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If one of your biggest passions involves hunting small game, you’re in the right place. Our small game hunting videos and articles will provide you with key insights and information on how and when to hunt your small-sized quarry, and more effectively put you hot on the trail of sought-after squirrels, rabbits, pheasants & doves.

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Late Season Waterfowl Tactics

In no time at all waterfowl seasons will be coming to a close and this how to article will be helpful for you in trying to find some last ditch efforts to locate some ducks before the final whistle blows.

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Drake Offers Full Line in Shadow Grass Blades

Mossy Oak and Drake Waterfowl have partnered to offer waterfowlers a variety of apparel and accessories to meet their hunting needs. Shadow Grass Blades is featured on Drake’s well-known products like the LST Eqwader 3-in-1 Plus 2 Wader Coat, MST Eqwader Plus Quarter Zip and LST Insulated Bibs. Drake offers products for men, women, children and dogs. From early, mid, to late season waterfowl hunting, the Drake Waterfowl system fits every need of the waterfowler.

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2014 Youth Participation Initiative Squirrel Hunts

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) is partnering with the Mississippi Wildlife Federation, Mississippi State University Extension Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to host seven youth squirrel hunts throughout Mississippi on Saturday, February 8, 2014. During the one-day hunts, youth participants will be exposed to principles of hunting and firearms safety, squirrel hunting with dogs, and the daily life of squirrels and their habitats.

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A Pitter-Patter of Little Claws

For those hunters who have been fortunate enough to experience a quality upland bird hunt, they know how addictive the sport can be. The thrill of watching a well-trained pointer flushing a pheasant or covey of quail out of cover is a rush that keeps scores of sportsmen coming back for more.

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It’s you against them and they have all the advantages. They can swim faster, dive deeper, build bigger and eat more in a day than you can imagine. Cormorants, otters and beavers can quickly change a thriving pond into a vast water wasteland. What do cormorants and other fish-eating birds like great blue herons have in common with otter and beaver? If you have a pond or lake on your property you may already know.

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Backwater Ducks

Waterfowl hunting has been tough to say the least for the past several years. We have to try new and old style techniques to stay ahead of the game. The expansive river systems of North America are just a few of the areas you can look into for a change of pace. Get away from the crowds and you can find a few ducks. You never know, you just might walk into a mallard retreat

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Stay in Tree Houses at Honey Brake Lodge

We haven’t talked yet about what most people enjoy at Honey Brake, and that’s our facilities. Our lodge is built well-up off the ground on stilts. Even in flood stages, the lodge never will have water in it. There’s a wooden walkway through the trees from the lodge to the cabins where our guests stay. Again, if we have flooding conditions, our guests have a dry place to sleep and eat, and the scenery from

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Unbelievable Duck and Goose Hunting and Crappie Fishing at Honey Brake

As I’ve mentioned, after we finish taking waterfowl, our sportsmen can fish Catahoula Lake. The lake is famous for 1-1/2- to 2-1/2-pound crappie. Anglers may not catch a large number of them, but the size more than makes up for the lack of numbers. So, you can pull off the Honey Brake trifecta by taking a limit of ducks, a limit of geese and a limit of crappie in the same day.

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Drew Keeth Says 14 Species of Ducks and More Are at Honey Brake

One of the unusual aspects of hunting ducks at Honey Brake, especially for first timers, is deciding what type of duck hunt they want. Some hunters want to take a limit of legal ducks, regardless of the species. These hunters often will fill their limits within the first 15 to 45 minutes of their hunts. Other hunters who only want to harvest certain ducks like mallards, pintails and/or canvasbacks may have to stay in the

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Keeth Explains How Ducks are Hunted at Honey Brake Lodge

I’m often asked how we hunt our ducks. We hunt our early-season ducks just like you hunt ducks at any time of the year. We scout and see where the most ducks are before the hunt. Then we leave the lodge before daylight. Last year, we took ATVs back and forth to the blinds, because our region had had a severe drought. But if we continue to get the rains like we have this summer,

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Ducks at Honey Brake

The South usually is the worst place in the world to hunt early-season ducks. Canada and the Northwest and Midwest have been the Mecca of early-season duck hunting. However, one place in the Southeast that will rival the duck hunting in Canada and the Northwest is Honey Brake Lodge in Jonesville, Louisiana. Many swarming flocks of waterfowl pile into Honey Brake. To find out why, Mossy Oak has interviewed Drew Keeth, general manager of Honey

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Duck Accommodations

Learn how to attract ducks and other migratory birds by sustainably managing your property, reducing predation and controlling hunting pressure.

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Staying Hydrated, Choosing the Proper Choke Size, Shot Size and Using Decoys for Doves

Many hunters overlook the fact that if you are not sufficiently hydrated, you won’t shoot as accurately as you can.

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How to Protect Your Eyes and Ears on a Dove Shoot

You need good shooting glasses when dove hunting to protect your eyes and to see the birds more clearly. Try to get a polycarbonate type of lens to protect your eyes from falling pellets. These lenses won’t break when pellets fall and hit them.

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Camouflage, and the Best Guns for Hunting Doves

Remember, doves have very-good eyesight. When they spot something unnatural in the place where they feed, travel and/or water, they’ll veer away from that unnatural object. During the early season, I almost always will wear Mossy Oak Obsession, because there is a lot of green in the part of Georgia where I hunt. For early dove season in the South, I don’t believe there is a better pattern than Mossy Oak Obsession.

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