While I’ve written extensively about the pursuit of fish and game being much more than just the harvest, fishing tackle and weapons accompany my outings for a reason. If we continually hit bust, we’ll find a much less time-consuming, less expensive hobby to whittle away our days off, and given the insanity of waterfowling, probably add a few years to our marriage.

With that in mind, of all the factors that go into successfully taking a few ducks and geese, weather is near — or at — the top of that list because it greatly affects their movements throughout the day and night. I will be going regardless, because sitting in my canoe or duck boat with Ruby, my yellow Lab, watching the world wake up over a marsh, and thanking the Big Guy is near tops of how I like to spend a morning. But if you

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