Waterfowl Hunting: So You Want To Be A Waterfowl Hunter - Fowled Reality 

It's tough to get started when you're the first in the family, and first of all your friends. Got no idea how to get started.

The BEST advice I've heard in 56 years of waterfowl hunting and I started when I was 8 years old. Not only a psychiatrist, but also a financial planner who will restrict severely what you would spend on shotguns, shells, decoys, dogs, boats and travel. You're better off hiring a guide and claiming it as entertainment for clients. It will lead you to drink, or worse bad habits. You'll look back over the years and see where you could have invested your money better. Hell, I could have built a mansion out of the Jack Daniel's bottles I've emptied. I could have probably financed a presidential campaign with the rest. I don't regret any of it and would do it all over again.

This video and the description of waterfowl hunting is literally the truest thing I think I have ever heard!

Holy crap this really hits home, it was like he was speaking for me. Waterfowl hunting is a drug once you start you can’t stop some of the greatest memories i have is with my dad and my uncle out hunting and laughing. You couldn’t explain it better, great video!!!

I am 71 years old and have been duck hunting from age 10, My advice to would be duck hunters is to find some one who has been doing it for years and learn how to do it in your area. I started hunting with my grand father on the Mississippi Delta. As a young man i moved to the South eastern Virginia area and had to adapt to a the type of hunting done there. In Mississippi a dozen or so decoys and a fast open bore shot gun worked well for the flooded timber on the Delta. In Virginia on Back Bay a 3 inch mag. with a tight bore worked best. 30 years ago My company sent me to Eastern North Carolina and again the hunting was not the same. it was stake blinds with HUGE spreads of decoys. ( at least 10 dozen ) The birds were wind driven and very fast, they come fast and land quickly. again the tight bored 3 inch gun works well. The dog you use hear must be tough and stand cold rough water. Labs are a minimum but any strong retrever will do.I love your video but it does not represent my all the types or locations of duck hunting that we here in the south east have.

I'm 69 and have been duck hunting since I was 12. Went out yesterday in the boat down the river. Just me and Daisy. She's not quite 2 but retreived over a hundred ducks last year.This video hits the nail on the head. The good days are magical and are what keep you going.

Just the sight of seeing birds turning your way. Watching them as they fly over your spread, their heads turning back and forth, the wind whistling through their wings. Seeing them decide this is where they want to set. Their wings setting and their feel dropping. There is absolutely nothing better than that! What a wondrous sight!

i agree with the part where you said "you do everything you need to do to make five minutes happen" so true, so many great memories made and so many more to come

Great as always. I posted earlier to your RU-vid home page but again wanted to say "thanks" for sharing and letting me see that we all go through the same struggles in the field and in life. Might bump into your crew at C & L somewhere if you guys get this way for the 2014-15 waterfowl season. We just started the process with Levi to join this great club and again good luck on this upcoming season.

I have all my friends that are getting into waterfowl watch this video, kind of like their home work. Been using it since you put it up!

I'm only 14 and I and I've been obsessed with it since I was 4. I agree my mom has asked what I want to do over the weekend and all I do is ask her what time of the it is.

This video describes me with bass fishing... I can already relate to the madness haha my first hunt is tomorrow and im more than excited.

I've been doing it since I was 18 I'm 55 and I never stop loving it

Video was awesome! Thanks for sharing & Best of luck this season!

Number 1 recommendation to new duck hunters: DON'T DO IT! You'll find yourself broke, insane, and waiting on the latest Fowled Reality video to come out in May.

Great video! We recently started waterfowl hunting, and our first trip was with some friends that were nice enough to take us, and we were hooked ever since! Excited for year 3 starting this weekend!

March 9th and I cant get the green heads and Canada's out of my mind... I have an illness, and i love it.

You guys are awesome. Living up to the name to the fullest. Keep up the great work!

Lucky enough to have a reliable spot for woodies, scaup and pintail in west texas. After november they come in droves along the south concho river. Can hear them flying in even even up to an hour before sunrise. Christmas morning 2017 was a day to remember.

You guys truly put out great videos, makin memories.. love it!

It's past midnight in July in the middle of a pandemic. I have to wake up for work at 4 am and it hit me that teal season opens in 2 months. Here I am watching videos about duck hunting.

