Global Sports: When Ducking Hunting For The First Time Hire A Professional Guide

Sunday, September 11, 2011

When Ducking Hunting For The First Time Hire A Professional Guide

By Craig Thomas


If you are interested in duck hunting and are planning on taking it up as an outdoor hobby, going the first couple of times with a guide will provide you with invaluable pointers on techniques, types, and uses of equipment, and tricks of the trade that only experienced waterfowl hunters can provide.

A wise decision is to hire a professional guide who can help you learn the ropes of duck hunting. Guides put together hunting expeditions in a variety of different places where ducks congregate such as marshes and flooded fields. Even with carefully selected areas for the hunt, knowing when to move to a different hunting location is important information your guide has learned from years of hunting and will be happy to teach you.

Established hunting operations will give you a list of equipment you will need to purchase so you will have everything required before you arrive for the hunt. The list will probably include camouflage clothing, waders and recommended types of protective attire. They will also tell you what equipment they will be providing and what additional things you will need to bring like duck calls and decoys. Before purchasing anything make sure to check what firearms and accessories are recommended by your hunting guide and permitted by law.

Each hunting operation has a different approach to how they run their duck hunts. Most of the time you will meet your guide where they tell you to park your car and your guide will transport you and the rest of your hunting party from there to the areas where you will be hunting. The guide will probably use a truck, boat or six wheeler depending on the hunting area to get you to the kind of blinds that will work the best for the hunt. A number of companies will also include a trained retriever dog to work with the guide.

If you have any friends who hunt ask them about their experience with different hunting businesses in the area or check the internet for professional duck hunting guides. You can read reviews from other hunters who have used their services which will help you select the best guide for a wonderful hunting experience.




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