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Re: Duck flying question
[Re: M48scout]
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01/20/21 11:52 AM
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TickaTicka
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Weather conditions don't dictate how local birds move around from roost to feed to loaf.
Big weather makes birds migrate (warm or cold swings). That is if you are hunting in a flyway.
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Re: Duck flying question
[Re: M48scout]
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01/20/21 03:41 PM
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Goatkiller
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The best days are sunny blue bird days after a cold front. For a lot of reasons but one of the biggest is they seem to be able to see VERY well in overcast conditions i.e. your decoys are fake and look like it with no sun on the water, they can also see you better, etc.
I usually diver hunt or smaller water fewer decoys and better hiding spots on overcast days.
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Re: Duck flying question
[Re: M48scout]
#3328903
01/20/21 06:18 PM
01/20/21 06:18 PM
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cartervj
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There used to be a golden rule. Bluebird skies in the timber and rainy cloudy days in the fields.
The last few years that has been out the window.
This year the first rule is you have to have ducks
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Re: Duck flying question
[Re: Goatkiller]
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01/20/21 06:56 PM
01/20/21 06:56 PM
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cartervj
Old Mossy Horns
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The best days are sunny blue bird days after a cold front. For a lot of reasons but one of the biggest is they seem to be able to see VERY well in overcast conditions i.e. your decoys are fake and look like it with no sun on the water, they can also see you better, etc.
I usually diver hunt or smaller water fewer decoys and better hiding spots on overcast days. Your face actually shines more on overcast days since the light is pretty evenly spread and like you said. They seem to respond better to calling on days as you mention.
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Re: Duck flying question
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01/24/21 10:44 AM
01/24/21 10:44 AM
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Birds will fly better on clearer days, however in my experience they tend to fly much higher and don’t respond to the calling as much, I have killed way more ducks on overcast days they fly lower and respond to calls better mallards pintail gray ducks will fly high in clear days not so much teal. You will shoot more ducks on overcast days only because it presents you more shot opportunities but will see more on clearer days. Wood ducks in timber DONT matter. Marsh or, open fields give me over cast every day.
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