Found a few quotes while dusting of my old books and magazines...
"Waterfowling holds some special magic, something available only from the world of water and wind, of mud stiff with cold, of black dogs and long guns" ~ Michael McIntosh, "Gunning the Grand Passage" (September '01, p.73)
"For the waterfowler who is brave enough to face the elements, there is no season like the late season." ~ Winston March, circa 1910
"If I must chose among the spots that draw me into the open, it will be duck hunting. No other sport with rod or gun holds so much of mystery and drama. The game comes out of the sky." ~ Gordon MacQuarrie, "The Bluebill Died at Dawn." (October '00, p.64)
"High in the sky they make their decision. Wings cup into parachutes; calling slows, then stops. Steadily, majestically, thrillingly, the flock falls out of the sky, each bird maneuvering in the air currents. This act - drawing a flock of geese to a set of decoys - is unquestionably waterfowling's finest moment." ~ Zack Taylor
"A wild duck is not to be valued in terms of food along with chickens and pork chops. It means day breaking over the marshes and the whistle of fast wings in the gray light. Who can put a price on the sight of black ducks climbing over the willows or pintails setting their wings to the decoys?" ~ David M. Newell
"Waterfowling holds some special magic, something available only from the world of water and wind, of mud stiff with cold, of black dogs and long guns" ~ Michael McIntosh, "Gunning the Grand Passage" (September '01, p.73)
"For the waterfowler who is brave enough to face the elements, there is no season like the late season." ~ Winston March, circa 1910
"If I must chose among the spots that draw me into the open, it will be duck hunting. No other sport with rod or gun holds so much of mystery and drama. The game comes out of the sky." ~ Gordon MacQuarrie, "The Bluebill Died at Dawn." (October '00, p.64)
"High in the sky they make their decision. Wings cup into parachutes; calling slows, then stops. Steadily, majestically, thrillingly, the flock falls out of the sky, each bird maneuvering in the air currents. This act - drawing a flock of geese to a set of decoys - is unquestionably waterfowling's finest moment." ~ Zack Taylor
"A wild duck is not to be valued in terms of food along with chickens and pork chops. It means day breaking over the marshes and the whistle of fast wings in the gray light. Who can put a price on the sight of black ducks climbing over the willows or pintails setting their wings to the decoys?" ~ David M. Newell
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