I appreciate the true aspect of this video. To pass down a historical knowledge and past time legacy. Many ask "how do I start"? Start with shotgun knowledge and safety, understanding the ducks and the habits of the duck, learn the unique history of America waterfowling, learn the techniques of waterfowling. And most importantly, know the law and conservation. There are many books and videos that will provide insights. Also, pay attention to the other hunters. Both good and bad. I got the addiction 38 years ago and haven't missed a season. I've hunted all conditions and terrain. I've had 4 retrievers. I hope to hunt many more years, in many more areas and with a few more dogs. Feet down!

Yes. I want to be a waterfowl hunter.

I'm new to waterfowl and you guys are spot on, but I'm blessed with a spot that ducks unlimited hunts and we are swimming in geese. Thanks for the advice and great video.

First ,great video!I have 54 seasons under my belt and no 2 hunts were ever the same even hunting the same spot 2 days in a row.

love the video and can't wait for my first goose hunt don't know when it will be haha but I'm ready Fowled Reality

As always a great video. it is nice that you showed and explained all the work that goes into waterfowl hunting, many people watch videos or on TV and think it is easy. I have people ask how the hunting went and when I tell them slow they reply with " how can that be? you sit out there and ducks always come. I watched it on TV."

Awesome Video i cant wait for duck season this year and im only 14 but im addicted to waterfowl hunting after only going for one year and killed 5 birds i love your guys videos

So true, even here where we have a lot of ducks. They are days that are good, and days that are just difficult. The good days are worth all the bad ones.

I'm brand new to hunting at age 48..can't wait..like a kid at Christmas!!

I literally agreed with everything you guys said haha. Great video.

Awesome video! Love the motivation and everything thing you said is exactly right.

i can attest to the 365 due to the fact that every day that i drive i always look at the skies for birds. unfortunately more than the road..

waterfowl is hard work! hats off to you guys and all you do, keep it up and happy hunting!

I've been duck hunting my whole life... it's not as hard as you make it out to be.

Texas waterfowl hunters are the best hunters. By the time the birds make it our way they’ve done seen it all and been shot at etc. We still limit out because of hard work, strategy, & skill

love the video. I'm just getting into it and will be having my 1st hunt soon. going out with someone I met that's willing to show me the ropes.

Awesome video! I hunt Lake Erie too, right at the mouth but on the Canadian side... EH!

Gave me chills haha. Most people call us crazy. Hell i question my sanity sometimes, but its what we love to do and what we live for.

Liked the vid y'all really nailed it on this vid. Yeah I think every duck or goose hunter has people ask them why you do it. But if they went out on there first hunt and saw wings cupped they would be hooked.

After my first duck hunt 7 years ago, I was hooked! I used to be an avid deer hunter, but now I wouldn't trade a day of duck or goose hunting for any other kind of hunt.

You guys definitely do some work. And make a lot of good videos. Can not wait till September 1st here in WI for our early goose and our new week long teal season.

great stuff guys loved it

Awesome video guys, and great attitudes as well.

Very good video. Thanks for sharing.

Hey at the age of 70, I still get excited!!!

The bad days are what makes the great days great. Now, tell me about what it is like if you are like me and are completely obsessed with all types of hunting. Most of us only have one type of game we primarily go after some of us have to deal with being torn between hunting deer or ducks when the seasons run together.

How many shots/shooters are y'all taking at a time there? So many pops!

this video gave me shivers

sweet vid you guys set the bar in duck hunting videos this year I think.

I hunt in North west territories talk about hard hunting

I'm trying to remember a bad waterfowl hunt and I just can't. All forgotten. But I sure remember the good ones.

Best video of duck hunting I have ever watched

Favorite RU-vid video!

then there is public land hunters and that's 50 times harder then these guys

Aww great...... So now what am I gonna watch on RU-vid till September? Lol, great stuff guys.

Last year was my first year my dad used to hunt when he had time but I'm hooked for life killed a little over 40 ducks

This video give me goosebumps every time I watch it.

Again an excellent video !

