Old-fashioned tactics will produce plenty of ducks and geese – without great expense.
Long ago, seasoned waterfowlers who wanted no part of the standard “sit-in-a-blind-and-twiddle-your-thumbs-while-practicing-your-calling” approach taught me that there are other ways to kill a duck.
At first glimpse, their tactics and techniques may seem somewhat unorthodox, but doing things like they did in the simpler days and simpler ways of yesteryear can translate to an eminently enjoyable experience and a meaningful object lesson in waterfowling.
It’s a style of hunting that was commonplace in my younger years, and those who knew a few simple tricks accounted for their fair share of ducks, not to mention the occasional goose.
These techniques are well suited for waterfowling in South Carolina. Doing things the old-fashioned way involves a minimal amount of simple equipment and no need for elaborate blinds, decoy spreads, or the sometimes overwhelming paraphernalia association with hunting ducks or geese.
Instead, these poor man’s tactics require nothing more than waders over suitable clothing (good camo or earth-tone attire that blends in with your surroundings is a must), a gun and shells, ideally a canine companion, and, in certain situations a canoe or johnboat.
Let’s look at four distinct approaches in some detail, remembering that each has the potential to produce waterfowl for the game bag in meaningful numbers.
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