scolopax Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Funny you should say that, i had heard of them being used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted February 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 All those duck are feeding off the scraps from whatever the Mute swans are dragging up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 (edited) I know several Ouse wash fowlers who have a swan decoy in their pattern. Quite a mix of duck species. I can make out five( plus one non duck species ), anyone name them ? Edited February 9, 2014 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted February 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 I can only see four and not 100% on the LHS diver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Sorrry Richard you are right 4 duck species, my co*k up. On my screen the duck behing the coot looks like a drake mallard but its a drake gadwall ,when blown up what looks like a dark cheast is in fact its head and the aparent white neck ring is a wigeon behind obscured by the coots neck. Having gone that far i had better name them all. gadwall , wigeon , goldeneye , tufted duck ( the LHS diver ) and of course a coot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted February 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Was thinking the Tuftie may be a Scaup but then realised the bill is the wrong colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGoose75 Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I used Swan Decoys For inland goose shooting before i mostly gave the practice up. When the geese became harder to decoy I always noticed that the Whoopers gave the Greys Confidence as they would pitch straight in the same field. I mentioned the idea to a friend and we made up some swan silhouettes and also painted some Greylag Shell decoys white and they worked a treat. We often got mallard coming into the decoys aswell. I mentioned this before over on the other forum. Anser2. It would be good to hear from you' on the subject I posted you. O.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 What subject is that supergoose. Nothing in my message box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon 3 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 I have always had a decent flight when i shoot splashes that have swans on them, the swans seem to take little or no notice of the shooting. This season we have had a pair on our flightpond for the majority of the season and again they take no notice of shots or birds dropping into the water, when the dog retrieves birds near to them they get a little wound up though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy baxendale Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Put DK WAI into youtube. Think they are Danish lads shooting Greylags but they seem to always have some swan decoys in their geese patterns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Pretty sure I've seen americans on youtube using swans as decoys with the ducks. They're large and white,(obviously..) so they can be seen a lot further away than the duck decoys. But can barely be bothered to carry teal decoys with me never mind something that size! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 An interesting link. http://www.swanhunting.com/photos.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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