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Bob Fricke Sneakbox For Sale Boat, trailer, and canvas Garage kept its entire life Glass over cedar Loadrite trailer Front and rear decoy racks with grass rails Highlands style box canvas with bonnet top Hatch cover Up to date registrations for both boat and trailer $2750 This is the last...

After many years of invites I finally gave in this year and tagged along with a few other DHBP members on their annual early October trip to North Dakota. A completely new experience for me field hunting ducks, geese, and sandhill cranes where I don't need to worry about the tides, the sea...

I've shot a fair amount of gadwall over the years, but this particular drake from the other day stood out a bit. It has a very distinct black ring on its neck. Some googling showed that it seems to be a semi-uncommon color variation. I can't seem to remember shooting one similar in the past...

There's luck and then there's my Saturday morning... hunted a favorite area of mine for puddle ducks Saturday morning as the tide was how I liked it. First few groups didn't work me the way I wanted so I readjusted my spread and hide and re-set. Next bird in worked in perfect feet down at 15...

Now that the season us upon us here in NJ and the Tuckerton show is over I figured I would share a few pictures of my dad's new rig. He wanted to have a two man boat built that could handle bigger water crossings but still have the ability to hide well as we are puddle duck hunters. He settled...

I'm sure this has been discussed in the past but wanted to see if anyone had any current opinions with the changes in ammo... I primarily hunt with a SBEII 12 gauge, shooting steel and hevi-metal #3s and #4s depending on my mood. I only shoot decoying birds, 99% puddle ducks. I average...

We all have hunts that are burned into our memory banks that keep the fire burning for decades to come. I had one of those hunts this past week and had the great fortune to have my dad with me. All the time he put in when I was a scrawny 10 year old who would get upset when he would leave me...

This past weekend we had some fun rainy and foggy weather here on the east coast and I decided to play the tides a bit and hunt once it stopped raining. I found myself in pea soup fog for most of the afternoon, but every once in a while it would lift a bit and the birds would move. Sometimes...

Saturday was our opening day in the south zone for NJ and while I had already been out a few times for our north zone I always look forward to each zone's opening day. As a bonus I had my dad along for the first time this season, always a great time to have him along. The spot I had selected...

Well this season was a letdown for most after last year. Mild weather, lack of birds, lots of pressure in condensed areas, a lot of folks were very frustrated after most had banner seasons last year. I was blessed to be able to gun almost 50 days again this year and while my numbers were down...

Grinding it out down here in South Jersey logging some miles for few birds lately. Located some sorta rare for us shovelers on Friday and had a fun shoot with some real prime specimens mixed in. Going to keep the nicest one in the freezer for a future puddle duck slam dead mount. I guess...

I was able to use some vacation time this past week coupled with the holiday to get out four days in a row here in NJ as our second splits got going in earnest. Got to hunt with some friends and family which is always a bonus. Of course one thing to be thankful for is a boat that hides well...

As many members have already covered, the 2017-18 duck season was one to remember thanks to mother nature. The cold weather that locked so many areas up earlier than normal provided unbelievable gunning for so many of us. This was my first season in a new house in a new area allowing me to...

Harvested this double banded brant this weekend, I normally give brant a pass while puddle duck hunting but I could see the gleam of the stainless band as this one put his landing gear down... I know they did the studies a few years back by double banding brant with one aluminum and one...

Finished out 2017 on a high note Friday with birds working beautifully into the rig for a friend and I. Brutally cold conditions, but decoying pintails and mallards will help warm you up a bit, especially with one sporting some jewelry. This season has truly been a banner one for me, hopefully...

The last few days of this cold shot we have here in the Northeast has been truly enjoyable for a puddle duck lover like myself. So many birds around finally! I got talked into an early Saturday morning hunt by one of my friends who doesn't have his own gear so I took him along with me. I...

We are fortunate here in NJ to have multiple zones to spread out the pressure as well as spread out the dates available to hunt. I'm a firm believer in traveling throughout the state to take advantage of different areas and to maximize the days I can get out afield. With all that being said...

Wrapped up the first split for our south zone here in Jersey yesterday, balmy weather brought slower gunning for most guys I talk to but I still scratched out some birds in spite of the conditions. Our north zone first split was a bit better on my end as I was about to enjoy limits of teal the...

Thought I would share a shot from this morning's hunt with my dad while we were out picking up a downed bird. My SBEII (that I won last year in a contest) next to my dad's Ithaca by SKB 20 gauge over and under. The modern day waterfowl gun next to something a bit more old school. That little...

With a week left to go here in NJ for our coastal duck season these mild temps we've been experiencing have basically made it easy to start wrapping it up early. I'm not a big diver hunter so I've been picking away best I can at wily late season black ducks with a few mallards and gadwall mixed...