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    Any particular Dakota ones ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quackers View Post
    Any particular Dakota ones ?
    Yeah mate …we have a mixture of xtreme fully flocked,xtreme mallards,quail and geese…….and just your basic painted cheap ones as well …mallards ,Resters,and a few others my oldest boy has chucked in….no idea where he got them ……..12-15 Black ones as well…

    My boy reckons ducks respond to the black ones on a low overcast cloudy day..reckons they are extremely visible to the ducks overhead..Ive seen him call ducks flying over the top,to turn ,fly back and land …they work….he strategically places geese and quail groups,never amongst the duck decoys but 2-4 metres away from the main group…..it works,we’ve gotten our limit within an hour with 4 shooters……

    The big thing we are into now,just this year ….decoy raft waterfowl platforms….with so many ducks,its a pain in the arse to undo all the weights ,place them,mud and waders get old….with .the mats we clip all the ducks to them depending on what we are hunting ,quail,geese ,duck etc……and then just roll them out with “one” anchor point…bloody tits!!!!!……the roll up even easier…….using the boat to get to several spots walkers cant get to makes the platform system even easier…,

    @McNotty hits it right on the head….get a few every year,build up the stocks,good decoys are a must…they work….reckon its about how extreme etc you are into bird hunting,…my oldest boy is a nutter about it…”.has to be done right” he reckons…….me,….Ilike to duck hunt,like the meat,enjoy the whole thing….as my kid says….dad!!its an “active” sport…pulling the trigger and harvesting birds you either get or dont
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    Quote Originally Posted by A330driver View Post
    Yeah mate …we have a mixture of xtreme fully flocked,xtreme mallards,quail and geese…….and just your basic painted cheap ones as well …mallards ,Resters,and a few others my oldest boy has chucked in….no idea where he got them ……..12-15 Black ones as well…

    My boy reckons ducks respond to the black ones on a low overcast cloudy day..reckons they are extremely visible to the ducks overhead..Ive seen him call ducks flying over the top,to turn ,flfew every year,build up the stocks,good decoys are a must…they work….reckon its about how extreme etc you are into bird hunting,…my oldest boy is a nutter about it…”.has to be done right” he reckons…….me,….Ilike to duck hunt,like the meat,enjoy the whole thing….as my kid says….dad!!its an “active” sport…pulling the trigger and harvesting birds you either get or dont
    hang on a minute you have flocked quail decoys for one and for two what you decoy quail

 

 

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