10 Must Haves for the Beginner Waterfowler

10. Duck and Goose Calls of your Choice and Preference 

This is very important to have in your hunting arsenal. Its such a simple and (sometimes) inexpensive piece that it is dumb NOT to have! make sure you get a call that fits your environment, hand, style, and you KNOW HOW TO blow it properly. It will help you shoot tons of ducks and geese!

9. Quality Waders

These are very important to have when hunting any water. You never know when you'll have to go out and untangle decoys, pick up ducks, throw sticks out of your spread and so on. Again make sure these fit your body type and style preference. You will not regret this purchase!

8. Layout Blind

This is essential when field hunting. It will allow you to hide a lot better and set up away from the edge because the birds wont always come in that close to a tree line. Buy these at cheap prices as they WILL get beat up, dirty, and torn.

7. A Float-able Blind Bag

This doesn't have to be "Float-able" but it sure is nice. They really come in handy for holding your shells, snacks, license, and cell phone. You never know when something will get bumped and fall in and if its your bag your gonna wish you went with a float-able bag!

6. Realistic Decoys

These are very important if not the MOST important. Without these you have ZERO chance of getting birds to come in. You need decoys to help draw the birds attention and let them come in.

5. Decoy Bag

This helps hold your decoys and keep them all in one area. Again, this doesn't have to be expensive. Just go get a cheap mesh bag for 5 bucks as it will get torn, wet, and muddy.

4. Camo Jacket

Camo is essential when hunting ducks and geese. Believe it or not they are very smart birds and will be looking for you. They wont come in if you are not in camo and fully covered.

3. Hand Warmers

These will help a lot in the later months of the year.You will be surprised at how fast you get cold while sitting on the bank of an icy river or in the middle of a snow covered field. These are small, cheap, convenient, and a MUST HAVE!!

2. Your Weapon of Choice

Your weapon of choice is really any shotgun you can afford and FEEL COMFORTABLE using. Ensure yourself that you understand how the gun works. It will break in the field and you need to understand and know how to put it back together in a hurry. This will benefit you a lot in future use.

1. Great Friends to Share Your Memories With

This is THE most important thing when doing any sort of hunting or fishing. Remember, the hunt means NOTHING if you cant share it with your family and friends. Those memories of shooting ducks and geese wont stay as long as the memories you make with your buddies. Stay safe and HUNT HARD!!