American Waterfowler Magazine Volume V, Issue I Back Issue

A look back at the memorable 2013-14 season where waterfowlers enjoyed the best of times and the worst of times. What marked the year; once again; was a lack of a classic low-pressure weather event that usually corresponds with mass migrations. True; there were some good; even notable pushes of birds; but major storm systems did not account for these movements—cold weather did—all good for waterfowlers on the receiving end of bird movement; not so good for those on the upper reaches of flyways where water was hard. Of course; none of this seemed to help the Pacific Flyway much; where dry; high pressure dominated. Read more….
In “Boats Guide” we detail specs on the best models being made for today’s waterfowlers. In our Shotguns column we assess recoil on the most popular guns. In Shotshells Tom Roster explores the real versus perceived benefits of longer load length and in our Decoying column; Michael Hungle suggests that designating a “setup leader” will lead to better decoy spreads. A full range of hunting feature stories follows…