While rough weather often creates some of the best hunting conditions, it also tempts people to stay in their blinds past when it is safe to be there. Know when to pick up your decoys and head for safety. If you want to take more ducks, go to where they want to be. It's considerably easier to coax birds to your decoys when they're positioned where ducks naturally want to light. If you want consistent gunning, you must be ready to sacrifice comfort for mobility.
Birds quickly learn to avoid decoy spreads positioned in the same location throughout the season.
That's especially true of birds that roost on refuges and travel daily to surrounding fields or marshes to feed. Gunners who invest in stationary blinds must rely on a steady influx of new migrants to provide consistent gunning. Since it often takes major weather systems to push concentrations of birds south, it's unusual to have an abundance of gullible birds in an area for more than a couple of weeks. At the least, reposition your decoys daily to present a varying look to passing birds. Dog Gone When constructing a goose blind, always build a special place to house your retriever.