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Out of sight and out of mind

If your only experience of shooting wildfowl is driven mallard, you could be forgiven for failing to realise that you need to be well hidden if you really want to stand much chance at wild ducks and geese in broad daylight.

On the other hand, there is a lot of nonsense talked about the ‘essential’ nature of camouflage clothing, as well as the use of a lot of other specialist equipment.

So what are the real rules that you need to abide by in order to be a successful wildfowler?

KEEP STILL

It’s remarkable what you can get away with if you keep still. Ducks and geese are very quick to spot movement, but will often do

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