It’s April, if you’re like me, you’re prepping for next season. If you’re a diehard waterfowl hunter, the season doesn’t really ever end, it just has different cycles. I like to refer to what we’re in now as a “work up”. It’s time to re-evaluate, learn from the previous season, and address how you’re going to improve for next season. Below, I’ve outlined a guide to follow. It doesn’t have to be your waterfowl bible, but it can help kill the offseason blues, and you’ll improve as a hunter...

The 2026-2027 waterfowl season started as soon as the 25/26 season ended. In our world, that means reviewing every detail associated with our hunts from the past season. For the past month and a half, we have been dialing into what we did well and what we didn’t do so well. This can be anything from how we hide, how we scout, what food source we want to plant going into next year, to what gear worked and what didn’t. In this piece, I’m going to give you my 10 favorite pieces of equipment/...

Matt Opsahl, Maverick Outfitters If you’re like me, there are a lot of things that signal waterfowl season is really about to begin. You finished your early season hunting with resident goose and early teal, and you’ve been in a bit of a holding pattern since. The anticipation for the rest of the season is starting to really eat at you. Your blinds are brushed, fields are flooded, decoys are strung, guns are cleaned, trails are cleared, calls are tuned, and your dogs seem to have a little...