re: Shooting ducks on the water...

I do it. It always gets the other ones to fly. Plus it doesn't tear the breast meat up.

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aim about 6 feet BELOW the duck at the water

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I usually just try to shoot them in the head.

I have gotten a double on mallards that landed right behind me on a beaver pond.

i always shot them on the water too, but i thought more people would disagree


seems to be a pretty overwhelming majority of us




eta: my buddy and i had an idea to make a sticker just like this one:








but instead of "take em", it would say "shhhhhh, let em land"

I do it...don't find it unethical at all, because frankly, they are pretty hard to kill on the water...I'd say more get away than get killed when I do it....I'd much rather shoot a duck in the air than on the water...

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Depends on a number of factors. How many ducks do i already have, what kind of duck it is, and how many other people are in the blind. I usually try and scare them up first though.

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Generally I don't shoot them after they land. However, I told my son to shoot one on the water the other day; he only needed one more to get his limit. He failed in his attempt to scare the duck into flight, so I told him to pop her on the water. He did and we picked up the dekes and went home! These last two weekends may force me to revise my policy until next season.