John, its a wonder any of these old fowlers are still around today. Guns that is - sure those old coots are bones pushing up holly and ivy.
Never an oaken gunroom, but a kitchen door jam were their lot in life.
Gunning for ducks and geese is rough on the body, cold and nasty.
It can be the easy also, a close by pond, slough or lake will do.
Take a retriever, a good sturdy double and a pocket full of shells...and forget the long trips to the frozen tundra and its pheasants.