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Duck not floating
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:18 am
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:18 am
Shot a sitting hen swimming into my spread earlier and she never surfaced. Has anybody else experienced this?
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Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:18 am to Masterag
Went under. Swam away. Hid.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:21 am to AlxTgr
she holdn onto a root
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:21 am to Masterag
I have one or two every year that hit the water and are never seen again...I think they dive and die while holding onto some vegetation or something like that. Always pisses me off to lose a bird that I know is dead...
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:22 am to Masterag
you missed
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:22 am to Masterag
You didn't kill said duck
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:25 am to Masterag
she swam off
next time get her to jump then shoot
next time get her to jump then shoot
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:26 am to KingRanch
She was 20 yards away dead in my sights and never flew off. No way I missed her.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:27 am to Masterag
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No way I missed her.
you may have hit her with a few bb's but you most definitely didn't kill her.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:28 am to Spankum
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I think they dive and die while holding onto some vegetation or something like tha
Interesting, new to duck hunting so stil learning. Thanks
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:29 am to Masterag
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I think they dive and die while holding onto some vegetation or something like tha Interesting, new to duck hunting so stil learning. Thanks
this happens all the time in rice fields.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:29 am to Spankum
Monday morning I worked my way back into the spot the woodies were wanting to be in. I shot two with a single shell and both crumpled and fell like rocks out of the air. I heard them splash down as I turned to follow other ducks departing. The grass/weeds I was in were so thick I could hardly wade and the water was above my waist. I searched for 30 min for those two birds. Never found either.
woodies are the worst about the evasive death dive if the hit the water alive in my experience.
woodies are the worst about the evasive death dive if the hit the water alive in my experience.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:49 am to Bleeding purple
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woodies are the worst about the evasive death dive if the hit the water alive in my experience.
Yup, and green wing teal are a close second.
Watched one crumple, hit the water, immediately dive and then saw it swim 25+ yards underwater (the water was fairly shallow and very clear). It popped up in the middle of my teal decoys and swam around like nothing happened until I rolled it on the water. Just unbelievable what they can withstand sometimes.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:58 am to Masterag
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:59 am to Masterag
you (a) shot a hen...(b) on the water...(c) and lost it.
this is the worst thing in the history of ever.
you should pray for forgiveness.
this is the worst thing in the history of ever.
you should pray for forgiveness.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:59 am to tigerdup07
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I think they dive and die while holding onto some vegetation or something like tha Interesting, new to duck hunting so stil learning. Thanks this happens all the time in rice fields.
This is the answer. And, BP, woodies are really notorious for this.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 11:00 am to Masterag
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She was 20 yards away dead in my sights and never flew off. No way I missed her.
You didn't kill it. Dead ducks float.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 11:04 am to The Last Coco
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green wing teal
This particular hen was a teal.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 11:06 am to Kyrie Eleison
What's wrong with a and b? Are they not legal? And have you never lost a duck?
Posted on 12/31/15 at 11:10 am to Masterag
shooting ducks on the water is bad form
shooting hens is frowned upon by many
shooting a hen on the water is something only a youngster would do
you asked...
shooting hens is frowned upon by many
shooting a hen on the water is something only a youngster would do
you asked...
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