Hiya folks,
My good buddy has been on the honkers before and i have done plenty of good duck hunts but both of us have never been the master of our own domain.

We would like to get involved on our own so we can go when need be, and not at the desire of the more experienced guys we go with.

We've talked with them a bit about stuff, but they are reluctant to let us spread our wings.

1) what is best place to start?
Land? Decoys? Coverage?
2) how do we know an area is a good area?
Scouting? Door knocking?
3) How much is bare minimum for decoys?

any help would be great... seasons coming up and i feel like were just gonna be "winging" it, wasting money/time.

thanks again