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If I were you, I'd wait til I got up there and find a local fly shop to outfit you. Most will let you test drive a rod in the yard and be able to recommend some good flies.

As others have said, go cheap on the reel for smaller freshwater fish. Get a good rod and line. TFO makes a good one, and I have a 6 wt echo on order that will hopefully be my new go to smallie rod. Will report back once it's off backorder. Where do you plan on fishing? Mtn streams, stocked...

I have been replacing all my basement lighting with LEDs as the ballasts go out. The fixtures are super easy to rewire for LEDs too. I don' miss the tubes one bit. The LEDs are much brighter, and I don't have to worry about breaking one near as easily either (not that any of us have ever done that).

Don't forget us southern boys- I've got 6"-8" in TN depending on where I measure. Roads are crap so no hope of getting out this weekend. Oh well, I've got decoys that need painting.

What is he using to hold his work?

Do you have water control structures? It's more important to rest your trees- They can't tolerate being flooded all season unless it's a tupelo-cypress swamp. There are a lot of former GTRs that stayed flooded up all season that now are just full of dead timber. Have a plan for keeping/getting...

Like the others have said, hire a forester. Your forester will make sure you get top dollar for your timber and it gets cut right. Many states also have biologists available to work with private landowners. This would be helpful too as I doubt many consulting foresters know squat about ducks...

Is your stern light a removable pole? My FILs boat came wired from the factory where the stern light is on if it's in the base, no switch to turn it off. Drove him crazy trying to turn it off at the dock!

I use a jet midi for a few duck calls and turkey calls every year. It's been a super reliable machine, with plenty of accessories available. Make sure you turn good materials, keep your tools sharp, and use proper technique and your sanding will be next to nil.

There isn't a design that provides all 3- just like duck boats, it's a compromise. Longer= faster, shorter= better turning, wider= more stable, narrower=faster, assuming the same hull profile. Several companies build tunnel hull profiles to increase stability too. For what it's worth, I fish and...

Fed heavyweights are my pick. Keep it in perspective- $3-$5/shot for a superior product that has built-in margin of error . How many times do you usually shoot during turkey season anyways? BTW, the feds usually pattern really tight out of factory full chokes so you may not have to try expensive...

4 tpi when I can find them, but I usually have to mail order or travel to find them. 6 tpi works in a pinch. 4 is better for clearing chips out when cutting thick stock.

You can always do a 6" tall x 12" wide decoy by running the seam vertically and cutting each half separately. I have done this several times, and while not the traditional way to orient the seam, it has worked fine for me. I would look into building a hot wire cutter for foam though. You could...

While it may be a legal issue, your CO has to preserve his credibility with the local judges, so hunter harassment prosecution would be a stretch. The only successful cases I have heard of have been shoreline landowners harassing hunters on public waters. It would be impossible for your local CO...

I have the Ridgid. It's a 6" saw, not 9" but could be taller with a riser block. It's no Powermatic or Laguna, but it does fine for recreational carving. I would look hard at the grizzly machines. They have a great reputation among carvers. I would steer clear of craftsman simply because they...

I think this is probably the better way to go. Landowners often don't want to deal with the drama that may get stirred up and shut down hunting all together. You might find that a safe haven that close by sucks in all the ducks that otherwise might come your way. You could always bring in some...

Most of the reduction in allocation will be through a reduction in CRP acres. Not a great thing in some areas, but it will raise the bar on what makes the cut- keep the best, cull the rest.

I bought a Yildiz sxs 20 3 years ago. <$500. I wanted a gun I would not feel bad abotu scratching, dragging through the mud, etc. I have killed ducks, doves and turkey with it. very light weight gun, shoots where I point it, etc. Academy Sports is the only US importer so they can be hard to...

Eric, Alabama has private lands biologists that work for the state wildlife agency. I am one for TN. We go on site with landowners/managers and assist them with technical and planning issues, free of charge. They should be a good resource for future herbicide recommendations. We have used...

You CANNOT knock down a planted crop and hunt it for waterfowl. This is considered baiting.