b'HUNTINGIn some areas Canadian geese are in plague proportions, but they too can be a challenging gamebird.IMPROVE YOUR POND Parries are always found out in the The plan when finding a good pond, dampaddocks on good grass and are a or lake is to improve it so it becomes abit of fun stalking up on them.great one.Fencing, planting, feeding, and trapping for predators will mean a lot more mallards for you to hunt.On my pond I will be feeding out and it is fenced away from cattle, with good rushes for cover for ducks to live in.It has a sturdy old maimai which hasnt been used in a few seasons, so it needs a bit of maintenance and camo nets with a few trees/branches around it to spruce it up.It even has a solid roof so if it rains, we have good cover. Mallards are very cagey at times, especially after opening weekend so quality camouflage is vital and good duck calling, so practice your calling or buy an electronic caller.For decoys it depends on how big your water is and as this is a medium sized pond we only need about a dozen.The large dam we shot over the past few seasons needed about 30 decoys due to its long length (over 50m).94FISHING IN GODZONE MAR/APR 2021'