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New Duck Hunter Need Help
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:49 am
by stumpy061986
hey
im a new duck hunter....most of the ducks around here are woodducks and ive killed a few as they have flown over ( i even killed a banded one)...but i cant seem to get them to come in....will a woodduck respond to a mallard call? what is the best way to call in woodducks?
thanx
Re: New Duck Hunter Need Help
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:51 am
by tunica
stumpy061986 wrote:hey
im a new duck hunter....most of the ducks around here are woodducks and ive killed a few as they have flown over ( i even killed a banded one)...but i cant seem to get them to come in....will a woodduck respond to a mallard call? what is the best way to call in woodducks?
thanx
Them thing dont listen to mallards.. you can buy a wood duck whistle but to my knowledge wood ducks dont decoy.
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:17 am
by Squealer
find out where they are going and get there...
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:57 am
by rustypjr
You have to be where they are coming and hidden.
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:59 pm
by cody's guide
i'll trade you my duck stuff for some good ole crappie poles or something
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:05 pm
by Don Miller
PM Bigwater, he is an expert on killin wood ducks and merganzers in duck holes that are of the beaten path.
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:06 pm
by Don Miller
Ooops! Double Post.
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:43 pm
by weimhunter
Don Miller wrote:PM Bigwater, he is an expert on killin wood ducks and merganzers in duck holes that are of the beaten path.
Aint that the truth!
Re: New Duck Hunter Need Help
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:32 pm
by GearOut
tunica wrote:stumpy061986 wrote:hey
im a new duck hunter....most of the ducks around here are woodducks and ive killed a few as they have flown over ( i even killed a banded one)...but i cant seem to get them to come in....will a woodduck respond to a mallard call? what is the best way to call in woodducks?
thanx
Them thing dont listen to mallards.. you can buy a wood duck whistle but to my knowledge wood ducks dont decoy.
wood ducks will decoy if you know the general area they want to go and put out a couple of decoys
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:45 pm
by stitch
Corn usually brings them down pretty good
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:13 pm
by cwink
I think Wood Ducks will respond to decoys and calls to a certain extent...
I have had then flying over head before with no interest in where I am, then I blew a couple of times on a Mallard call and some of them started to drop in....
It is hard to tell though they fly so fast and for a short period of time, that it makes it difficult to tell if the calls get thier attention or if you are just where they want to be..
One thing is for sure, decoys and a couple of clucks on a call won't hurt..
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:53 am
by jchismpe
Stich is right they respond to the sound of corn pouring out of a bag very well. Works best at sunset or after.
