Duck Hunting Vacations-Outlining the Key Strategies to Get Ducks Land in Your Decoy Spread

Are you a passionate waterfowlers that likes to have a lot of ducks to land in your decoy spreads?

Getting your favorite duck species to land exactly where you want them to on your duck hunting vacations can be a challenging task to do, but the below mentioned effective strategies can help duck hunters to improve their probabilities of bringing in ducks for a few close shooting opportunities. Read On!

Explore the Key Strategies to Get Ducks Land in Your Decoy Spread on Your Duck Hunting Vacations:

• Place Spinning Wing Decoys:  

      An amazing strategy to get the ducks to land right into your decoys is integrating few spinning wing decoys and there are several options to choose from as per your desired decoy features. These decoys restructure the look of ducks, which are landing as their wings spin in circles through battery function. Put in these decoys at the front edge of your duck decoy spread by keeping the head pointing in the wind and towards your remaining decoy spread. This will make it appear as if a duck is just getting ready to land that can add a little comfort to the arriving ducks. You might begin with 1 or 2 spinning wing decoys to observe how they actually work for you and your duck hunting spot. You must never overdo with these decoys as making use of too many of them might fail and flare the ducks off, but using a few of them might work wonders. Also check the regulations in your hunting area to know if such decoys are allowed to be used or not prior to using them.

• Right Decoy Spacing: 

      Another strategy to employ while going on thrilling duck hunting vacations and trying to get ducks to land straight in your decoys is making sure that you are using right decoy spacing. Usually the duck hunters just throw their duck decoys out without thinking about the placing the decoys, specifically about spacing. If your decoys are all clustered up then, it leaves very less space for the ducks to land and this will make them get uncomfortable and just fly away. Make sure to spread your decoys more spaced out to ensure that there is adequate space in between the decoys for your favorite duck species to land.

• Avail Perks Of The Wind: 

     

     The wind could be a waterfowler’s best friend as it helps them to predict the way from where the ducks are going approach your decoys. Ducks just land into the wind through making use of the natural lift of the wind assisting to them make their landing. Think of it like flying a kite, when flying a kite the kite is able to float naturally as it goes into the wind.  However, if the kite ever gets turned around then it will quickly crash to the ground. Ducks make use of the lift of the air for assisting them land gently.  As you reach your duck hunting spot focus on to which way the wind is actually blowing and then you can expect the ducks to approach your decoy spread as they head towards the wind. As you get to know the right wind direction you can strategize the opening in your duck decoys at the downwind side of the decoy spread, so that the ducks get adequate space to land comfortably.

• Concealment: 

     One of the primary reasons that ducks never end up landing in the decoys is when the waterfowlers are not hidden adequately to mix in with the surroundings.  It is incredible to know how the smallest things can appear out of the normal for ducks and if the ducks notice them then, they will flare off leaving the anglers irritated and empty handed. It is a very time consuming activity to get your waterfowling spot all covered up perfectly, but the rewards you will get will be worthy of the time invested. Ensure that your entire boat is covered so that from whichever direction the ducks approach the decoys they cannot really see you. Make sure that your every hunting gear is kept away from the sight of the ducks and consider face paint to trim down the possibilities of ducks spotting you.

• Balanced Duck Calling: 

     Definitely, calling for ducks is an effective approach to draw the ducks to land into your decoy spread, but there are times when it can be overdone. Specifically, if you notice that the ducks are already dedicated to landing in your duck decoys since they have their wings cupped and are evidently heading in then, it would be best to just allow them come instead of continuing to call. If you are waterfowling in an area wherein the other anglers have been screaming on their duck call the entire day then, it can be an effective approach to do the opposite and make less or no duck calling at all.

• Adequate Landing Opportunities: 

     Giving ducks adequate landing opportunities is another effective strategy to amplify the number of ducks who want to land straight into your decoy spread during your duck hunting vacations. Few decoy spreads have a huge landing zone which you are attempting to direct the ducks into, but if you observe that ducks are not committing to that landing zone then, try altering your decoys for creating many openings wherein the ducks could land in.

• Make Them Feel Comfortable: 

     Just add a few goose decoys or any other species of ducks which can bring your decoy spread to life and in turn can make the ducks feel absolutely comfortable landing into your duck decoys.  These decoys add a level of confidence and comfort to the approaching ducks and signify to the ducks that it is safe enough for them and other birds to land there.

• Increase Decoy Spread Size: 

     Usually it can work perfectly to amplify your decoy spread’s size as the hunting season grows. This happens since in the early season anglers are hunting the local ducks and usually these local ducks will be in smaller groups. For creating a natural look anglers must match the size of the groups you are observing with the size of your duck decoy spread. As the year grows so does the size of the groups, since by now the migrating ducks have also reached and their groups are usually bigger so arranging bigger decoy spreads in the late season will definitely make the big flocks feel confident and comfortable. By having a small decoy spread in the late hunting season you will provide the ducks with a different look compared to the other decoy spreads out there which might be sufficient to make them land right away in your decoy spread.

Why Wait? Start putting into action these above mentioned important strategies to make your favorite duck species land straight into your decoy spreads on all of your upcoming duck hunting vacations!