| For many waterfowl hunters the Wood Ducks are | | | | decoys, pass shooting and jump shooting. These |
| interesting game to try and bag. As these waterfowl | | | | three shooting methods can be done separately or |
| have strict conservation laws it is a good idea to | | | | they can be combined during the day's hunting. With |
| have a through knowledge about where you can | | | | the decoy method you should try to use decoys |
| hunt these wood ducks. The amount of birds you | | | | that resemble the Wood Ducks as they are more |
| can hunt during the duck hunting season and if there | | | | drawn to these decoys than to the others. |
| are any ammo restrictions that you need to observe | | | | To hunt these birds some duck hunters use a 20 Ga. |
| should also be known. These considerations should be | | | | Shotgun. These are loaded with about 5 to 6 rounds |
| found out and your hunting plans centered around | | | | of bismuth. Unlike the other waterfowl the Wood |
| them so that you can have an enjoyable hunt. | | | | Ducks are challenging birds to shoot. These ducks |
| As with all types of game you will need to have a | | | | possess keen eyesight and a very strong and fast |
| good idea of the living, feeding and territory these | | | | flying ability. For this reason the hunting of Wood |
| Wood Ducks can be found in. You should also be able | | | | Ducks is a challenge for any duck hunter to take. |
| to tell the difference between a male wood duck and | | | | While these Wood Ducks are active during the |
| a female wood duck. Also as the hunting season for | | | | morning and evening they are more relaxed during |
| these waterfowl may be in some places shorter than | | | | the middle of the day. This means that you can have |
| for the other varieties of ducks you will need to | | | | a session of pass hunting and decoy hunting in the |
| have the ability of distinguishing these ducks from | | | | morning and the evening times. For the midday hunt |
| their other cousins. | | | | you will have the opportunity of jump hunting. |
| Now for the successful duck hunter the first step to | | | | To gain the best quality of wood duck hunting you |
| bagging your quota of Wood Ducks is to be in a well | | | | should avoid using a retrieving hunting dog. This very |
| camouflaged blind. You can call the ducks to you | | | | beautiful bird looks great mounted but they also |
| using greeting call or even the basic duck call. | | | | taste quite deliciously excellent. For the waterfowl |
| However as they can take alarm very quickly you will | | | | hunter who is looking for a challenging hunt that will |
| need to have your duck calls mastered properly | | | | yield a tasty meal or a great prize Wood Ducks are |
| before you attempt to lure the Wood Ducks with a | | | | the birds that you should be looking for. |
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| Once you have gotten the ducks to a good shooting | | | | Been Researching and Reporting on Hunting for |
| distance there are three commonly used shooting | | | | Years. |
| methods to harvest these wood ducks. You can use | | | | |