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poops2260 · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 286

Thanks stump missed my limit by 2 but shot 4 different species. I'll take it. Headed back in as we speak.
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poops2260 · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 286

PS going to try an afternoon hunt today if the baby sitter is available
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Stumpjumper1590 · Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:04 am Post subject:

Yesterday was way slower then expected. The birds in our honey hole did not want to decoy what so ever except for a single widgeon. So we moved around 9am to more open water and ended the day around 4pm with 6 redheads, 2 widgeon, 2 pintails and 5 buffleheads. Few birds short of our limits but still a decent hunt.
Had anyone seen any bands this year? Me and my hunting partner along with a couple extra people here and there have shot 211 ducks so far this season and not a single bad.
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poops2260 · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 286

No bands either and I shot a good variety of birds
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Drake · Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 1:35 pm Post subject: Bands

Bands are few and far between and becoming even fewer and further. USGF, DU and the Canadians are banding a lot fewer birds.

BIG LONG · Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:51 am Post subject:

I think these birds are getting blind shy. We noticed only the red heads would decoy and other birds would fly by scoping out the spread then buzz off. Its time to bursh up!! We killed 5 red heads on the laguna and two GWT off the lake.
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Drake · Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:10 am Post subject: Birds

And call shy. Dont bother whistling at sprigs. They will put another 100' between them and the ground in about 2 seconds. If you get a group in range early you had better take them. They might buzz the decs twice if you lucky.

Good luck

BIG LONG · Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:24 am Post subject:

So just setting up a 30-40 decoy spread and sitting back should work? Im sorta new to duck hunting and would love any advise possible. I'm far from the best duck caller, but Ive got enough down to get them with in range. I have noticed just blowin the whistle once or twice has a better effect than the feeding growl.
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poops2260 · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 286

I'm going out Monday and Tuesday if anyone wants to join. I'll be solo
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Drake · Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:23 am Post subject: Ducks

Some one will correct me on this and thats cool it's duck hunting. I still have a lot to learn about hunting down here. I still do most of my ducking at home with family. Everyone has an idea about what works but since ducks cant talk to us we dont know.

The only duck you will hear do the feeding call or clatter is a mallard hen. Usually when they are around a lot of other ducks and real comfortable. Mallard Drakes make a "Dweek" sound and soft raspy quack. Most grey ducks make a "deek" sound. And they do it in three's. Something like this, deek, pause and a quick deek, deek. Pintails, Widgeon and teal all tweet or whistle. I am sure they do make some sound but I havent heard a red head make a sound.

Down here I only use a pintail whistle. I can make the mallard drake noise (damn few and far between) and call pintails, teal (really respond to it) and widgeon. I use a buck gardner whistle becasue it was free. They all work well and you can get them for around 15 - 20 bucks. I saw one that was green and in a t shape. You could change the pitch by covering/uncovering holes on it. Seemed pretty simple and easy to use. I was taught to call to thier tail and thier wing tips. If they are coming at you keep your head down and stay silent. It was worked pretty well for 40 years so I am sticking to it.

Remember this late in the year ducks have had thier tails shot at for 4 - 5 months depending on where they started. You have got to be covered up. Your boat needs to be too. You have got to be still. If you are going to look up at them when they are coming at you have your face painted and take off the glasses. You might as well hold up a mirror. Most of the stupid ducks are dead....

Good luck.

BIG LONG · Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:10 pm Post subject:

Thank you for the pointers! If their already headed my way I stay quiet and still. The birds that are flyin across or away from me I will hit the whistle in the 3 note rythem, sometimes 4.
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LopezR3671 · Joined: 03 Dec 2012 Posts: 9

poops, PM sent

Stumpjumper1590 · Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:06 pm Post subject:

Took two guys and dropped them off this morning, picked them back up at 9 with two limits. Redheads, pintails and wigeon made up the bags, I will be heading back too the blind in the morning.
Keep blowing wind!!!!!
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poops2260 · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 286

Headed out as we speak me and a buddy. Report soon to follow.
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Stumpjumper1590 · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:14 pm Post subject:

We'll ladies and gents the ducks are officially giving me the big F.U. Sad

It has been really slow for us the past couple trips out. Limits of redheads and a straggler pintail or widgeon every now and then. Hunted more open water yesterday and got two redheads, two buffleheads and two black drum, you know it's slow when you bring your surf rod to the blind.
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