10:20-ish. Snow goose vortex... I get it. But I remember a time when the geese we saw in Missouri were Canadas. Used to anticipate them. Now, ha! Tap the snows while you can! Save the tundra 😉

Hunting is a personal and intense experience. Don't ever take it for granted.

These guys speak the truth!! Amazing video..

Hey I was the kid who met you at the game fair how many decoys should I be using on a smaller pond in early season @fowlreality

great job guys, very well put. couoldnt have said it better myself. im from SW michigan and we put our time in, and fuel spent. ever need another friend in the field let me know and ill be on my way. always looking to make new hunting partners, and the miles spent, is always worth it at sunrise w/your buds. again great job

Best days of my life man....hit or miss....warm or cold...

Love your videos guys wish I could go on a hunt with yiu guys

Awesome video guys! Got any suggestions for making my hunting videos videos better?

Great job

all of the people in the comments saying that waterfowl hunting isn't that hard, they are the people that go out on a Saturday with 2 decoys and pack up at 10:00 they aren't the hardcore hunters like these guys are

Me and my grandpa are obsessed with waterfowl hunting season started in September and I have shot 14 birds this season and I am only 12 this is my first year.

Agree with each and every word of you buddy hunters.

This'd video is spot on good work guys

I don’t understand how i can go out hunting sit in the pouring rain for hours shoot one shell at one bird and still have a wonderful day. Hunting ducks is like nothing else

so how should i do at waterfowl hunting i have been shooting trap for two years and skeet for 1. i get low 20s in trap and just starting to get into the low 20s in skeet.

first time ever duck hunting was last year I went with two guys I know and it was bad we only got two ducks all day and it poured on us twice but now I'm addicted and already have 28 decoys and a blind

What time of the year it is*

Good video very helpful

I'm wheelers kid Lauren :) love your vids

GREAT VIDEO. What is the name of the songs love them??? Hope to do what you do some day!!!

I appreciate this video. I am a local hunter here in Oklahoma, i live for duck and geese hunting and truly understand the work that goes into it and I'm glad someone says it how it is and doesn't butter it up. Next time y'all are down in Oklahoma stop by as of right now we have fields all around northern central and western Oklahoma with anywhere from a couple hundred to 50,000 geese and ducks on it. We are a team called All Things Waterfowl and we are sponsored by tangle free decoys and gander valley custom calls. I know this isn't likely but if you are interested, definitely shoot me a text or an email.

still the best video out there

I had a full season with shooting no geese. But the final day of goose season, we shot three and it made up for the whole season.

What's a phone book?

i like your explanations . if all of this was easy , it wouldn't be worth it.

Have to watch this the night before I head out

I've quail hunted, dove, deer. Just got into ducks 5 years ago. Wish I did sooner.

Are u sure because on ur clip from lake erie i see sugar island and thats literally right next to grosse ile island where i live

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DONT CARE WHAT THE HATERS SAY MOST OF THEM DONT HUNT THE SHITTY DAYS I BET IT WILL DRIVE YOU CRAZY THIS IS MY FAVORITE DUCK HUNTIN VIDEO

Commiefornia needs to look into moving up duck season. Season should go from end of November to end of March for southern mex(c)afascistfornia.

what kind of chokes are you using?

Thats awsome thats where we hut theres so many divers there after halloween

I started last year late season and the sanity/psychiatrist part is really the truth. Right after the season ended I started learning and buying up gear left and right. I dream about a small flock of geese landing right on the X and me and 2 buddies knocking every single one down. Sacrifices have been made and money and time have been spent. I don't think there's anything I'd rather hunt though.

Love it!

My season pep talk.

Do u guys hunt lake erie a lot?

last day of the season my call lanyard goes on my rear view mirror in my truck, i call every day when i drive. kid you not.

this is some serious overexaggeration. ive hunted in freezing weather, plenty. its never as bad as these guys make it seem. all you have to do is bundle up nice. the hardest part about hunting duck for me is finding a decent location and retrieving them, since my dog doesnt do that very well in the water. getting up early, staying out all day aint nothing in the freezing water. just bring some damn bourbon to heat your body up, no lie.

love the show

Grandpa owes says for every bad day you better shoot straight on a good day over the last two months I shot my first birds thanks grandpa