The use of decoys in the hunting of ducks, geese, turkeys and even deer is as much a part of the sport as firearms and camouflage. But only recently have hunters begun to accept them for use in the ...

Scott Butz has a passion for inventing hunting and fishing paraphernalia. Butz, who launched Reel Wings wind-driven, wing-flapping goose and duck decoys in 2006, now has 11 patents pending. His latest ...

Spinning-wing duck decoys have been all the rage for years now, but those same decoys seemed to bother the geese that were working to the same spread, so much so that many hunters leave the ...

Last year on opening day of dove season, I drove to the edge of a sunflower field, opened up the back of my SUV and pulled out a Mojo spinning-wing dove decoy. It took less than two minutes to ...

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Nevertheless, I set out three large, hand-carved pigeon decoys, then placed a spinning-wing dove decoy off by itself. Distant from both of those I rigged a half-dozen small dove decoys that were ...

After the best opening day mourning dove hunt we’ve seen in a while, my wife, Emilie, and I wound up on a pretty slow second-day hunt. Luckily, we had our mojo working. There weren’t many birds at ...

Truscott, Texas? You could call Truscott a wide spot in the dusty West Texas road north of Benjamin, but it really doesn’t qualify as a wide spot. Benjamin is the local wide spot, population about 260 ...

The dove crossing the field suddenly banked left and began a long, smooth, gradual decline. When it reached about 8 to 10 feet above the ground, it began back pedaling. When the hunter shot it, the ...

For years, hunters have realized that adding movement, however slight, can bring a decoy spread to life. Waterfowlers have been the main experimenters with motion. Whether it’s through the use of a ...

Calm days can be brutal for duck hunting. Without wind, ducks can approach the “X” from any angle they like. Plus your spread will appear still and lifeless — unless you’re rigged up with the ...