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re: Duck Hunting for beginners.. advice...
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:08 am to WWII Collector
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:08 am to WWII Collector
Thank You all for the info..
1. Not going to get too serious... Just want to get out there and enjoy a little nature.
2. I would rather be in a deer stand with a WWII rifle, but I really don't have a place to hunt.
3. Coke bottles??? Hummm
4. If I get a couple ducks I think i will be happy. I have seen a few group of migrating ducks in the cove here. Seems the trees break the wind and they have a nice still area or two on the N side.
I will probably wait a few weeks, since the weather pattern is still Southerly wind and high temps...
Thanks All.. I will post more.
btw- Thank You mr duck hunter for your well written response sir.
1. Not going to get too serious... Just want to get out there and enjoy a little nature.
2. I would rather be in a deer stand with a WWII rifle, but I really don't have a place to hunt.
3. Coke bottles??? Hummm
4. If I get a couple ducks I think i will be happy. I have seen a few group of migrating ducks in the cove here. Seems the trees break the wind and they have a nice still area or two on the N side.
I will probably wait a few weeks, since the weather pattern is still Southerly wind and high temps...
Thanks All.. I will post more.
btw- Thank You mr duck hunter for your well written response sir.
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Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:14 am to WWII Collector
Hell, get out there now! South winds are the better duck killing days.
Posted on 11/14/25 at 12:48 pm to WWII Collector
If you're hunting public, spend most of your time scouting not hunting. If I don't have a chance to burn my barrel off, I'm not going.
Posted on 11/15/25 at 12:24 am to Palo Gaucho
Very good advice, and this thread is full of good advice. In the interest of keeping it simple, I would suggest a few things. I know this sounds elementary, but hot, where the ducks already want to go. Spend time carefully observing the places you might want to hunt. You will see a pattern quickly develop, depending on the direction of the wind. Take notes of the patterns. When you decide to hunt, camouflage yourself to the very best of your ability and keep your head as low as you can while still observing their flight. Use only a whistle until you can manage a feed call only on a regular duck call. Wait until they get as close as possible to shoot. When do you think they’re close enough, wait a second or two more. It is a wonderful sport, and if you like, watching birds fly and listening to their calls, you will fall in love with it quickly. I wish you the very best of luck!
Posted on 11/15/25 at 7:50 pm to Arbengal
in the 60's, lake Salvador we targeted foggy days and rode in the fog jump shooting poul dou and Dogris from a small flat boat. Green jeans could not locate the source of gun shots
Posted on 11/15/25 at 7:51 pm to Trevaylin
Fog can be a waterfowl’s best friend! It is obviously its own camouflage and limits sight distance for the birds. A win win!
Posted on 11/16/25 at 5:23 am to Capt ST
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There’s really not much more too it. I’d buy a jerk string so you can add some movement on water. Make sure you are well hidden. Also, get a whistle call and learn how to use it. Careful on Texoma, water can get rough pretty quickly.
All good advice. A pintail whistle is easy to use and can mimic several duck sounds
Posted on 11/17/25 at 1:02 pm to WWII Collector
Cheaper to go with a guide until you get your feet wet then find out what gear you actually need and maybe get some leads on finding your own ground.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 1:25 pm to SmoothBox
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Cheaper to go with a guide
It’s only cheaper if you get sucked into the over-commercialized world of duck hunting gear.
You don’t need to spend money on a bunch of extras (don’t get me wrong… I do) to learn how to hunt and kill ducks.
Necessary gear = gun, shells, decoys, boat (depending on area), and concealment. Everything else is lagniappe. Calls don’t hurt either if you know how to use them, but I would bet that more new hunters are reducing their opportunities by trying to call to ducks.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:17 pm to WWII Collector
When I worked in Oklahoma City, a colleague and his son hunted up the lake in the shallow water to river areas where there was a mix of cover around the water. I can assure you if there are ducks in the area, you can get them there. I also assume you aren't hunting in proximity to lake homes. Oklahoma can be covered up with ducks. It is one place where many farm "tanks" have waterfowl on them. That extends down to Texoma. And I've hunted ponds south of Texoma but above hwy 82. And we killed them. Good luck and good calling.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:25 pm to WWII Collector
Update... after watching a few videos... I have decided to use a double Barrel 20 gauge vs. Pump 12.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 10:16 pm to WWII Collector
You need the waterfowl widowmaker baw
Posted on 11/28/25 at 4:42 pm to WWII Collector
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Duck Hunting for beginners.. advice...
Find a new hobby
Posted on 11/28/25 at 6:36 pm to WWII Collector
My advice is use drugs. It’s less expensive
Posted on 11/28/25 at 7:51 pm to Jenar Boy
I love duck hunting.
This morning- 2 buddies ive hunted with for 20 years took the boat out in TX and hunted a lake we have hunted since early 2000's. In all that time, we've never been skunked there. Today we never fired a shot. But to make it better- all 3 of us had waders decide to leak this morning, and we forgot the chairs, so standing in the mud for 4 hours with wet butt and feet, the highlight was talking trash to some "kids" that walked in and set up across the cove from us. One of them shot a coot and tried to walk about 600 yards chasing a crippled coot!
So thats fun.
Get a faulks 3n1 whistle, and a DR66 call, don't need anything else, find a good spot, sit still, and hope that's where they want to land.
This morning- 2 buddies ive hunted with for 20 years took the boat out in TX and hunted a lake we have hunted since early 2000's. In all that time, we've never been skunked there. Today we never fired a shot. But to make it better- all 3 of us had waders decide to leak this morning, and we forgot the chairs, so standing in the mud for 4 hours with wet butt and feet, the highlight was talking trash to some "kids" that walked in and set up across the cove from us. One of them shot a coot and tried to walk about 600 yards chasing a crippled coot!
So thats fun.
Get a faulks 3n1 whistle, and a DR66 call, don't need anything else, find a good spot, sit still, and hope that's where they want to land.
Posted on 11/29/25 at 7:28 am to WWII Collector
You are gonna need to change your lingo. You don’t ask someone what type of waders, gun, decoys, etc they are using. You ask what they are running
Face paint is a must. And do not take it off until you get home. Stop by the gas station or even the restaurant after the hunt and keep it on
For the boat, a turtlebox is not optional it’s a must. Have a spare just in case If the motor is running, the turtlebox should be running as loud as you can get it
Also light bars and LED lights as bright as possible.
When you scout, do not bring binoculars You want to run through the ducks and jump them up. Video it Preferably late evening where they roost
No matter what call you choose to run Never ever ever stop calling. Ever. Call at everything no matter how far
Face paint is a must. And do not take it off until you get home. Stop by the gas station or even the restaurant after the hunt and keep it on
For the boat, a turtlebox is not optional it’s a must. Have a spare just in case If the motor is running, the turtlebox should be running as loud as you can get it
Also light bars and LED lights as bright as possible.
When you scout, do not bring binoculars You want to run through the ducks and jump them up. Video it Preferably late evening where they roost
No matter what call you choose to run Never ever ever stop calling. Ever. Call at everything no matter how far
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