Our best hunt had 3 birds by 8, then between 9 and 11 th most mallards I have ever left a blind with.

Warm dry weather has reduced the peripheral wetlands that are lightly hunted but hold birds

Also after that initial arctic blast its been mild in the mid west.

Common denominators between folks I see killing ducks
Are they still and hidden in the blind(from above) do their deke spreads look real...

Ducks do different things and group differently as things change.

I have no problem spending 45 minutes adducing dekes to changing conditions

How many of you glass the ducks in your area?

But you have to have ducks too....

One of the places that was a slam dunk for us last year is a total bust this year....

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Posted by Redfish2010

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Posted on 12/21/14 at 9:33 pm to choupiquesushi

Glass?

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Posted by GCHunter

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Posted on 12/21/14 at 9:36 pm to choupiquesushi

Another thing I noticed on the last day of the first split was less Dekes the better. I hunt a pothole marsh and I switched to only 8 mallard decoys and have done really well

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Posted by gorillacoco

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Posted on 12/21/14 at 10:11 pm to choupiquesushi

As far as glassing goes: unfortunately the ducks in the areas I hunt are pretty concealed and very difficult to access. It's tough to watch them, although I do try to do some jump shooting from time to time, and I get to watch the birds on the water then.

That being said, I intend to change up my tactics in the future, and may be trying to hunt some more open water.

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