I love hunting sloughs but haven’t done it for a long time. Last time I was out I used my calf sled with a couple pool noodles strapped to the edges for more flotation. I could carry a dozen decoys and everything I needed. It worked!
I remember the crazy exertion I went through though getting in and out of the spot with chest waders on. Be prepared for a hell of a work out.
In the old days when I was young and broke and didn’t have decoys I’d use a canoe to get to a likely spot and just nose into the weeds. I’ve shot a lot of ducks like that.
Watch the bigger sloughs and you’ll see what side they’re flying from and set up there. Even just standing in the weeds on the edge will worked especially if there’s a few sloughs in the area and they’re moving back and forth.
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