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We've all heard the stories about how in the olden days flocks of geese and ducks would darken the sky. Well, that may have been true, but not long ago in some areas bagging a Canada goose was an event worthy of getting your picture in the newspaper and being talked about for the next month at the local gunshop. Today in those same areas, the abundant honkers feeding in the park hardly bring a second look. For a new generation of waterfowlers, these are the "good old days."

With this plenitude of game, today's hunters have found themselves with a unique set of problems-including hiding their gunning positions from so many eyes. Two to three generations ago, market hunters would employ ingenious ways to hide and harvest ducks and geese. One of these methods was using a sinkbox. And later, when this mode was outlawed, the layout boat came to be. Low in profile, this craft would hide the gunner in plain sight in the open water. Several decoys would be deployed, further concealing the gunner's position and tolling incoming fowl.

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