| The first use of decoys as a means of
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| | land on the outer edges of your spread
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| attracting ducks and geese is credited to
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| | limiting your shooting opportunities.
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| the North American Aboriginal Indians who
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| | Whether hunting in the field or on the
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| used crude decoys to help lure birds
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| | water. Keep some separation between the
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| within net or spear range. The earliest
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| | groups of decoys that represent different
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| confirmed decoys, found in a Nevada cave,
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| | ducks or goose species that represent
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| date back to more than 2000 years ago.
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| | different ducks or goose species. While
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| Speculation though among archeologists
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| | real birds or different species often
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| suggests that decoys may have been used
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| | feed together they tend to stick to
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| as many as 8,000 years ago prior to that.
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| | subgroups of their own species.
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| While the materials and manufacturing
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| | Thought it is generally agreed that you
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| methods have changed and evolved
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| | should not point your decoys into the
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| considerably in last couple of millennia,
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| | wind do not overdo it. A natural flock on
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| the concepts of duck and bird decoys have
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| | the ground will have birds facing in
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| changed little. And the modern duck
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| | every conceivable direction. To make sure
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| decoys and other waterfowl hunting decoys
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| | that your goose or duck waterfowl decoy
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| are every bit as effective today as they
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| | spread does not end up looking like a
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| were when a bird in the bag was a matter
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| | regiment of feathered soldiers add lots
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| of survival in the bush and rugged
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| | of diversity to the direction that they
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| outdoors.
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| | are facing and the spacing between your
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| Generally the more decoys deployed when
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| | shells. At least 30 % should face a
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| decoying ducks and other waterfowl in big
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| | direction other than upwind.
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| water. Six or eight dozen blocks are not
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| | Decoys placed under cover of darkness can
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| too many by any means. In potholes
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| | often frost up as the sun rises. Frost
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| however, when hunting for waterfowl such
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| | results in your spread reflecting light
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| as ducks or Canada Geese it is better to
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| | like a hundred prisms flaring many birds
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| seldom use more a dozen decoys. When
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| | that otherwise might drop in. Use a rag
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| hunting goose in the field it is best to
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| | to wipe them down just before legal
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| reduce the size of the spread as the
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| | light, eliminating that hunt destroying
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| water bird hunting season progresses.
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| | glare. Snow in a confidence destroyer as
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| Educated geese will sometimes shy away
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| | well -so keep your flocks wiped free.
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| from large sets of bird decoys, so by
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| | Adding movement to your spread can make a
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| seasons end it is best to use
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| | big difference - a little fatal
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| considerably less decoys used earlier in
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| | attraction. Consider using a dozen
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| the waterfowl hunting season.
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| | windsock decoys or flying two or three
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| A large spread of decoys can be a
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| | kite like decoys on poles. You could also
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| cumbersome and expensive venture. Help
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| | try "flagging: to give birds the
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| fill out your layout in the field by
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| | impression of movement. Adding confidence
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| using silhouette decoys crafted from ΒΌ
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| | as they make their final approach.
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| inch plywood painted back, or invest in a
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| | If you are hunting diving ducks, high
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| few dozen relatively inexpensive
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| | color contrast in your decoys is
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| commercial silhouettes.
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| | important. While species specific blocks
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| If hunting from shore on a large wetland
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| | are optimal you can still effective
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| set up so that the majority of your
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| | attract divers with any decoy that shows
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| decoys are upwind from your hunting blind
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| | lots of dark/light contrast much like
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| location. This will help ensure that
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| | their own natural plumage.
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| incoming birds will have to fly past your
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| | It is no accident that decoys are useful
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| blind to settle whole giving something to
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| | in increasing your hunting bag either a
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| focus on besides a waiting hunter.
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| | thousand years ago or hunting waterfowl -
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| Without it ducks and geese are likely to
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| | ducks or geese today or this coming fall.
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