My nephew lives in Wichita falls and is in 6th grade I am trying to take him duck hunting once or twice this year.

Take shooting leasons..

Don't swim after decoys. New ones are cheaper than dying trying to retrieve them.

And don't lock your keys in the vehicle after getting your feet wet.

Hopedale,
You failed to mention Baikal... that does in fact start with a "B"...

what kinda whistle??? use the whistle to call in ducks??



lol i can barley afford to get her any gun!! she been using my 12 gauge!! plan on getting her a youth gun for X-mas



now that is a good one!!! hope she reads this one!!



another great one i hope she understands!!

The best tip that I can offer an up and coming waterfowler is to learn all you can from each and every outing. Spend ALOT of time learning Duck I.D. cause that's very important. And remember never to not out-shoot the "pro's" in the blind cause you'll probably be walking home... Have fun and I will say that it'd be a much better world if more kids like you would be as excited about conservation as you are. Good luck and be safe!

Practice shooting moving clay targets.

Learn to ID ducks in pictures first and then look for things to identify them when they are flying. This is one of the hardest parts for new duck hunters.

Leave the calls alone until you get pretty good or practice later in the morning after the first waves have already left.

wear eye and ear protection

hunting from a layout blind (even a camo tarp thrown over you) can work great in the right places.

ur so funny dad .. haha.. i wake up that early to go fishing!!!

face paint only makes you look stupid

+1000000

true in the winter but I'm not wearing a mask when its 80 down here and I'm pretty sure they can see your face without it but a beard helps. I'm starting mine this weekend.

I don't think the young lady will be growing a beard.

Lies

+1! There is nothing like getting the grummble (you know which one I am talking about) and having to run to the boat so you can hang your cheeks over the side. Then after you feel better you realize you don't have any "poop paper" and all you can find is your neoprene decoy glove...

R.I.P. left handed decoy glove....

we got a shotgun today and we have targets with it they r 25ft away.... ima practice with this for now!!!!

read books and get educated before spoiling him on the dovefields with thousands of dove. kids will get spoiled quickly and then getting bored when they are no birds even faster, they dont have patience nowadays

patience is virtue...

it is a bb gun we got sweety!!!

Wear a neoprene shell belt on the outside of your waders, easy access to your shells, but most importantly, if you fall over in the water your waders will not fill full of water, so keep it tight.

It is not a matter of "IF" it will be "When" if you hunt enough. Yes you will either fall out of the boat when getting in/out, or you will step off in a deep hole. I fell out of a boat this last Feb. fishing. Tight jacket waist band and tight wader belt saved my day in 40F water.

See, I heard you jumped in, and if I recall properly it actually was during duck season, not in February (which is why I wasn't there)... you just chose the wrong activity that day

its what i meant!! lol!! i always mix those things up!! lol

What is that???

I'm new!!

it is kinda like that face mask i wear during the winter when i ride the motorcycle!! cept it is kinda rubbery and waterproof!!

like some others have already said, always bring toilet paper. always have an extra set of clothes in the truck cuz you will eventually fall over or trip. and whatever you do, dont forget your gun and shells. you can kill ducks without dekes or blowing on calls but you cant kill them without a gun and ammo. alot of the other accessories arent needed just make life easier. you can get those as you go. good luck this year

yep.

He's talking about one of these:

shell belt

My dad got one for his rist!!!