There are many ways to rig up decoys. Over the years, I have used a variety of cords and techniques on a range of decoys, until I found what I believe is the perfect combination. You should start by choosing the best decoy for your price range. The UK decoy…
Wildfowling
Video: How to set up a Wildfowling rig
Tom Sykes explains how to set up a wildfowling rig so duck decoys can be used on motherlines or individual weights
Video: How to call in wildfowl
Nick Horten shows Shooting Times's Kate Gatacre how to make wildfowling calls using one of the hand-made calls from MPK Custom Calls
How to set up a Jerk rig
The majority of my duck decoying takes place on tidal creeks and rivers where the current of the water creates a natural movement in the decoys, but occasionally I will shoot on marsh floods or inland ponds where there isn’t any movement on the water. This looks incredibly unnatural as…
Robin Owen Conducktor call reviewed
Find out why Tom Sykes says this Robin Owen Conducktor call is the most beautiful call that he's had the pleasure of using
How to use a goose flag
Like a lot of my current fowling gear, the goose flag is another toy that originates from across the Pond, where shooters have used them wildfowling with a lot of success for a number of years. A goose flag is a simple piece of kit, hand operated and extremely easy…
A Winter’s day wildfowling on the Solway
Looking back on a winter’s day spent on the Solway with a gun of great sentimental value and a healthy dose of “goose fever”
Plans that could have ended Welsh wildfowling revised
Wildfowling: BASC has welcomed the revisal of plans that could have seen an end to wildfowling in marine conservation zones.
Is it legal to use a muzzle-loading gun with lead shot to shoot wildfowl?
Game shooting: I believe the law banning lead shot applies only to shotgun cartridges. Is it therefore legal to use a muzzle-loading gun with lead shot to shoot wildfowl?
Somerset wildfowlers buy wetland
The Bridgewater Bay Wildfowlers' have been given a land-purchase loan by the WHT
My wildfowling mate says selling dead geese is now legal?
Wildfowling: Can you tell me whether the sale of dead geese was legalised when the laws about selling game to dealers was recently updated?
Wildfowling: Morning flight
Wildfowling: Morning flight: A morning’s flight on a desolate marsh is the highlight of Richard Brigham’s sporting year.
Which is the best gundog breed for wildfowling?
Last year I joined a local wildfowling club with shooting on inland washes where the main duck are wigeon, teal and mallard.
Fenland wildfowling on September 1
September 1: This sportsman can hardly wait for September 1 to come around.
Can I take my five-shot semi-auto wildfowling?
I have a five-shot semi-auto shotgun, which I bought for pest control. My firearms certificate says I can use it to shoot birds. Can I take it out wildfowling?
Wildfowling on a budget
Wildfowling on a budget: All you need to know to enjoy wildfowling on a budget.