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Jode Hillman definitely makes decoy urns. He is located in South NJ.

Mike, There is a guy here in NJ, with the same boat as us, with a hydro-jacker. He runs a 1-2 year old Yamaha f25. I've spoken to him before. He told me where it really shines is in water that's 12" deep or so. He pulls the jack plate up (it's electric) so basically just the raw water...

Waterfowling in the Atlantic flyway, especially for puddle ducks, is probably one of the hardest outdoor endeavors. I have been a fisherman, and mostly offshore fisherman, since I was 13-14. Figured that out on my own, with my father. I've done lots. Nothing compares to trying to harvest puddle...

Maybe I should just lose 10-15 lbs and get a Suzuki DF25. Then it splits the difference between the Yamaha 25 and Suzuki 25!

Well, you very well could be right. Going on what I have heard/read: There was a wild eastern flyway mallard that pre-dates the 1920's. The game farm birds, as Vince said, corrupted the population. It was hunting clubs stretching from Maine to NC. They pre-dated records in the 1920's. The...

Carl, The Suzuki 20 and the Yamaha 25 are probably the lightest on the market. I actually entertained the idea of a DF20 for my Duck Invader 13 but really need the extra 5hp being I'm 220 lbs and one of my regular hunting buddies is like 250. I've seen guys running the DF20 on glass over cedar...

Didn't know that. The price on the DF20 is incredibly attractive. I won't how much freight is? Little undersized for my boat but that's a highly regarded motor.

They still might flag them in customs for emissions. The real problem is, and this has actually been beat up online: 1) No warranty. Not a huge deal on a smaller motors, though. 2) Import customs tax if they don't seize it. Might be perfectly legally to import them. They will definitely...

They don't come with a warranty and I believe, but I might be wrong, the 2 strokes still made for overseas are subject to seizure by customs coming into the USA. I saw the same as many people are mentioning. Yamaha still makes 2 stroke outboards, as well as others, for sale overseas. They come...

If you enjoy eating a particular duck species and are hunting within your limits then go for it. I too give buffleheads a pass. I see no problem with people legally harvesting their limit if they enjoy eating them. Just try to lay off the hens. I mean, it's NOT hard to tell the difference. I...

It's a shame but the eastern wild mallard is 98% extinct, literally. Something like only 2% of mallards sampled from the eastern flyway have the original wild eastern mallard genetics. The good news though, black ducks, despite what people say only "retro-hybridize." It's a misconception that...

We hunt the same area. Greg and Craig hit a lot of key points. I think one thing that needs to be understood: There is nothing harder in the world than to decoy a black duck in short spartina with no wind/ice/weather/etc. Pintails also fall into that category as well but are not as numerous. I...

I think the seemingly more cost effectiveness of a lot of this shot will lead to steel being obsolete or just really unpopular. I wasn't a believer until I absolutely stoned-dead a black duck that was decoying on the far end of our spread. As anyone knows who hunts black ducks, they tend to do...

I'll keep some steel in the pocket going forward for that. Most of my steel I have now is reserved for dire situations...if I for some reason can't get bismuth. I figure it's better than throwing rocks at ducks.

I thought I was the only one in this thread who "just shoots them again...but in the head." lol I shoot bismuth, no more steel. Yesterday, buddy and I shot two brant. Mine, dead on impact. His took another 2 shoots with steel (which is what he was shooting). For the extra $40 a case I have no...

Neal, Timely post! I just re-waxed the coat I purchased last night. Believe it or not, you apparently need less than you think. I used a whole can waxing the coat. If after heating with the heat gun or hair dryer their are shiny spots of wax that don't absorb, you may need to wipe some off. If...

I had 0 other hunters. I typically don't see anyone hunting there during the week. It literally didn't come alive until 7am or so when the tide began to switch.

Dave, Thanks so much. I'm still working towards being a halfway decent puddle duck hunter. This was my first pretty successful hunt. Carl, Exactly my thoughts. Not to mention I had a scare earlier in the day. Motor shut down on me. Apparently they don't run so well when you're standing on...

We've somewhat lost sight of the topic here. First off, it's not mine or your position to comment based on anecdotal stories. My point was (and should have been taken as such) that there were a lot of birds there, then there wasn't 3 days later. Maybe he missed? Maybe he crippled them? Who...

Seems like you have a good day when you least expect it. Snuck out before work Tuesday. Everything wasn't the way I'd like it. I read the wind wrong, tide was wrong, no reports, etc. I had the WMA to myself. Didn't set up in any spot I normally would have wanted to be in due to the wind and...