"We want those attending the education day to leave knowing more than when they arrived so they can use that knowledge to put a duck dinner on the table for their family when the season opens."
Mr Burkepile said duck hunting was far more than just tradition.
"It's a tradition, but we also hunt for food. It's a healthy alternative to store-bought food and it gets you outdoors enjoying nature.
"It is a tradition that we've followed for thousands of years, hunting has always been a part of human culture, but it's also a time to get out, enjoy things and get a few ducks for a feed or two."
Topics covered at the educational day would include different decoy duck layouts, how to prepare and build a maimai (hide), predator control and duck calling.
Mr Burkepile said while there would be no live firing there would be lessons on how to get the most from a shotgun, including patterning it to better understand how a shotgun's projectiles spread in a kill area.
"Ultimately we do kill animals and we want to do it as humanely as possible, so if you know how your gun shoots you can more humanely harvest an animal."
Safety was a "critical" part of duck hunting and the educational day would have an emphasis on this to ensure people were responsible when hunting, he said.
"We do see accidents every year. Usually they're minor and we don't see people accidentally shooting other people like we do in deer stalking but you do have three or four guys in a blind or maimai and they're in close confinement with each other so safety is incredibly important."
The Duck Hunters' Day will be held on Sunday April 15 at the Hawke's Bay Fish and Game Office on Burness Road. Entry is free.
Those attending the education day will be in the draw for a Cupped Wing Duck Call.
