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Post by cornfieldfowler on Apr 17, 2013 22:07:31 GMT -6
Anyone on here big into field hunting? I'm not talking geese but rather ducks, but for me its hard to beat hunting in a field for either. In fact I can honestly say I have only killed a handful of geese over water. Wish I could say the same for ducks that is closer to 50/50 for me.
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drake
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Post by drake on Apr 18, 2013 9:26:25 GMT -6
When field hunting for ducks do you just scout a ton to see where they are feeding? Ive only killed two ducks over a field and it was while goose hunting
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Post by cornfieldfowler on Apr 18, 2013 18:38:52 GMT -6
When field hunting for ducks do you just scout a ton to see where they are feeding? Ive only killed two ducks over a field and it was while goose hunting Drake, yes, what I like to do is scout evenings and drive back roads in areas where I know there are a good number of Mallards present. I generally like to start scouting 30 min before sunset. Keep your eyes to the sky and watch for birds you find a good clump of mallards watch em they may hit a field to dry feed or they may be going to water. I know the area's I hunt very well as far as what field are planted in what, I feel this helps me greatly. Not all ducks will hit fields though its usually your older ducks that can handel whole grains, I hunt an area where there are birds year round which tells me are are a good number of older birds in the area. The main thing however is to scout scout scout. I have found birds in fields many people have overlooked, but sometimes location and timing are every thing! Best of luck let me know it there is anything else I can try and answer for you.
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Post by teamoutlaw on Apr 19, 2013 7:42:25 GMT -6
I could scout till im blue in the face but down here around milwaukee 90% they wont let you hunt or someone else hunts it. we have got in on a few mallards along the way though. finding the feed field can make it great
mojos on remotes are what works the best in fields. we even have a wood duck field
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Post by cornfieldfowler on Apr 19, 2013 16:55:09 GMT -6
Teamoutlaw, that is one thing that I like living in the middle of farm country! Very few people say no especially when you are from the area. Also helps that I work for a custom cropping business and know a ton of farmers too.
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Post by teamoutlaw on Apr 22, 2013 14:50:44 GMT -6
Yeah we have a handful of farms we hunt on so we stick to those and traffic hunt the geese. it's worked pretty good for us this past season so we hope for some repeats this season. with more water there should be more puddlers around the areas we are hunting also. we had some good spots near water and a few private marshes we could hunt but they were all dry.
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Post by teamoutlaw on Apr 22, 2013 14:51:14 GMT -6
is your layout blind black lol
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Post by cornfieldfowler on Apr 22, 2013 17:58:09 GMT -6
Yea it does look kinda black mudded it with a lighter soil and it rained on us that morning blinds stayed wet and the field dried out. As you can see though it really didn't matter
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Post by War Wagon on Apr 25, 2013 19:14:21 GMT -6
Nice shoot. Neat to see that a pump gun was part of the hunt. My first duck gun was a 870 mag that my Dad bought me way back in 1969. I still got it too.
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Post by teamoutlaw on Apr 26, 2013 8:19:57 GMT -6
i started on a 870 pump 20ga. Then in middle school dad got me the m1 super 90. I shot that up until last season. (trigger guard broke). I do plan to keep that gun. Order the guard from midwest gun works and put her in the gun cabinet.
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Post by cornfieldfowler on Apr 26, 2013 20:46:57 GMT -6
War Wagon, even though I usually shoot a Maxus I refuse to not use my BPS a couple times a year I love that gun and I shoot to good with it not to!
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Post by cornfieldfowler on Apr 26, 2013 20:53:42 GMT -6
To add to the field hunt photos, here are some cacklers we took back in Oct near Rice Lake.
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Post by cornfieldfowler on Apr 26, 2013 20:55:43 GMT -6
And some late season honkers near River Falls
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