It's been raining a bunch around here, and lots of areas are flooded. We took advantage of a flooded area this morning.
here was our setup. The picture was facing downwind. There are woods behind us, and a mowed strip of grass between the woods and a strip of willow trees. When it floods, there is a stream of water that connects the woods to the willow strip right where the decoys are. I saw some mallards in this stream a few weeks ago, so decided to set the dekes there. With the water flowing, the decoys had some good motion.
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The birds would fly over us, and with a little bit of calling, swing around and land on either side of the decoys. It worked perfect. Everything worked just like it was supposed to all morning.
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Brian
I knew there was a reason you were making ducks calls. :eyebrow: :sneer:
Looks like some greenhead for Thanksgiving @ Brian's house!! :yoyo: :yoyo:
Hey, those look like the Mallards that are missing from the pond at the golf course. . . . . . .
Jerry
Nice brace of greenheads Brian...you gotta love it when a plan comes together like that. Good to see another duck hunter on here too...maybe if we get some more we can petition Jim to change the name to Fins - Feathers and Fur Forums...Or maybe not, that doesn't seem to have a ring to it.
Steve
Well atleast they are photobucket pics and I can see them. :biggrin:
Its a nice treaser for a fella who couldn't find anyone to take him duck hunting. :nono:
Big B, Nice mallardos you got there! Do you turn acrylic also?
I've made a few acrylic calls so far. The top call is the one pictured with the mallards.
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PUll Eeeze SSSSstop :doh2: :sad3:
Awesome !! Congrats on the Green !!! I've been waiting to get some greenheads myself. Maybe this weekend ??? Hunting a new farm with a large swamp next to corn fields.
One of the things I miss about living in the desert is the duck/goose hunting. Although we do have them you have to drive from stock pond to stock pond to find them and hope that some other hunter isn't just a few minutes ahead of you. Nice looking mallards, we have mexican brown ducks here that look almost like a hen mallard.