re: Thoughts on duck hunting these days

I have been duck hunting for nearly 45 years now and I too have observed the decline in efforts to decoy the ducks. It seems the increase in sky busting has really increased in the last 15 years or so. In fact, the state game and fish commission has imposed a 15 shell limit at the public land I hunt. But all this has accomplished is not attempting to chase cripples since 3 - 4 shells will be used in the chase.

It seems this generation of duck hunters is just too impatient to decoy ducks. I blame it on today's society.....impatience is rampant. But what they are missing is the true joy of duck hunting. The adrenaline rush of watching a group of mallards flutter down in flooded timber is unbelievable.

Will you decoy every duck you see? No! But sky busting only educates the ducks which makes it harder which leads to more sky busting. It is an endless circle.