Free Online Hunting Magazine

If you are an outdoorsman chances are you read outdoor magazines.  They are full of great stories, tips, hunting tactics, news and more.  Well what if you could all get this in a magazine, but instead of going to the store and paying for it you could get it online for free???  Enter The Great Canadian Sportsman online magazine.  This publication is actually broken down into 3 separate magazines which are: Great Canadian Sportsman Magazine, Canadian Bowhunting Magazine, and Canadian Deer Hunting Magazine.

These magazines  are published quarterly and they email you when the latest issues are available.  They are full of great articles by many of the same writers you see in your normal hunting magazines.  If your interested in getting a quality publication for  free simply go to http://www.greatcanadiansportsman.com/ click register and enter your email address and you instantly become a subscriber for life!!  Enjoy

Real Geese Decoys

I just want to let you know if your trying to decide what kind of goose decoys to spend some hard earned cash on I have a winner for you.  Real Geese Silhouette Pro Series decoys are the way to go I promise you!!!  There is a lot to be said for full body decoys but they are bulky and take up a ton of room they also take alot of time to set up and cost way more.  For the same money you can get twice as many silhouete's as full bodies and I personally would rather have a big, decent looking spread than a tiny, pretty looking spread.  If your still not convinced picture this.  Two hunters setting up a spread, one hunter is setting up 3 dozen full bodies and the other is setting up 3 dozen silhouetes who is done first???  Well since 3 dozen silhouetes can fit into a bag and be carried on your shoulder it doesnt take long to set up 3 dozen decoys however there is no possible way to carry more than 4 full bodied decoys at a time so get ready to make a few trips back to the truck!!   If you do decide to get these decoys you need to get the pro series II they cost more but they have a matte textured non-glare finish on both sides so they don't frost up and shine in the sun.  In my opinion these are the best way to go, but then again thats just me, I like to kill birds not look at my expensive decoys :)

These decoys are available for purchase at   http://www.webfootdecoys.com/

Primos Duck Call (Product Review)

Before the Sept. duck hunting season opener rolled around this last fall I decided to try out some new duck calls. My old call was pretty well destroyed from years of rolling around on the truck dash, being dropped into ponds, and getting full of mud, blood, and snow. Plus I just like buying new gear!! So I went into Bass Pro Shops and bought a P.H.A.T (pretty hot and tempting) Lady, Single Reed, Arkansas style mallard call made by Primos Hunting Calls

Now normally I am a double reed duck call kinda guy but I decided I would give this single reed a try just for fun. Well I have to say I was very disappointed with this call, I like the primos team and have lots of their gear as well as some of their elk calls, but this duck call just doesn't cut it. First of all the quality of sound is just not there (although this could be because I am used to double reed calls and they sound better...??) and second of all and most importantly the reed STICKS!! I blew this call for 45 seconds to a minute inside a warm house and the reed stuck! Not just for a second ether I am talking stuck good. Now I understand that some calls need to be tuned more than others but as far as I am concerned if it sticks right of the box I don't want it! I have purchased many duck calls over the years including some of my first which came from wal-mart and cost only $6.99, but this is by far the worst one yet! I know for a fact I will never use this call in the field and if anyone did they would most likely just be continually frustrated. There is nothing worse than spotting some low flying greenhead mallards winging towards your spread and you raise your call to your lips and blow and nothing happens because the reed is stuck!! Hunting is not about frustration its about enjoying yourself and hopefully being successful, the last thing a hunter needs is a crappy duck call. So that is why I am posting this review, I know most reviews are at least partially good but I felt the need to share with all hunters that this call is not worth your hard earned money. So thanks for reading and stay tuned for some good call reviews!