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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 223169" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>NOT a fan of boats for waterfowl as most boat hunters bust up the roost sites, but if you're set on getting something the first thing I'd do is peruse the MN duck boys sites and see what they use.&nbsp; Them guys are the KINGS of boat hunting and have to get through more cattails then anyone else I know to find duck waters.&nbsp; Look for one with stabilizing capabilities like holes to put poles through and drive them into the bottom for stability.&nbsp; When you find a possible product, look at weight first.&nbsp; Dragging/pushing/lugging/pulling ANYTHING overland and then through cattails sucks big donkey nuts, not to mention putting the damn thing on the roof of your truck.&nbsp; Just getting my own fat azz through cattails in waders is just about enough to make me not hunt there.&nbsp; Storage capacity would come next.&nbsp; I'd look at not having to put anything in the boat you can't carry on your back in one trip.&nbsp; Going back and forth two or three times just to get the boat/deks/other crap to the water means you have to do two or three trips just to get back to the truck.&nbsp; Hopefully with the added weight of a few ducks.&nbsp; Next would be durability and where you are going to store the thing for the other 50 weeks of the year.&nbsp; Then, after all that, I'd leave the dog at home when I use it.&nbsp; Dogs tend to jump around when they're hunting and tend to tip stuff over.&nbsp; Guys die when boats get tipped over while they are duck hunting.&nbsp; Getting back alive is kind of important.&nbsp; Good Luck!!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 223169, member: 314"] NOT a fan of boats for waterfowl as most boat hunters bust up the roost sites, but if you're set on getting something the first thing I'd do is peruse the MN duck boys sites and see what they use. Them guys are the KINGS of boat hunting and have to get through more cattails then anyone else I know to find duck waters. Look for one with stabilizing capabilities like holes to put poles through and drive them into the bottom for stability. When you find a possible product, look at weight first. Dragging/pushing/lugging/pulling ANYTHING overland and then through cattails sucks big donkey nuts, not to mention putting the damn thing on the roof of your truck. Just getting my own fat azz through cattails in waders is just about enough to make me not hunt there. Storage capacity would come next. I'd look at not having to put anything in the boat you can't carry on your back in one trip. Going back and forth two or three times just to get the boat/deks/other crap to the water means you have to do two or three trips just to get back to the truck. Hopefully with the added weight of a few ducks. Next would be durability and where you are going to store the thing for the other 50 weeks of the year. Then, after all that, I'd leave the dog at home when I use it. Dogs tend to jump around when they're hunting and tend to tip stuff over. Guys die when boats get tipped over while they are duck hunting. Getting back alive is kind of important. Good Luck!! [/QUOTE]

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