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I am gonna step in here. When Hunting small ponds, sloughs, impoundments, bar ditches, etc. The ducks that you see probably already have their mind made up if they are coming to you or if they are going elsewhere. First thing you have to do is identify the bird. Figure out what they are and if you want to shoot them. Next thing and this is the most important and it takes a lot of practice and a lot of hours spent looking at ducks. You have to have a good understanding and knowledge of the duck's wingbeat. Some ducks have slower ones some faster so you need to be able to pick out if there is a change of pace from the norm. Ducks that are flapping just a 1/4 second slower will tell you if they are looking or not. If you pick up a slower wingbeat in a big duck hit him with a soft quack or soft wench. Grey duck single note works as well. If the duck commits put the call down till he passes and call at his arse, repeat that until the duck is killed. Small Water Small Calling Small Spread Small Blind NO ROBO.

Now if the bird has a faster beat and is going away or not really looking then they are going to a predetermined spot. Call all you want not gonna help really. If you do however pick up birds flying away but they are hole-ing up somewhere close, you can scream at a little to pick em up and give you a chance. Its all about perception and what you immediately identify and then react on that.

If you hunt big open water we can discuss as well.

damn. this is what i'm looking for. thanks.

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Posted by GCHunter

Chasing my tail

Member since Aug 2009

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 2:13 pm to gorillacoco

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damn. this is what i'm looking for. thanks.

No problem man. Just needed someone to point you in the right direction and not just post "Everyone calls too much or dont call at all". Every single duck or every group of ducks has an different agenda or motive. Some need to be called at aggressively some need a little bit some need none. Figure that out and you are ahead of the curve. I found out very quickly when i started chasing ducks that when you are throwing big notes out there....there is always another duck close by that could be looking for a home. Pick and choose your battles. I look at calling as a another layer to reassure the ducks that this is a safe place to land, those arent decoys in water, and a 12 gauge in the grass along with a big arse dog. Not as a way to change his mind.

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Posted by BLM

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Member since Oct 2011

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 3:23 pm to gorillacoco

Also, what works one day may not work the next. Its all about reading the birds and that only comes with a lot of experience. You normally end up over calling or under calling the first few sets of birds. The key is to keep trying different combinations until you find the one that works. I've had days where you had to stay on them to finish them and some days where 5% more than they wanted to hear was too much and flared them. I normally let grays decide what they want without much calling at all. If you're hunting with multiple people you could all be blowing different calls...somebody on a whistle, another on a mallard hen, one with a gray call, etc. Don't overcall each one of them, but just hit them a little with each depending on how they react. Somebody else already said it, but being in the area they want to be in makes the best caller of all.

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