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November 7, 2026

Fasteel

Fasteel, the flagship of the Kent Cartridge brand, is the go-to standard for waterfowl hunters. It has established a reputation among steel shotshells that is unrivalled. […]

Spinning-wing decoys can add enough motion to a decoy spread to get wary ducks to commit and drop in for a visit.

Do the loco-motion – Motion decoys are essential for taking late-season North Carolina ducks

Jeff Burleson

With the final days of the season blowing in, nothing will stop a diehard duck hunter from hunkering down in a reed-covered blind for a mixed bag of goodies. […]

January duck hunting proves it’s better late than never across South Carolina.

Ducks: Never too late – South Carolina duck hunters shouldn’t give up until January and the season come to a close

Jeff Burleson

With nearly half of the 60-day duck season remaining, there couldn’t be a better time to hunker down in a bush-covered blind to get a limit of mallards, wood ducks and green-winged teal. […]

A small decoy spread is all hunters need in most duck-hunting situations.

Big decoy spreads will drive away more ducks than they’ll attract in many hunting situations

Pete Rogers

“Less is more” when it comes to decoy spreads in most of the smaller waters throughout the Carolinas. […]

Most ducks shot over decoys can be taken with 3-inch, 12-gauge loads of No. 2 shot.

Waterfowlers’ shot-shell options are plenty; nothing is set in stone

Pete Rogers

Shot-shell choices for waterfowl hunters are growing every year, and it seems every hunter out there has their own opinion as to the best shells to shoot. […]

The late goose season is a little more challenging than the early season, but these tips can help you bag your share of geese this month.

Professional hunter shares late season goose tips

Brian Cope

Late Canada goose season is in full swing, and Daryl Hodge of Wrecking Crew Guide Service in Lancaster said things are a little tougher than they are during the early goose season. […]

Antonio Jones, a past world duck-calling champion, said hunters need to know only a handful of calls to kill ducks.

Duck hunting’s fabulous five – Five duck calls you need to master

Pete Rogers

Calling ducks is a skill, an art that very few people master, but it’s one that waterfowl hunters need to know how to do. […]

Big water not only means big decoy spreads, it means possible danger if bad weather rears its ugly power.

Hunt ducks safely on the Pamlico Sound

Jeff Burleson

Each year, thousands of migrating waterfowl show up in eastern North Carolina, which has plenty of beaver swamps, impounded grain fields, creeks, lakes and sprawling sounds where a duck can find a place to rest and eat. […]

Motorized decoys that provide motion to a set of blocks can give waterfowlers a distinct advantage — or scare ducks off.

Let your decoy spread rock and roll, but not all the time

Jeff Burleson

Adding motion to a decoy spread is one of the best ways to make 100 duck-looking chunks of plastic appear to be alive. […]

November duck hunting on North Carolina’s Pamlico Sound can be top-drawer.

The early bird gets the North Carolina duck

Jeff Burleson

Waterfowl season arrives across North Carolina on Nov. 14, and even though the often mild weather might not seem as perfect for a duck hunter as the late-season, ice-breaking mornings of January, don’t think the Old North State’s coastal sounds done offer some fantastic early season action. […]