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There is something about hunting with the folks from Benelli and Ramsey Russell of GetDucks.com during Obregon Mexico duck hunting combo that redefines how wingshooting is done when it is done right…When great accommodations, great guys and great shooting come together, it is Mexico duck hunting to remember forever. The nice part is that it doesn’t have to be a once-in-a-lifetime propo­sition. Such expeditions can be repeated again and again. Bang, bang…

One morning we found ourselves in a very nice makeshift blind on the banks of an inlet from the Sea of Cortez. The decoy spread suggested ducks, and ducks it was – almost of all them teal for us that morning. During the several days of the hunt, we took green-winged, blue­-winged and cinnamon teal, as well as several other types of ducks.  Oddly, fellow hunters in another blind on the tip of a small island about a half-mile from us that same morning bagged almost all pintails. It seemed as though the flavor of duck winging by depended on which area that kind of duck wanted to check out. That’s hunting.  Two days later, George and I shared a blind in the same general area of the bay, where most of the birds we bagged were pintails. Talking about pintails, Ramsey Russell showed how that kind of hunting is done on the same day. Great guy and great shot.

Ramsey heads-up GetDucks.com and lines up waterfowl expeditions worldwide. In fact, SCI members wanting to get more involved in the Birds of the World program might consider contacting Ramsey because he can help line up waterfowl safaris for some of the most exotic species on earth. He also is an exhibitor at SCI Convention, so stop by his booth and say hi in Reno February 5-8, 2020.

Read full story: WATERFOWLING WONDERLAND IN MEXICO

Referenced Hunts: Obregon Mexico Duck Hunting Combo and NEW Sonora Mexico Duck-Dove Hunting

Hunters always talk and dream of finding themselves “in the middle of nowhere,” but rarely arrive at that destination. Even that little rock in the middle of the Bering Sea has wireless. Not here. Real duck hunters find the middle of nowhere in Argentina’s wild northern tier, where the Rio Salado River winds through the second largest wetland in this country. Step back in time to the 1850s and this is what the Lower Mississippi River Delta may have looked like before the Big Muddy was diked, dammed, degraded. This is a different kind of Argentina duck hunt. Inconvenient, slightly labor intensive…you know, like actual duck hunting.

FULL STORY: Remote Possibility: Argentina Duck Hunt in One of Waterfowling’s Last Frontiers

Referenced hunt: Rio Salado Argentina duck hunt

While there’s absolutely nothing illegal or untoward about the common South American custom of corning, some hunters prefer the uncertainty supplied by un-baited, free-range ducks. The few Argentina duck hunting destinations that cater to such hunters are well off the beaten path, but they make up for in adventure what they may lack in predictability. “How good can it be?” Ramsey Russell asked rhetorically. “Let me put it this way. When I die, I want my ashes scattered here. But in a wet year.”

FULL STORY: Argentina’s Outback: Remote Argentina Duck Hunting Adventure

Referenced hunt: Argentina duck hunting Rio Salado

But this isn’t the story about a man who escaped death but lost what he loved to do most in life. Because Ramsey Russell didn’t just survive – he stared death in the face and lived, overcame the odds and has spent his adulthood creating new cultural experiences by doing what he loves – traveling the world and hunting ducks. READ FULL STORY: Hunting the World: Duck Hunter from Mississippi Traverses the World

24-page, full-color catalog online: Ramsey Russell’s GetDucks.com 2019 – Offering the World’s Best Duck Hunting Experiences (hi res PDF).  Contact us to receive your complimentary hi-res, high-quality print copy. Copies also available at Safari Club International, Dallas Safari Club, and other select events.

Many people go their entire lives never knowing that duck hunting is not just about dead ducks. We hunters know. Destination hunting is not only about a trophy; it’s about the immersive experience of playing the game. Real hunting. It’s the simple reminder of what we’ve experienced that those feathered trophies shimmering in our game rooms most represent. FULL STORY: Trophies of Feather Duck Hunting Adventures

The king eider has become the Holy Grail of hardcore duck hunters and waterfowl collectors.  A location has emerged where bagging king eiders is virtually guaranteed, but it’s nearly 800 miles from Anchorage in the middle of the Bering Sea.

The hunting takes place December and January, when kings are drawn to lines of custom decoys behind boats weather permitting. The best Alaska King Eider Hunting trips are booked by Ramsey Russell’s GetDucks.com (contact 601.214.9737, ramsey@getducks.com).

Read: WATERFOWLING’S LIFE LIST: ALASKA KING EIDER HUNTING

Referenced Hunt: Alaska King Eider Hunting

All the world is a hunt camp. Or at least that was the feeling as I walked the aisles at the Safari Club International’s annual convention, held earlier this month in Las Vegas. Mongol outfitters with brochures on hunting with eagles sat two stalls down from a fly-in operation specializing in Yukon moose. There were layout hunts for graylag geese in Iceland, mountain hunts for snow sheep in Kamchatka, and more African adventures than you can shake an assegai at. Of all the incredible hunts I learned about at SCI, these six struck me as the most far-flung, the most exotic—the wildest. Some (O.K. one) are surprisingly affordable. Others cost more than a Maserati. All will have you dreaming about international adventure. Read online story: Six Wildest Hunting Adventures at SCI

Referenced Hunt: Russia Capercaillie Hunting

The best 3 hunts in life are the first, the last and the next. Many hunters may even say that their favorite duck is the next one over the decoys, but the universal aura of wildfowling is seducing free-to-go-anywhere-in-the-fenceless-sky-they-damned-well-choose birds to within about 100 feet. It’s how the game is played. Great hunts don’t happen by accident either. Understanding waterfowl’s life habits is paramount; skillfully using tools of the trade is essential. As our understanding grows so too does the world around us. Waterfowl are migratory and we eventually find ourselves compelled to new areas, to species unobtainable in our own back yards. There are about 50 doable waterfowl species in North America alone. And suddenly it becomes a real big world.

The rules of the game remain the same, but the playing fields change while hunting myriad waterfowl species worldwide. From 16,000 feet in the mountains to below sea level in levee-protected settings, and from the river red gum swamps of the South Pacific to ravaging seas near the Arctic Circle, there exists a spectacular variety of waterfowl. Many people go their entire lives never knowing that it’s not just about dead ducks. We hunters know better. Destination hunting is not only about a trophy; it’s an immersive experience of playing the game. It’s the simple reminder of what we’ve experienced that those feathered trophies shimmering in our game rooms most represent.

Great duck hunting conversations among client-friends at campfires and dinner tables around the world, usually revolve around hunting the bread-and-butter mallards, pintails, honkers and woodies that we all cut our teeth on. Following is a sampling of not-so-common gamebirds from around the world that sparked many long-lasting friendships.

Read Full Story: TROPHIES OF A FEATHER

Ramsey Russell’s GetDucks.com singularly has become the go-to resource for gamebirds of the world enthusiasts. Their motto, “it’s duck season somewhere,” means everywhere. “As genuine American duck hunters, we’ve built an enviable reputation for the best duck hunts in Argentina, Mexico, and elsewhere,” says Ramsey. Our Alaska King Eider Hunts are extremely popular at convention among North American waterfowl species collectors, but there’s an entire world of unique species and memorable experiences. Australia is among the newest additions to a growing line-up now encompassing 6 continents and exclusive waterfowl hunting destinations such as Sweden, Netherlands, Mongolia and more.

Read More: Ramsey Russell’s GetDucks.com Makes Waterfowling Dreams Reality