Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Be Cool With Duck Decoys


Duck decoys for hunting have been around for a several hundred years. Native American Indians made the first known decoys from painting tall grasses. The early colonists followed suit and carried that knowledge back to Europe. Americans began carving duck decoys from wood in the 1800's. Carvers made and painted them in patterns suggesting feathers to attract the waterfowl.

Decoys are still hand carved from wood. Hunters claim wood decoys are the most realistic - riding on the water the same as real live ducks. Many are solid wood, but decoys are also made with hollow centers. That increases the portability some. But to make it possible to carry large numbers of decoys long distances to every stream, river, lake, to every marsh and pothole, they are made from cork or foam, plastic or even fabric. Inflatable decoys; motorized decoys; field decoys; kite decoys; these are just a few of the many varieties available.

Since the object behind using decoys is to attract ducks to come within gunshot range, it is necessary to experiment with a variety of special kinds of spreads to find out what works for you. Keep in mind, different times of the hunting season, different times of the day, and different kinds of waterfowl all require different spreads.

And then there are confidence decoys just to make the waterfowl more comfortable and more likely to come in close to your rig to make for a more successful hunting season. Study the natural occurrence of waterfowl that naturally habitat the area that you are hunting and adjust your spread to match. The idea is to set up your spread where the waterfowl want to be and match your spread to bring them close to your rig.

So, be observant. Research the area. Learn from experience. Experiment. And then have fun!

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