colin lad Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 hi all have been given permission to shoot some land near me, i got it for rabbits and pigeon but it has 2 lakes on it about 1 acre each with a strip of land about 20 yards wide separating them and they are full of ducks, i have no idea where to start so if you could give me any tips on best times, do you decoy like pigeon shooting etc any help would be good thanks colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) Get ther an hour before dark, sit on edge of water with some nontox carts and see what comes your way. Recon is key, you will soon spot any flightlines then you can get under them It may be that they are just using it during the day in which case you will want to b ther just before first light Double check you have permission to shoot the ducks aswel if you only got the land for pests. Edited December 26, 2012 by TJ91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted December 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) Get ther an hour before dark, sit on edge of water with some nontox carts and see what comes your way. Recon is key, you will soon spot any flightlines then you can get under them It may be that they are just using it during the day in which case you will want to b ther just before first light Double check you have permission to shoot the ducks aswel if you only got the land for pests. yes will do that when i spoke to him he said i can shoot anything other than the deer and game as they have shoots the lakes did have a fishing club that use to hold match's on them but he said they gave them up a few years back and they not been fished since may have to take a carp or pike rod along with me in the hide lol, do you put hide up at the waters edge or away from lake to get them as they come in?? colin and do you need non toxic inland as its near Bedford away from any foreshore? Edited December 26, 2012 by colin lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Wildfowler Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Colin In England and Wales you must use non-toxic shot to shoot wildfowl (ducks and geese) no matter where you are. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted December 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Colin In England and Wales you must use non-toxic shot to shoot wildfowl (ducks and geese) no matter where you are. John thanks mate will get some of them then to be safe don't want to be breaking any rule's the game dealer who supplies our shop told me you don't need them inland only on the foreshore colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitty tree Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 hello fella. you dont know how lucky you are. is there any natural habitat ie bushes /reeds etc to hide in . because if you go putting up a hide on the bank you will find you will spook the duck . dont forget they will not be used to seeing a strange object . if you are lucky to shoot a few shoot about once every two weeks . and spread some barley in the margines on a regular basis and you wont go far wrong . good luck fella hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted December 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 hello fella. you dont know how lucky you are. is there any natural habitat ie bushes /reeds etc to hide in . because if you go putting up a hide on the bank you will find you will spook the duck . dont forget they will not be used to seeing a strange object . if you are lucky to shoot a few shoot about once every two weeks . and spread some barley in the margines on a regular basis and you wont go far wrong . good luck fella hope this helps. thanks mate there is plenty of natural cover between the 2 lakes they are old gravel lakes they also have a small river tributary that runs along side the 2 lakes there are about a dozen lakes in a 1 mile radios 2 on my permission, they have both got plenty of weed beds when i 1st went for a look there was about 100 birds on the lake today i saw about 20-30 on it when i took the dog for a walk at about midday would a floating decoy and caller be worth trying, colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitty tree Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 hello colin. if i were you i would go before dark and get myself hid and watch . if it is windy get your back to the wind as they will flight in on the wind and turn in to it .this will give you a good idea where they are going to land . and yes put a couple of deeks just of the margines . and the caller get one with a feed call combined i use the mallard scotch caller i find they work a treat .dont forget keep it well feed with barley and dont over shoot . if they dont come at night they might be using it as a roost so try at morning before light.hope this helps you out colin . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted December 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 hello colin. if i were you i would go before dark and get myself hid and watch . if it is windy get your back to the wind as they will flight in on the wind and turn in to it .this will give you a good idea where they are going to land . and yes put a couple of deeks just of the margines . and the caller get one with a feed call combined i use the mallard scotch caller i find they work a treat .dont forget keep it well feed with barley and dont over shoot . if they dont come at night they might be using it as a roost so try at morning before light.hope this helps you out colin . yes it does thankyou i work on a farm and can get plenty of wheat will that do or is barley best colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitty tree Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 hello colin. it will work as a last resort but they go crazy for barley they also like beans/and old rotten potatoes . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted December 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 thanks again for advise if you ever down this way give me a shout and you can come out for a blast colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Have heard rotten spuds works for ducks......good info here: http://www.basc.org.uk/en/codes-of-practice/flight-ponds.cfm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reabrook Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 I'd feed wheat before barley every time. Make sure it goes in the shallows where the ducks can reach it and it'll be fine. Barley will float which can at times be an advantage but my preference would be wheat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Reebrook is right , given the choice duck will go for wheat before barley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayano3 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Rotten potatoes are a firm favourite, just take a look at a field that has been harvested and left and you will see numberous duck on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Rotten potatoes are a firm favourite, just take a look at a field that has been harvested and left and you will see numberous duck on it. the farmer grows potatoes in some of his fields colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayano3 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 the farmer grows potatoes in some of his fields colin Speak to him about the waste ones from the grader. I am sure he will have some that are split or blighted that you could utilise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 would they feed on damaged ones in the field as that would make a flight line between field and lake?? colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayano3 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 would they feed on damaged ones in the field as that would make a flight line between field and lake?? colin They may prefer the damaged ones as they have started to rot off. They like them mushy and rotting. Watch the pond and see where the duck come from and what times they come. Dont just go and hope to shoot something, put the work in and you will reap the rewards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesneale89 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Where bouts are you on country I'm sure someone will show you ropes of shooting duck and identifying species etc if your northern ill happily help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawntredder Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Where bouts are you on country I'm sure someone will show you ropes of shooting duck and identifying species etc if your northern ill happily help bedford the clue is under his name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Where bouts are you on country I'm sure someone will show you ropes of shooting duck and identifying species etc if your northern ill happily help Bedford colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesneale89 Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 I couldn't see it as I'm on mobile some people are so Wity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawntredder Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 (edited) just wasnt happy about something you said about me in the thread "lindisfarne ducks"james Edited December 29, 2012 by Robbie Forster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 If you put potatoes in the water becareful how many you put in, it can turn the water nasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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