3 Duck Behavior Changes That Win Late Season

This guide details advanced late-season duck hunting techniques, emphasizing the critical importance of proper blind concealment using natural stubble and understanding atypical bird behavior in extreme cold. The expert instruction highlights that mallards often feed only once daily in the afternoon, making morning scouting potentially deceptive. It also showcases the Mossberg 940 Pro Waterfowl shotgun in action.

This guide details the construction and strategic deployment of a cost-effective, game-changing duck blind system inspired by Scottish and English shooting stands. The design emphasizes individual, camouflaged blinds that blend into the environment, offering superior concealment compared to traditional large blinds. Key advantages include enhanced overhead cover and an increased effective kill radius by spacing multiple blinds.

The Mossberg 590M is a new-for-2018 magazine-fed pump-action shotgun chambered in 12 Gauge. It features double-stack magazines available in 5, 10, 15, and 20-round capacities, offering significant tactical advantages for quick ammunition type switching. The design incorporates milled receiver lugs and dual extractors for enhanced reliability, and its ergonomics include an ambidextrous safety and a unique helical magazine release.

The Mossberg 990 AfterShock is a compact, semi-automatic 12 Gauge shotgun designed for tactical applications and home defense. Key features include an enlarged loading port, oversized safety, M-LOK attachment points, and the specialized AfterShock grip. It offers a 5+1 capacity and demonstrates rapid cycling during live fire.

Learn a crucial duck hunting decoy mistake: ducks spooking when all decoys face the same direction. Jason Cruise demonstrates how real ducks orient uniformly before fleeing. To avoid this, vary decoy keel weight placement, causing them to face different directions and mimic a relaxed flock.

This video provides a detailed 3D animation of the Mossberg 500/590 pump-action shotgun's internal mechanics. It breaks down the complete firing cycle, from loading shells into the magazine tube to extraction and cocking. Key components like the bolt lock, elevator, hammer, and sear are explained in relation to their function during each stage of operation.