Actually, it is much easier to get a "trophy" photo of wildlife with a
camera than it is with a gun. Why? Because you can do things that are
illegal for a gun hunter. You can take photos in refuges, sanctuaries,
National, State and other Parks where it is illegal to hunt. You can lure
wildlife with bait when it is often illegal to do that when gun hunting.

Norm

I've started using a blind to get closer to wood duck hatchlings and
have taken some great shots of a mother wood duck shakeing the heck out
of a mallard hatchling that got too close to her hatchlings.  Pretty
violent shot, but priceless.  The blind I use is all one piece and pops
out to stand 7 feet tall and 5 feet square inside.  Plenty of room for
my tripod and slots on all four sides for my 100-400,mm canon ef lens.

I'm also trying a bird call that can be used for mallards, wood ducks
and quail.  To get a quail to freeze for that perfect shot, make the
sound of a hawk and they simply freeze in some interesting poses.

I use the wood ducks call to get them to come closer to the blind.  I
also setup the blind at a mallard nest waiting for the hatching.  I
went back every day trying to catch the chicks hatching out, but the
last time I went out to check on them the nest had been raided by some
@#$%! varmet.  come to think of it, getting photos of the raid would
have been another priceless photo opp.  Gotta get one of those night
lenses.

John Patrick, www.birdoasis.com