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scouting for ducks in flooded timber
Posted on 2/5/13 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 2/5/13 at 12:36 pm
when you scout in a swamp, how much do you 'jump' ducks in the boat?
i know it's easy in a marsh to see all the ducks getting up off the water when you're in an area holding ducks, but you can see so much farther there. do you see the same thing when scouting in, say, the basin? or do you have to sit still a while before you see anything? or just look for feathers on the water & good food sources?
TIA
i know it's easy in a marsh to see all the ducks getting up off the water when you're in an area holding ducks, but you can see so much farther there. do you see the same thing when scouting in, say, the basin? or do you have to sit still a while before you see anything? or just look for feathers on the water & good food sources?
TIA
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 12:42 pm to gorillacoco
If you are motoring through the woods you want to see ducks getting up.
Posted on 2/5/13 at 1:39 pm to Choirboy
do you mean in the woods itself or coming down the bayous in the area? i would think motoring down the bayous/creeks in the area would jump up some of the ducks that are in adjacent sloughs & ponds but not sure.
Posted on 2/5/13 at 1:43 pm to gorillacoco
When I hunted the basin a good bit, I'd just run down a canal a ways pull into a runout and shut it down and listen. That eliminates a lot of stump jumping.
Posted on 2/5/13 at 1:48 pm to Choirboy
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If you are motoring through the woods you want to see ducks getting up.
And from there find where they are coming down in the trees. It will probably be a very small window in the canopy. When ducks land in the woods the first thing they do is swim out away from the open area.The ducks you jump may have lit 50 yards from where you jumped them. Finding the spot they come down is key.
Posted on 2/5/13 at 2:03 pm to 34venture
thanks people this is awesome information for a noob like me.Posted on 2/5/13 at 2:10 pm to gorillacoco
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