Just because DallanC commented on my decoy. This was a bit of a project last year...I got bored and decided my decoys looked to tin soldier like....so as the mad queen said " off with her head" out came hand saw,then soldering iron and some bits of junk plastic.

Don't know if ducks notice the difference,but I do lol

Looks fine to me. A duck flying past at Mach-Jesus in a storm with a big tailwind certainly wont notice anything.

Never really thought about it, but I didn't realize how wide ranging Mallard Ducks are.

-DallanC

trouble is....we normally get beautiful weather for sanbathing on opening weekend,and by 10;00AM a wary mallard may circle our spread half a dozen times deciding if they will commit and land,usually on last pass around just as they getting set to land someone on other side of lake will fire a barrage and that will be last we see of Daisy and Donald.... so I like to try really hard to get them to commit early on,our problems get compounded if lake level is low,which we seem to get four our of five years. we end up trying to hide in hole dug in the mud Vs sitting amoung the willow trees on waters edge.
but its all fun and games. I usually spend lots of time and fuel zooming around finding ducks camped up on shore and sending them on thier way to hopefully land in someones decoys belly up. when lake is full life is just soo much easier lol

this year the lake looks like it will be fuller than a full thing...I have finished my hours for the season early so have lots of time on hand to get organized.
decoys sorted
boat and motor sorted
tents sorted
bedding sorted
guns sorted
ammunition sorted
dog snoring.... she will be fine. youthful enthusiasm will make up for any lack of training
food list prepared
cookers and gas bombs sorted
callers sorted...how Ive ended up with so many is a mystery
clothing yet to be done but pretty simple really.

Good luck with the “quackers” mate. I don’t personally hunt them, but I know those that do get an immense amount of enjoyment from a hunt.

thirty plus mallards loafing in our cove at midday today...

Ever caught ducks with a fishing pole? Float a marshmallow with a hook in it out to where they are, they hold it in their bill for a bit before swallowing so it's easy to hook them in the bill. Reel in and wring a neck (for places you can't use firearms... lol). Sometimes they take flight... if your line test is strong enough they just make a big circle overhead around and around and around. Way funner than landing a big fish LMAO

Funny as hell to watch... I haven't don't it since I was a teenager though... but it works

-DallanC

DallanC wrote:

Ever caught ducks with a fishing pole? Float a marshmallow with a hook in it out to where they are, they hold it in their bill for a bit before swallowing so it's easy to hook them in the bill. Reel in and wring a neck (for places you can't use firearms... lol). Sometimes they take flight... if your line test is strong enough they just make a big circle overhead around and around and around. Way funner than landing a big fish LMAO Funny as hell to watch... I haven't don't it since I was a teenager though... but it works -DallanC

They say you can do the same with a piece of bacon. Apparently bacon goes pretty much straight through them. I met a guy who claimed two ducks in a row on the same line. Now that would be funny to see.