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What do you do with the Kids?
Gilbert retrieves a white wing dove. Photo by Lefty Ray ChapaWhat do you do with the kids? Answer: Take them fishing and hunting as much as possible. While taking them by force is not necessary,...
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Kent Fasteel: Reliable, Nontoxic Shot for Waterfowl
Years ago I was in Stuttgart, Arkansas with the president of a company that made expensive non-toxic shot. He was expounding on the theme that ammunition is a small part of the overall price of...
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Christmas Things To Get the Duck Hunter
A double shot brought down two redhead drake ducksLists and more lists seem to dominate the month of December. The Honey-do list always seem to be at the top of the list of lists, but in December the...
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Forgetting Extra Camera Batteries on a Hunt Can Mean Losing Memories
Have you ever had a moment with your dog that you desperately wanted to capture on camera—a first point, first retrieve, some poignant milestone—and then utterly missed it, either through sheer...
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‘Duck Dynasty’ Breaks TV Records, Highest Rated Series in A&E History
Living up to his moniker, the Duck Commander took total command of television ratings last week. The season finale of “Duck Dynasty” swept the ratings that night and helped to make the show the...
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Gear Review: A Practical Ghillie Suit for Waterfowlers
I should have been easy to spot sitting at the water’s edge on a marsh stool, black shotgun in my lap. And, if I had only been wearing regular camo (right) I would have been easily recognizable as a...
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Draked Out
Waterfowlers are like best friends that have never met. Photo by Lefty Ray ChapaToday I was at my local grocery store, working my way down a long list of munchies to get for tomorrow night’s Cotton...
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Putting Together an Effective and Portable Decoy Spread
The video below shows a behind the scenes look at a Field & Stream photo shoot. The photographers ran a time-lapse camera through the whole day, and this video compresses a seven-hour session into...
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What Do You Control?
Cris's dog Hydro brings back a Pintail duck. Photo by Lefty Ray Control is all over the news. Currently gun control seems to be the top “control” topic. Recently two of my friends and I exercised some...
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What Word Sums Up Your Gun Dog Season?
In most of the country, bird and waterfowl seasons are either over or are starting to wind down, which means it’s time to take a quick breather, then start thinking about goals for the off-season. I...
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The Ducks are Coming and Settling in for a Dynasty
The last two duck hunting seasons have been great ones as the duck population has increased significantly. A lot of that credit goes to organizations like Delta Waterfowl. Their efforts in waterfowl...
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All I Want for Christmas Is . . . . . .
A shell flies as Bruce Chapa shoots at an incoming duck while seated in a Bass Pro Deluxe Layout Blind. Photo by Lefty Ray Chapa Waterfowl hunters have a never-ending list of goodies they would like....
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Teal Tidbits
Teal season is almost here. The last two weeks of September are usually the dates for Texas’ early teal season and this year it starts on Saturday September 13. These small, fast and furious ducks...
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Forgetting Extra Camera Batteries on a Hunt Can Mean Losing Memories
Have you ever had a moment with your dog that you desperately wanted to capture on camera—a first point, first retrieve, some poignant milestone—and then utterly missed it, either through sheer...
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‘Duck Dynasty’ Breaks TV Records, Highest Rated Series in A&E History
Living up to his moniker, the Duck Commander took total command of television ratings last week. The season finale of “Duck Dynasty” swept the ratings that night and helped to make the show the...
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Gear Review: A Practical Ghillie Suit for Waterfowlers
I should have been easy to spot sitting at the water’s edge on a marsh stool, black shotgun in my lap. And, if I had only been wearing regular camo (right) I would have been easily recognizable as a...
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Putting Together an Effective and Portable Decoy Spread
The video below shows a behind the scenes look at a Field & Stream photo shoot. The photographers ran a time-lapse camera through the whole day, and this video compresses a seven-hour session into...
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What Word Sums Up Your Gun Dog Season?
In most of the country, bird and waterfowl seasons are either over or are starting to wind down, which means it’s time to take a quick breather, then start thinking about goals for the off-season. I...
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