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[catscratch]

I agree if you can get on the x you can get by with few decoys. At home I only run 2-3 dozen. But at home wherever the birds are one day they return the next. In kansas where we were, there seemed to be no rhyme or reason to what the birds did. They were constantly hopping from field to field. We had best success settin up a big spread in a fly way and basically just running traffic. I ripped my hair out for two days trying to figure out a pattern. It was a waste of time.
Only time and place I've ever hunted where scouting didn't really pay off. Just get in a high traffic area and let your calling and decoys do the work. Those geese were very susceptible to flagging. Most responsive I've ever seen.

Sounds frustrating. Probably why I prefer hunting water more than fields, I think it's easier to find the X.
What area of KS were you at?

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[farmer]

North west of whichita about an hr

 

[DrDirtNap]

Bonnie and I got a few this morning. My duck hole is less than 1/3 full. We need a good rain but only 2 more weeks left in our season.


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[dogdoc]

nice mess of mallards! Great looking dog also.

 

[Merle Hawggard]

Drinking coffee watching a few Canadians and 1k

sky carp out the kitchen window.

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[Charleston Treeman]

Sat in the swamp and on our little pond all weekend and saw a grand total of 2 ducks. They were hooded mergansers so I let them go. 70 degree heat did not help. Mosquitos were out.

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[cutman]

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[dogdoc]

Nice limit of birds there

 

[dogdoc]

Good morning. I hope everyone has a great day at work today.

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[dogdoc]

Nice bonus

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[farmer]

Found a few ringers this am and a couple geese.


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[Bullwinkle]

The last 3 years I have been going on a charity duck hunt around Stuttgart AR. This year we had the best flooded timber hunt we've ever had

The first hunt we shot a limit of mallards -24 - in 29 minutes. The second morning in 27 minutes

I need a blind down here when I retire. What an awesome place. My host bought this 600 acre green timber flat for $11,000/acre last year. Unreal what flooded green timber cost. There is no timber value, they'll never cut a tree. All about ducks

 

[Btaylor]

Looks like a great hunt. Apparently we have had some birds move in this week as I have heard several really good reports.

 

[Brushpile]

Found a few ringers this am and a couple geese.View attachment 5621


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That is a great pic!

 

[dogdoc]

Last duck hunt of the season. Closes tomorrow. Been a slow season.

Duck and geese decoys out.

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[harveylee]

Found a few ringers this am and a couple geese.View attachment 5621


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Very nice...

 

[dogdoc]

Duck season has been over for a couple weeks but the extended goose season is still open until the 14th. Off today so decided to go try to kill a few honkers. They were roosting on the pond when I pulled up to drop off decoys. Of course, now that duck season is over I am getting rained on by mallards.

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[dogdoc]

Belle hoping for a couple more retrieves. She is not quite understanding why I'm not shooting at the ducks.

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[dogdoc]

One lonely goose so far

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