Definition: A one person boat in which the hunter lies flat in middle of a decoy spread. Usually used in big water with a tending boat nearby.
"A sense of life's purpose is concentrated in the precious few moments when the unseen sun has blued the firmament and wood-sculptured wooden ducks lure their living kind from the dark skies above. Tucked in a layout boat, the dog between your knees, trembling with the cold and anticipation, you watch a pair of black ducks move like wraiths over a shadowy landscape.
One hundred yards away, the birds start to settle, then rise and turn, eager for food, but, eager too, for the presence of other birds to indicate 'all's well.' You cannot call, for the slightest movement will be seen, and you fear to breathe lest your frosty exhalations flare the ducks.
The Complete Book of North American Waterfowling: A Handbook of Techniques and Strategies— George Reiger
These hunters were out in front of me a couple hundred yards the other morning. The fog had cleared considerably by this time. The tending boat is the closer one. You can see birds flying in the top photo, but I think they were gulls. I had never seen this method of hunting before.
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