rapid basher Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I have about 200 acres of perm With dykes and tidel canels on I called in on way back from a clay ground Last week and put up about 25/30 mallerd That was about 1 in the day I'm just wondering If or would be best to decoy in the morning or Just keep the walked up aprouch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kelly Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Get some feed in, ideally somewhere that you can approach without being spotted from the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Just walk up unless you get the fields flooding, then you have the choice of setting out deeks for morning/evening or moon flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonychez Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Id walk them or if they follow the gutters from the shore or river sit and get some sporting shots as they come over. Springing teal out of gutters produces some good sport Id walk them or if they follow the gutters from the shore or river sit and get some sporting shots as they come over. Springing teal out of gutters produces some good sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Ask them to leave politely. Damn lesbians are getting everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapid basher Posted December 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Ask them to leave politely. Damn lesbians are getting everywhere! That's the 3rd time I've seen you post something Like that getting a bit boring now Has for the another replys thanks rb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Sorry mate, just trying to lighten the moment with a bit of humour. Good to see you`re counting. I`d be inclined to go with the feed option. If birds are using the area during the day there is every reason to believe that they can be attracted back during the evening flight. Either the natural feed is good or they feel it`s a safe spot. To find 30 mallard on it during the day means it`s one or the other. Feeding it would seriously enhance it`s holding, and shooting, potential. Decoying the pond in the morning with no added attraction like food would soon shoot it out since you`d be harvesting the same bunch of 30 odd birds, there being nothing to swell their numbers. Walking it up is likely to be a one shot deal. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Depends. are they coming to rest there during the day? Or is it feeding territory that they might visit after dark? Morning flight positioned well before first light might well yield the biggest bag if you find the right choke point if they are coming in to rest during the day but creeping along them might be exiting sport. If you are getting good numbers in why feed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmonster Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 If you are getting good numbers in why feed? To continue getting good numbers hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 If you are getting good numbers in why feed? To continue getting good numbers hopefully. mm, with truly wild duck that are not habituated to the spot from young it don't work just quite like that if you put much pressure on them. They will simply move on elsewhere before and despite of food. Besides consider dabbling depth, pest control and why the are actually there Feeding or resting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmonster Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 mm, with truly wild duck that are not habituated to the spot from young it don't work just quite like that if you put much pressure on them. They will simply move on elsewhere before and despite of food. Besides consider dabbling depth, pest control and why the are actually there Feeding or resting? Not arguing with your thoughts but feeding will certainly do no harm, and wild ducks can certainly become habituated to an area that is regularly fed, and don't have to have been captive bred or introduced there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kelly Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) mm, with truly wild duck that are not habituated to the spot from young it don't work just quite like that if you put much pressure on them. They will simply move on elsewhere before and despite of food. Besides consider dabbling depth, pest control and why the are actually there Feeding or resting? There aren't many spots that would be spoilt by feeding! The point of feeding would be to get the ducks to a part of the ditch system where you could actually sneak up on them without being seen, the possible addition of an evening flight as well is a bonus. Edited December 14, 2013 by Tim Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 There aren't many spots that would be spoilt by feeding! The point of feeding would be to get the ducks to a part of the ditch system where you could actually sneak up on them without being seen, the possible addition of an evening flight as well is a bonus. It might get expensive and time hungry, encourage vermin but actually decrease numbers yes its very unlikely unless you keep putting them off the water to feed. You wont get mallard and other dabblers diving down to feed if the water is deep as it often is over dabble depth in ditches and dykes that are mostly steep sided. Always going to be an uphill struggle to change a daytime roost into an evening feeding location, though one can try non the less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 I have removed some posts, take your arguments and name calling off the Forum. This thread is now closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts