowl habitat and breeding grounds. Many...

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Yamaha Outdoors Tip of the Week: Waterfowler Buddy-do List

June 6, 2013

Now's a great time to service your four Yamaha wheels. Make ready for duck and goose season now.

Spring turkey season is over. Fishing and riding four-wheelers are some of the top outdoor activities right now in the outdoors. For hardcore waterfowlers though, we’re just that much closer to opening day. Lock ‘em down One good move this late spring and summer is...

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Hard Core’s Blind Bags for Hard Core Gear Haulin’

June 4, 2013

Are you a waterfowler with a whole lot of gear to lug into and out of the field? Hard Core's got you covered.

I have a baggage problem. That is to say, I like bags. I’m always getting new bags, too. My wife asks me if I really need more and the answer is always yes. I need more bags. Why do I need them? Because I haven’t...

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Good News in Ecology: The Detroit River Revival

May 31, 2013

A Peregrine Falcon with the Detroit skyline in the background. Once a polluted and nigh-uninhabitable mess, the Detroit River and its surrounding ecosystem has undergone a major restoration that can serve as a model for other waterways. Image courtesy DTE Energy.

Recently the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the 2008-2009 National Rivers and Stream Assessment Survey about the quality of waterways in the U.S. gathered from approximately 2,000 sites across the country. Some of the findings include: Twenty-one percent of the nation’s rivers and streams are...

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Waterfowl Scouting: Being Where the Birds Want to Be

May 21, 2013

A good trail camera can tell you where and when the birds want to be in the field or pond you’re hunting.

We all know that to be successful waterfowlers, we need to be where the birds want to be. Good advice but sometimes easier said than done. It’s Not Easy! Scouting locations early in the season and before is not only a smart move, but also...

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The Call That Started It All Redux

May 17, 2013

One of the oldest names in the call business is now poised to make a comeback.

The phone rings in an old building in Groves, Texas, where a legendary business is nearly forgotten. But no one is there to answer the call. Charlie Holder hangs up and dials another number. He finally reaches Jim “Cowboy” Fernandez, one of the creators of...

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Laying Out the Layout Blind

May 16, 2013

Much like sighting in a new gun before venturing out on a hunt, you should take a few steps to prepare your layout blind before hitting the field.

Back when I first started field hunting for geese and ducks, we didn’t have layout blinds. It’s not that they weren’t available, we just couldn’t afford them. A pit blind was out of the question too, as where I lived, they were illegal. So we camo’d up the best we could...

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Fixing the Unfixable: When Good Hunts Go Bad

May 9, 2013

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You’ve done just about everything you can do. You scouted the fields and learned where the birds are and want to be. You set up well before sunrise and have your dekes nailed as far as positioning. You’re in your blind and totally concealed. You...

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Found Retriever: Sometimes Your Hunting Dog Finds You

May 3, 2013

Getting a great hunting buddy, like Diesel Dog, isn’t easy. It takes work and determination!

Think of your hunting buddies. You’ve had a lot of great times hunting with them, haven’t you? Now, you didn’t get to select your hunting buddies based on set criteria, did you? If you did, well, that’s just a bit creepy. Of course if we...

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