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Hunting ducks in dry rice fields
Posted on 8/11/12 at 10:27 am
Posted on 8/11/12 at 10:27 am
Anyone do this? we are going to have fields that will be dry, but obviously hold some water during the winter. Usually hunt these fields for geese, and fields with deep water for ducks.
TIA
TIA
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Posted on 8/11/12 at 10:35 am to jimbeam
quote:
Anyone do this?
don't really see the point. why in the hell would you hunt in a dry rice field?
Posted on 8/11/12 at 10:36 am to jimbeam
Saw it on TV last week...
They had tons o straw and lay down blinds with Goose decoys and Robo ducks or whatever you call them...
Then again it was up north where DU money has encouraged ducks to stay up there.
They looked like blackbirds coming in.
They had tons o straw and lay down blinds with Goose decoys and Robo ducks or whatever you call them...
Then again it was up north where DU money has encouraged ducks to stay up there.
They looked like blackbirds coming in.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 10:36 am to jimbeam
Kill geese
Kill geese
Kill geese
Kill geese
Kill geese
Posted on 8/11/12 at 10:54 am to KingRanch
Used to hunt a bunch south of crowley..... Hunt ducks in the crawfish cuts and geese in the dry stubble. Only once have we ever killed ducks while goose hunting, but we never used duck decoys while goose hunting. But, i will tell you this those frickers were committed. killed some mallards and some greys..... good times. 
Posted on 8/11/12 at 12:52 pm to jimbeam
wasting time without water
Posted on 8/11/12 at 1:02 pm to jimbeam
If you dont want to flood the field then just put you a tarp down. I have heard of ducks bouncing when they put the landing gear down and try to come in for a landing. Shoot them on the bounce. 
This is not me, just a pic I found on google.
This is not me, just a pic I found on google.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 1:06 pm to Teyeger
That. Is. Awesome.
Posted on 8/11/12 at 1:14 pm to Teyeger
That's crazy!
Posted on 8/11/12 at 1:22 pm to Teyeger
Posted on 8/11/12 at 1:27 pm to Teyeger
will try this 
Posted on 8/12/12 at 2:03 pm to jimbeam
quote:
Hunting ducks in dry rice fields
Anyone do this? we are going to have fields that will be dry, but obviously hold some water during the winter. Usually hunt these fields for geese, and fields with deep water for ducks.
TIA
had a friend of mine hunt dry rice fields in OK last year and crushed them. worth a shot IMO
Posted on 8/12/12 at 2:04 pm to Teyeger
how would you put decoys on that?
Posted on 8/12/12 at 2:11 pm to jimbeam
It works alot better in the midwest, but i have seen fields in Waverly, La (NELA) dry as a bone, with ducks just funneling into it. Pretty awesome event, really.
Posted on 8/12/12 at 2:13 pm to KingRanch
Just take off the keels.
Posted on 8/12/12 at 2:18 pm to jimbeam
Not sure about hunting in the dry. As a younger fellow we would use plywood to cover the drain culverts so water would back into the fields. Dam up the drains and let the rain flood them. This is usually good because new food becomes flooded throughout the season.
Posted on 8/12/12 at 2:21 pm to pooponsaban
We killed them pretty good in dry fields the last couple of years in north Texas. Towards the end of the season they start hitting dry bean fields by the thousands and we have done well with layout blinds and full bodies when they are in fields with enough stubble. Mojo decoys don't work well over water but they are unbelievable over dry land. Two dozen full bodies will do the trick if you find them dry feeding. It tends to be almost all mallards and pintails though, so getting off ducks sometimes means jump shooting a couple of teal/greys to finish out. Unless you find them really dry feeding it's probably a waste of time though.
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