Launching September 1, 2026

Hunt
smarter.

More than a course — it’s a season-long companion. Master the craft across ten modules, then put every bit of it to work in the field with BlindBook, where each hunt you log makes the next one sharper. Doors open September 1.

Join the founding list See the curriculum

Sept 1

doors open

modules

$149

per year

Solo Pro

included

Your instructor

Decades in the marsh, distilled.

First lessons drop September 1

Joel Strickland

Lead Instructor · Waterfowl University

The science of waterfowling, from a professional waterfowler who has spent decades reading wind, water, and birds. Joel teaches decoy spreads that finish, calling for pressured late-season ducks, hide setups in flooded timber, and the scouting habits that fill straps — the craft he runs through when the camera’s off.

Lessons in production

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Scouting & reading the marsh

Sept 1

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Decoys & calling

Sept 1

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…and the rest stays sealed

Sept 1

The course

The complete waterfowl education — taught by people who live it.

A full season of hard-won knowledge, structured into ten modules you can work through at your own pace — from your first scouting trip to the last bird of the day. Decoy spreads that finish birds, calling cadences for pressured marshes, and the concealment details that separate full straps from empty ones.

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Sneak peek

Module 1 · Lesson 2 — in production

Reading a marsh from the truck & the map

E-scouting before you ever get your boots wet — what to look for on satellite and how to turn it into a hunt plan.

Sample lesson quizIllustrative preview

A cold front blows through overnight with a hard north wind. Where do you expect fresh birds to settle first?

AOpen, deep water in the middle of the lake

BSheltered shallows on the downwind, leeward bank

CThe same field they used yesterday, no matter the wind

DHigh, exposed points facing into the wind

Answer unlocks September 1

Join the founding listEvery module ends with a quiz like this one — pass it to earn the badge.

Track your progress

Earn your rank, shell by shell.

Every lesson watched, quiz passed, and hunt logged climbs your rank — from Lead all the way to TSS. Your progress lives in your BlindBook profile. Here’s an illustrative preview of the member dashboard — not real member data.

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Lessons completed

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Quizzes passed

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Day learning streak

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Ammo-tier ranks

Lead

Everyone starts here

Steel

Rookie

Bismuth

Seasoned

Tungsten

Sharp

TSS

Elite

Pass quizzes and log hunts to climb from Lead to TSS.

Not just coursework

The marsh is the final exam.

Waterfowl University isn’t lectures you forget by opening day. Learn it on the web, take it to the blind, and log the hunt in BlindBook — where what you study and what you actually shoot climb the same rank.

waterfowluniversity.com/learn

Full preview unlocks September 1

Learn it

A short, focused video, then a quick quiz — so the tactic sticks before you’re standing in the dark.

Hunt it

Take it to the field. Every lesson is built to use on a real hunt — not to memorize for a test.

Track it

Log the hunt in BlindBook. Your harvest, weather, and spread — and your WU rank climbs right along with it.

The curriculum

Ten modules. Three we’ll name.

The whole course is in production now. The rest of the curriculum unseals September 1.

Scouting & Reading the Marsh

Sept 1

Decoy Spreads & Rigging

Sept 1

Calling Cadences & Reading Reactions

Sept 1

Seven more modules stay under wraps until doors open — the founding list sees the full curriculum first.

The BlindBook app

Your season lives in BlindBook Pro.

Waterfowl University rides along inside BlindBook — the hunt-logging app built for waterfowlers. Log every hunt, track your harvest and the weather that moved birds, ID ducks on the wing, and watch your WU rank climb as you learn. Download the app and your course progress, streaks, and stats follow you to the blind.

Hunt log & harvest tracking — every hunt and every bird, mapped, dated, and counted.
WingID — point your camera at a bird and identify it on the spot.
Weather & migration — the conditions that actually put birds in front of you.
Your WU rank, in your pocket — lessons watched and quizzes passed sync straight to your profile.