Out here in the desert, duck boats are either a ticket to wild country or a fast way to learn humility. In this episode, Ron circles up with a bench of salty Nevada waterfowlers—Joel Henderson, Sean Fairbairn, John Hymas, Nick, and Don—to talk hard-earned truths from Lake Mead’s big water to Sunnyside’s skinny mud. We dig into the long-tail vs. surface-drive debate, why an 18-footer beats a 14 once you start stacking dogs and decoys, and how to build a blind that flat-out disappears. There’s the unglamorous stuff that keeps you alive—weight placement, bilge redundancy, cold-weather starts, wader risks—and the unsexy maintenance that keeps you hunting—props, bearings, belts, batteries. We also get into dock and hunting etiquette, wanton-waste realities, and the simple discipline of letting birds work. It’s part shop talk, part cautionary tale, and all in service of doing it right: hunt smart, respect the resource, and make conservation a lifestyle.