What’s the hell is all that professional/commercial hunter lingo..what the fuck do you mean they tend to light up..they coming in puffing on Marlboro’s..your talking to the hunt when you can hunters brothers..not the I get paid to hunt duck hunters
What are your thoughts on rigging your decoys on the back of the keels? I hook only 5% of my decoys in the front and they are feeder decoys. Ducks face into the wind when they are ready to take off. And i find when you hook the "heads up" style decoys in the front you will be alerting ducks before they even come close. Bc it seems like they are alert and about to fly away bc they are seeing something they dont like.
What I'm noticing is ducks flaring on a perfect setup because they see a hole in the blind. Its not that they're seeing me ive used the same blind for decades. Its gotten where it has to be brushed perfectly with something covering above or they look down and spot that little black hole. It used to be so easy. Better camo and blind materials has forced ducks to get really smart about the little things.
Excellent points! I live and hunt in interior Alaska, since the season opens Sept. calling is much less effective. Decoying in interior Alaska seems to be more effective on sunny days relative to cloudy days. I paint about half my decoys with flat black paint which I think helps visibility. I also place my decoy spread so the ducks are coming in looking at the decoys and I am not in that sight line, so ducks are not looking towards me.
Do it your way but I disagree half of the geese I have shot I have had no goose decoys out and do very little calling just clucks and honks but with ducks iam not sure I mostly shoot mallards and divers but ducks respond much better to a call then geese do
