Ascertaining the Best Duck Species & Their Behavior before Planning Your Next Texas Duck Hunting Trip

Duck hunters are a highly opinionated group that tends to be ferocious advocates for any duck call or decoy in their possession, therefore the most voiced critics of yours. Hunt ducks anywhere in Texas, and you will not find stronger opinions than which duck species rate high marks or are more popular and which ones get demoted to the trash-duck category.

More than any other feature, where a waterfowler falls on the map persuades how, when and which duck species he or she hunts. Each year, waterfowl hunters across Texas hunt a diverse ecological mélange: marshes, prairies and woodlands, mountains and coastlines and deserts. Each of these Texas duck hunting habitats exerts a pull on a variety of duck species and lends itself to deliver you a different hunting experience always.

Let us garner some knowledge about the top duck species prior to planning a waterfowl hunting trip in Texas!

Have a Look at The Best Duck Species & Their Behavior before Planning Your Next Texas Duck Hunting Trip:

• Dabbling Ducks: 

     The dabbling duck species are found in shallow water, which feeds mainly along the surface of the water or through tipping their headfirst into the water to nibble on the aquatic plants, vegetation and insects. These ducks are occasional divers and are generally found in small ponds, rivers and other shallow water bodies or they might stay close to the shallow and slower edges of bigger water bodies. Dabbling ducks species dabble while they eat. Few popular dabbling ducks species include mallards, American black ducks, cinnamon teals, gadwalls, blue-winged teals, northern shovelers, American wigeons and northern pintails. This duck species is very loud, violent and talkative therefore are highly callable, beautiful and wonderful catch to make.  

• Geese: 

      There are seven types of native geese in Texas and nearly all the geese species in Texas in individual classifications have sub-species which are further named "Lesser" or "Western", both the groups have their slight differences. Geese duck species spend a huge amount of time on the land, because they nibble on grasses and many other land plants. They also eat few aquatic plants. These huge birds are companion for life and are mostly found in three colors grey, black and white geese. This duck species is admired by the avid duck hunters so, if you have not ever hunted geese till now then, hunt one on your next Texas duck hunting trip.

• Diving Ducks: 

     Diving ducks are pretty easy to hunt and usually have shorter bills, sit low in the water, have quite smaller wing as compared to dabbling ducks and their legs are toward the back of their body. Few popular diving ducks species include canvasbacks, ring-necked, redheads, goldeneyes and scaup ducks. They dive in water for food and have an extremely fast wingbeat. This type of ducks are typically found in deep lakes and rivers and coastal bays, so if you adore hunting ducks in deep water areas then, you will must try hunting diving duck species.

When you come for a Texas duck hunting trip, you will certainly find a diverse assortment of above mentioned duck species and hunting scenarios and most of them are known to the experienced waterfowlers. From big ponds to shallow water bodies, to deep lakes and rivers and coastal bays, you can easily reach where your preferred ducks are in Texas and hunt them easily.