I used to have a great hunting dog and loved to bird hunt. Unfortunately it died early in its lifeand the next dog my parents got wouldn't hunt. I had pretty much given up on duck hunting. We lost way to many birds in the tall cat tails.Now I am on my own and havemy own dog, birdhunting is back in my blood.With all thehard work and trainingi have put into my dog it is almostmore rewarding thenhunting big game. I personally wouldnt hunt ducks without a dog.