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Hard Facts, Good Bets, and Serious Advice From a Duck Hunter You Can Trust
Steve Smith
Line drawings by David Roebuck
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Copyright 1984 by Steve Smith
Published by
STACKPOLE BOOKS
5067 Ritter Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Cover photograph by Joseph Workosky.
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including p photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. All inquiries should be addressed to Stackpole Books, 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055.
Printed in the U.S.A.
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Smith, Steve. Hunting ducks and geese. 1. Waterfowl shooting. I. Title. SK331.S55 1984 799.2'44 84-2630 ISBN 0-8117-0461-0
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For Rich and Jo, my first teachers who gave me my love of the outdoors, the wonder to make me ask why, and in doing so, probably created a monster.
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
1 There and Then
1
2 The Divers
9
3 The Dabblers
20
4 The Geese
46
5 The Weather
59
6 The Dogs
65
7 The Guns
73
8 The Gear
89
9 Etcetera
100
10 Duck Camp
111
11 The Future of the Sport
118
12 The Mistakes
142
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Acknowledgments
I'd like to take this chance to thank some people who helped make doing this book a little easier.
Thanks go to Jerry Warrington, who took the time to run down some of the data I needed to complete the weather section. I'd also like to thank Charlie Lichon and John Stevens for permission to expose them to the world as known waterfowlers.
I'd like to thank my kids, Amy, Chris and Jake, for understanding why the office door is closed for weeks on end whenever I hole up to write a book. And, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the artwork of David Roebuck and the photography of Steve Griffin and Joe Workosky.
Finally, thanks to Sue and Amy, who typed the manuscript for me.
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Foreword
Peering out through the refuge windows, you note that darkness still reigns supreme over the marsh. The quiet spatter of sleet against the glass is nearly lost amidst the on-going chatter from the morning's participants.
Swallowing the last bit of coffee from the styrofoam cup, you make your way toward a refill, exchanging an occasional "Think they'll be flying?" or "How's your season been?" with men whose faces are all too familiar, yet whose names somehow escape you. Not that it matters, really. The acknowledgments stem from the recognition that they, like you, are here to try their hand at gunning the flights south. Regardless of the outcome and in spite of the weather, your mutual addiction to the sport is the common ground.
Presently, your partner pulls you aside and starts laying out the morning's game plan in hushed tones to avoid being overheard by the other gunners. "Blind number 3 over in the northern corner of the flooded timber had had some good shooting," he whispers, "and so has number 16 just off to the south edge of the river flats." Glancing up, you calculate the kill figuresa feat in itself considering how little sleep came your wayand
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find yourself nodding in agreement, adding that ol' number 32 might be a good choice as well if the shooting gets heavy on the federal refuge and the birds start looking elsewhere.
And, then the drawing begins. As the refuge personnel begin pulling numbers, the blind assignments are handed out. In complete disregard for past traditions, you draw fourth, choosing number 16 as your spot among the markers on the refuge map. Finally, the last number is pulled, and you shuffle out to the car and drive to the nearest point of entry, hoping to shorten the distance you and your gear must travel before reaching the blind.
The engine noise fades at the turn of a key. The silence and darkness become all consuming, except for the glow from your partner's pipe and the sounds of the ever-present sleet and your Lab shuffling nervously in the back seat. You slip into your waders with about as much grace as a circus fat lady trying to wiggle into a size 10 girdle. The struggle culminates with your departure from the front seat into the weather.
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