Think Small

Fewer, more realistic decoys can be just as deadly as the giant masses of white.

As time has passed, I've learned that 14 grocery bags won't work in places with more pressure. That day in Utah was the first time in decades that snow geese had been hunted during the spring migration. But I have stayed true to the fact that you don't need a massive spread to pile up birds.

(Continue reading in the February 2025 issue, "Think Small.")

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Teal Appeal

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It Was a Setup

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Skip Knowles and Jim McConville are in the rice fields of southern Louisiana hunting early season teal with waterfowling legend Terry Denham of MOJO Outdoors. Terry discusses motion decoys and their best use and practices while everyone gets humbled by fast flying teal.

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The Right Stuff

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Decoy Spread

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Skip Knowles and Jim McConville from Wildfowl magazine wrap up their hunt in the rice fields of Louisiana chasing early season teal. They delve deep into the nuances and intricacies of a proper spread for decoying ducks and pick their outfitters brain about all things teal.

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Crane Hunting in Saskatchewan

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Skip Knowles and Jim McConville head north to the Canadian province of Saskatchewan to chase sandhill cranes from the endless agricultural fields. This is Jim's first time to hunt decoying sandhill cranes and he has come with all the tools required for such a hunt. From his shotgun and loads to even night vision. Jim is ready for his first experience with the “Rib Eye of the skies”

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Boom Boom Boom

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Boom Boom Boom

Skip Knowles and Jim McConville are in Southeastern Saskatchewan hunting specklebelly geese and mallards from the farm fields that spread from horizon to horizon. This is their first chance at big ducks in the fall of 2024 and strong winds have the birds on the move.

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Bismuth vs Steel

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Skip Knowles and Jim McConville from Wildfowl magazine are in the fields of Saskatchewan chasing sandhill cranes with Christian Hogg from Fiocchi ammunition. Having an expert in the blind leads to all sorts of insights about waterfowl loads and the best way to hunt using either bismuth or steel depending on the situation. It's action packed and information packed as well.

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Cleaning and Eats

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Cleaning and Eats

About the only thing Skip Knowles like as much as chasing wild game is eating it. Especially when that game is a rare treat like sandhill crane-known to hunters as the “rib eye of the skies”. Skip puts together a nice plate of sandhill's using the basic ingredients around camp, and gives Jim McConville and Fiocchi's Christian Hogg a taste of all their efforts on the hunt.

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It's All About Those Benelli's

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It's All About Those Benelli's

The adventure moves on to Michigan and the big marshes of Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay. Skip Knowles and Jim McConville hit the big water in brushed in boats in search of big ducks, and they take a look at what their shotgun loads are actually doing with a day on the range.

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That's a Wrap

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That's a Wrap

Skip Knowles and Jim McConville look back on the first season of Inside the Blind and all the adventures they shared across North America. From the rice fields of southern Louisiana, the marshes of Lake Huron, and the endless fields of Southeastern Saskatchewan, it's been a full season…Inside the Blind.

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Fiocchi's New Duck Busters

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Fiocchi's New Duck Busters

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