some greenheads

BigB · November 18, 2009, 06:08:47 PM

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.

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.

Brian

FinsnFur · November 18, 2009, 09:19:48 PM

I knew there was a reason you were making ducks calls.

HaMeR · November 18, 2009, 09:50:07 PM

Looks like some greenhead for Thanksgiving @ Brian's house!!

Hawks Feather · November 18, 2009, 10:31:50 PM

Hey, those look like the Mallards that are missing from the pond at the golf course. . . . . . .

Jerry

Coulter · November 19, 2009, 06:07:05 PM

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

Todd Rahm · November 19, 2009, 06:22:44 PM

Well atleast they are photobucket pics and I can see them.

Its a nice treaser for a fella who couldn't find anyone to take him duck hunting.

Mallardsr · November 19, 2009, 07:09:34 PM

Big B, Nice mallardos you got there! Do you turn acrylic also?

BigB · November 19, 2009, 07:35:15 PM

I've made a few acrylic calls so far. The top call is the one pictured with the mallards.

FinsnFur · November 19, 2009, 08:14:33 PM

PUll Eeeze SSSSstop

Silencer · November 20, 2009, 03:47:25 AM

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.

JohnP · November 21, 2009, 09:43:51 AM

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.