Belly Boating to Ducks
Day 5: Helpful Hints to Belly Boat for Ducks Successfully
Editor’s Note: Belly boats can take you safely to the secret places ducks love – spots where other hunters never go.
 * Dress warmer than you normally will when you’re waterfowl hunting. Since most of your body will be underwater, utilize bulk clothes to keep-out the cold.
* Take a stand where you can plant your feet solidly on the bottom. Shooting accurately while floating in a belly boat with your feet off the bottom is very difficult, if not impossible.
 * Try to find some kind of brush, stick-ups or fallen trees to use as a blind. Vertical cover helps to camouflage you and the belly boat.
* Use fluorescent spray paint to mark the trail you plan to use to reach a chosen stand. If you’re going to the stand before daylight or coming away from it after dark, using a can of fluorescent paint and a small light can save hours of wandering around in the dark.
* Carry a small, lightweight paddle, so that you’ll be prepared if you have to cross deep water. A little paddle provides a lot of propulsion for a belly-boat waterfowler.
 * Choose a belly boat that’s big enough, so that if you have to shoot when you’re somewhat off -balance, you won’t topple over.
Belly-boat hunting for waterfowl has opened-up a new world of duck hunting for me and can for you too.
 To learn more about my belly boat, go to www.basspro.com, or visit your local Bass Pro Shops’ store.
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