Competing Against a Better Decoy Spread at Ridgefield Blind 3
Past performance does not guarantee future gains. The old stock market adage certainly applies to duck hunting. A Top Pick Scott got the #2 lottery…
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Sunny Day October Hunt Yields Surprising Results
Most waterfowlers will tell you a sunny day is a bad day for duck hunting. I’m not going to argue: Ducks tend to sit tight…
Opening Day Duck 2019 at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Welcome to the opener of the 2019 duck season here is Southwest Washington. I had a chance to go out for early goose with some…
A Windy Day Hunt in Blind 9 at Ridgefield
On this mid-December hunt I got a chance to revisit the literal namesake of this website, Blind 9, at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. We…
Early December Hunt at Ridgefield Blind 2
I finally had a chance to revisit a Blind 2 at Ridgefield NWR. It was in blind 2 that I had my first ever duck…
Mid-November Hunt in Ridgefield Blind 13a
Tim had a Tuesday lottery pick on this November 26 at Ridgefield and we were both excited. A buddy had just hunted there the previous…
Standby Hunt at Ridgefield Blind 6
An early November cold front moved down moved down from the North, leaving me thinking that it would be good time to get out for…
Ridgefield Blind Quick Reference
These are some of my observations and reviews of the duck and goose hunting blinds at Ridgefield NWR. Start by downloading the map. Also check…
Ducks in a Downpour
Scott digs through his bag in Blind 16 as Phil retrieves a duck in a downpour. Occasionally I'll lurk on duck hunting message boards to pick up tidbits and to make sure I'm up to date on what people are discussing. One of the questions I've often seen people ask is whether duck hunting is [...]
Having a Good Plan Pays off at Ridgefield
My wife reminds me all the time that she likes to go about her days with a plan, mostly around what we’re going to do…