I'm with Cutter and Elwood on this one bare hands are much faster unless its very very cold. But each one has a different level of very cold. If your hands are getting cold, not trying to be a msatr ssa, just keep moving and think about the task at hand. Late in the year I go to jersey gloves inside a cheap pair of orangeish (easy to spot) rubber gloves from fleet farm.

I was thinking that a pair of medical examiners gloves in side of the jersy gloves might work they will still get cold but maybe not as wet?

I have a pair of decoy gloves but more of a hassle than their worth and not very warm. I just keep to hunting gloves on and usually can pick up all the decoys before the water soaks through... Then I have an extra pair of DRY gloves waiting for me. When I get home I put the wet gloves on the heat vent and they are ready to go the next morn.

I have some black neoprene gloves I put on when I start pulling decoys. Some day I'll get those super long ones.

well I am 21 years old and I use to be able to handle alot of cold but but I froze my hands way too many times and I just can't handle the cold anymore.

I will let you borrow them sometime if you want. How come you weren't out there hunting today? The wind would have been perfect in that spot...

I go afield with 3 pairs of gloves, with one specifically for decoy work.

A pair of lycra stretch camoflauge shooters gloves (unless its REALLY COLD) that I keep in the dry box until shooting time.

A pair of elbow length neoprene gloves for rowing and picking up decoys (waterproof and warm)

A pair of cold weather shooters gloves, in case I can't wear the gloves I first described above, also found in the dry box.

I try to keep hands in pockets of my parka, waders, or waistmuff.

to much other stuff that I had to get done before this weekend and I was going to go out this evening but I had to bid a job. but I think I'm heading out in the morning not sure where yet but where ever it is I hope the ducks are there

Plain old farmer style cotton gloves. Then when done change back to my normal hunting ones that I put in my coat to stay warm.

If you want to keep your hands warm, they need to stay dry. I use camoflage neoprene gloves just for decoys and paddeling. There are glove liners that fit inside the neoprene made from either polypropelene or wool used by the military that you can buy from places like Sportsmans Guide. The wool ones are thicker and warmer while the polypropelene ones are thinner and lighter.

Bring a seperate pair of gloves for shooting and bring a towel to dry your hands if they do get wet. Avoid, if possible, putting wet hands into dry gloves.

I use a pair of insulated line mens rubber gloves. They come up to just below the elbow and are plenty warm. My dad got them from the electric company he works for, not sure where you'd buy them, but if you can find some give them a try.

My system for decoy pickup doesn't need good gloves. I sit in the back of my boat and run my Minnkota in reverse. I then hook my decoys with a boathook and swing them into the front of the boat. If the guy in the front is bigger than me, I empty the water from the water keels first, otherwise not. He gets to wrap up the cords and bag them.

icehouse if we go hunting together were useing my boat

I have converted most of my decoys to 30 inch Rig'em Right cords. These have the sliding egg weight on them with a loop on one end and a snap swivel on the other. No more winding anymore. Just clip the loops onto a carabiner, clip the biner onto my bag and go! It's tangle free and it literally takes me a 1/4 of the time to pick up and my hands barely get wet. Check 'em out they are awesome. They are $30 for a dozen and all you have to do is clip them on your keels and never take them off. Pretty slick!

phishnerd, what do you do if the water is 31 inches deep?