Putting a bit more strategy into your early season duck spreads can lead to more success and set the tone for a better duck season. (Photo courtesy of MD Johnson.)
October 02, 2026
By MD Johnson
It’s finally here. Duck season. Opening day. Opening week. Maybe the first month. Homegrown birds. The guys in the northern tier—Devil’s Lake, North Dakota; the Pend Oreille in northeastern Washington; Michigan’s Upper Peninsula; and coastal Maine where she brushes up against New Brunswick—could be working with the migration, but down south in the Lower 48, it’s locals.
The locals. Young of the year birds. They should be easy, right? A no-brainer when it comes to the details such as decoys and decoy spreads. Throw ‘em out, settle in, and let the magic happen all by itself. That’s the deal? Maybe, if you’ve lived your life right...
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