Customer Reviews

The Complete Hunter: Duck Hunting (The Hunting and Fishing Library)

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I suppose that if you're buying a book to learn "how" to hunt ducks, then you are (like me) already at a disadvantage. So much in waterfowling is dependent on tradition, community, and access, so there are natural barriers to entry for the novice.

This book does an excellent job providing basic coverage of key duck hunting issues, but it is (of course) not a substitute for a good mentor or listening to some old timers yack about their previous seasons.

Of particular worth are the decoy spreads and the overview of different hunting venues. But perhaps the greatest contribution is the insight on duck-hunting lingo. I was unaware that I was a puddle jumper without a milk run, who had dabbled at pass shooting, but now I know.

Seriously, for those of us stuck in a rut hunting farm ponds, the introductions to river, lake, and flooded timber are intriguing and motivating. The basic waterfowl information is useful, and the various tips, tricks & techniques are all serviceable. This is a very nice introduction for the new hunter, and should serve nicely as a reference volume for those with more experience.

This book offers a great introduction to waterfowling. It combines beautiful photographs with advice from a pair of experts on ducks, equipment, and hunting techniques. It is easy reading... I strongly recommend it.

Excellent book for the novice and expert waterfowler. Useful information from where to hunt, decoy arrangement, boats, gear, etc. This was exactly what I was looking for!

Duck Hunting (Hunting & Fishing Library) like the entire series is an excellent book that gives easy to read facts along with superior photography and illustrations that help the novice as well as the longtime wild game hunter.

This is important because nothing is worse than hearing from a novice that they spent all day hunting and either shot the wrong species or didn't do a clean kill.

Hunting is something my family has done for over near three hundred years here in the states and it is a worthwhile undertaking and this book and the others in the series i.e. cooking wild game are a must read for my library.

And as a woman I encourage women to buy the books and become more interested in hunting for the food you eat.

Excellent source of tried and true techniques for the duck hunter. Beautiful color photos. Outstanding reference and coffee table book.

Good book with a lot of pictures that cover most of your unanswered questions about duck hunting. This is an introduction that helps you start, but not a bible. Well worth the money

Norwegian Hunter

This is an excellent book for the beginning duck hunter. As with other titles in the Hunting and Fishing Library, this book is full of useful information and excellent photography.

this is a great book for duck hunters especialy for people just getting into waterfowling.it has beautiful pictures of all north american waterfowl.also gets into everthing you need to know about duck hunting in some detail but is very easy to understand. a must for duck hunters!

This would be a great first book if you were just starting to hunt ducks

This would be a great first book if you were just starting to hunt ducks