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re: Selecting duck decoys
Posted on 10/30/24 at 3:06 pm to AwgustaDawg
Posted on 10/30/24 at 3:06 pm to AwgustaDawg
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SECOOND this. I use ringneck decoys for the same purpose....at times I will use 6 ringneck dekes and nothing else. When ducks become decoy shy....which means the entire season in most of the south....I think at times smaller spreads that show up make a big difference....
Hilarious. If you're targeting divers, coots and spoonbills, which most of yall obviously are, your milk jugs and 6 ring necks will probably be fine. To kill mallards consistently quality decoys make a done of difference. Especially late season on blue bird days, as mentioned above. We use Dakotas.
This post was edited on 10/30/24 at 3:07 pm
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Posted on 10/30/24 at 3:25 pm to MobileJosh
Seeing that decoys have gone up nearly 25 to 30 plus bucks plus since I last bought a 6 pack. I'd go avian x buy once cry later. It's still ridiculous the prices they are charging for 6 decoys. Welcome to bidenomics. I'm sitting on a goldmine with my spread.
Posted on 10/30/24 at 4:20 pm to MobileJosh
What are these mallards you speak of?
Posted on 10/30/24 at 4:27 pm to MobileJosh
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To kill mallards consistently quality decoys make a done of difference.
I’d spend thousands of dollars on decoys if it meant I could consistently shoot mallards where I hunt
To be fair, I don’t think the fellas boosting their spreads with coke bottles and blackjack are expecting many green heads to drop in either.
This post was edited on 10/30/24 at 4:28 pm
Posted on 10/30/24 at 4:35 pm to chazzzz4
just sit back and shoot, baw.
Posted on 10/30/24 at 4:37 pm to MobileJosh
quote:we usually just grab a couple dozen of whatever out of the decoy tank every year and spray the heads green
To kill mallards consistently quality decoys make a done of difference.
Posted on 10/30/24 at 5:20 pm to chazzzz4
We hunt the marsh and rice down here on the Eastside of Houston with an outfitter. I actually used to guide with one of the owners before I had kids which was like 26 years ago so we are close. He used to have the most cringe decoys back in the day. I mean Flambeaus that look like they were bought in the 70’s with no paint and algae growing on the bottoms. I used to be like we are using these relics for decoys? But he killed the pizz out of them. Damn near all the time. His biggest thing was motion and concealment. He did jerk strings before it was even a thing on calm days and you could barely find his blind in the marsh. Heaven forbid you didn’t keep your head down. You were getting a scolding and he loved face paint. It’s kinda funny now because he owns all brand new Avian X and GHG’s. He says that the customers riding him made him do it and he still loves motion. The decoy spread looks like an amusement ride at Disney with all the water splashing decoys and Mojos. I guess my point is you don’t really need awesome decoys if you have motion and are hidden. Plus it kinda helps to actually be where the ducks want to go.
Posted on 10/30/24 at 5:32 pm to MWP
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His biggest thing was motion and concealment.
THIS
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Plus it kinda helps to actually be where the ducks want to go.
and THIS!
Posted on 10/30/24 at 8:11 pm to MobileJosh
Pass shooting squealers this year. Anyone get any to commit?
Posted on 10/30/24 at 8:31 pm to Theduckhunter
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To be fair, I don’t think the fellas boosting their spreads with coke bottles and blackjack are expecting many green heads to drop in either.
I’d like to know how many mallards I’ve killed over bleach and coke bottles painted black. Guys I brought up hunting had a big spread of them in Bayou Black a few years back. They worked extremely well on the greys and wigeon. We just don’t see many mallards in the marsh like we did 20 years ago. I would use1 liters painted brown during teal season, they would move in the slightest breeze, very effective.
I still use my 25-30 yo G&Hs, supplemented with AvianX. I used Herter’s before that, heavy AF, but bulletproof.
Posted on 10/30/24 at 8:54 pm to CouyonRougarou
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Got a buddy who kills a bunch of ducks finishing over a spread of 2 liter bottles he spray painted black/white/brown
I have done this many, many times over the years. Pretty decoys are made to attract hunters who buy them more than ducks. Just spray 2-liter bottles flat black, paint the cap orange, and put a couple of white dots for wing patches, and you can kill plenty.
That said, when I am hunting small water, like flooded timber I will take 6, or so actual decoys, because I just like the way they look on the water.
Posted on 10/31/24 at 7:16 am to MobileJosh
Anybody shoot dos gris or poule d'eau anymore?
Posted on 10/31/24 at 7:55 am to RockoRou
I will, I’m not prejudice.
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:04 am to PocketLab
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The best answer here. I'm hunting over G&H that are literally over 16 years old. I know lots of people don't like their paint jobs, but the shape of the duck looks just like greys sitting on the water. If they flare form the paint job they're right where I want them.
The new mallard paint schemes are WAAAAAAAYYYY better
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:10 am to Park duck
lifetime/heyday haven't even been around but what 5 years. I wouldn't say that's forever. Anyone that thinks dakota decoys are a premium decoys must be content with decoys that look like some anime drawing dips!t carved them
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:18 am to Spankum
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I have done this many, many times over the years. Pretty decoys are made to attract hunters who buy them more than ducks. Just spray 2-liter bottles flat black, paint the cap orange, and put a couple of white dots for wing patches, and you can kill plenty. That said, when I am hunting small water, like flooded timber I will take 6, or so actual decoys, because I just like the way they look on the water.
So why don’t you just use 2 liter bottles in the timber if it doesn’t matter?
I use avian x and think that ducks that have been around and stale will devotedly react Better to good looking decoys than 2 liter jugs. A good flight day or fresh ducks, anything will work
Posted on 10/31/24 at 9:04 am to Spankum
You fly a drone over a decoy spread at a normal duck flying height, the only thing you are seeing is colors and motion. Probably why painted jugs really work since they move like a duck in the slightest of breeze. Now obviously ducks have better eye sight than humans but they are also flying so they can’t pick out everything while in motion but I personally think super expensive decoys are a waste of money. If it makes you feel good, then go max out the credit card. However, you will kill way more ducks if you are putting ripples on the water if it isn’t windy. But honesty the #1 rule should be not to look at them with a moonbeam face. That’s another thing you can pick out flying a drone is a hunter’s face. Dead giveaway.
Posted on 10/31/24 at 9:14 am to MWP
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You fly a drone over a decoy spread at a normal duck flying height, the only thing you are seeing is colors and motion.
Exactly you are seeing colors. Not just black like a 2 liter coke bottle painted black Those are good for filling in your spread and getting them to take a look but a duck that’s getting within shooting range can see very well. A green head on a sunny day shines a mile away
Zoom in on Google earth at the typical catahoula lake duck blind and see one with coke bottles and then zoom over the refuge next door with live ducks and see if you can’t spot the difference
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