How To Duck Hunt

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How To Duck Hunt

• Andrew Knox

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I will walk you through a duck hunt in Eastern
Washington.
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• Hunted Ducks for 14 Years
• Member of the Mallard Ranch
• How many of you have played Duck Hunt on
  Nintendo?
• I am going to show you what actually happens on a
  duck hunt.

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Setup

• Scout potential hunting spots
• Wake up early and dress warm
• Setup Blind and put out Decoys

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Setup Scouting

• Make sure you have permission to hunt there
• Ducks tend to keep same lifestyle pattern
• Conditions/ Hunting Pressure matter

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Setup How to Dress

• Warm base layers
• Waterproof Waders
• Camouflage outermost layers
• Bring Ear Protection

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Setup Build the Blind

• Finding hunting area in dark, can be tricky
• Choose location near the water
• Build it with natural materials

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Setup Put out the Decoys

• Attracts ducks to location
• Use between 2-4 dozen decoys
• Right in front of blind

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Setup Decoy Spread
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The Hunt

• Ready, Set, Wait!
• Attract ducks by calling
• Shoot when they come in range
• Have your dog retrieve them

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The Hunt Calling

• Makes ducks aware of you
• Opens up a dialogue between you and the duck
• Convinces them to choose your spot

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The Hunt Shooting

• Use a shotgun
• Wait until the last second to jump up and shoot
• Aim ahead of them

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The Hunt Retrieving

• Wait until the bird has fallen to say fetch
• Help guide the dog towards the bird.

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Post Hunt Clean-up

• Pick up decoys, shotgun shells and trash
• Leave the area like you found it.

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Post Hunt Prepare Ducks

• Pluck off feathers or Cut off breast meat
• Many ways to cook
• Dont over-cook!

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• Better idea of how to Duck Hunt
• Peaked your interest
• Understand ducks on Lake Umduckum
• Questions?

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Bibliography

• Levi Meseburg, Hunting Guide at MarDon Resorts
  Duck Taxi Services. November 24th, 2007.
• Rick Nemecek, Decoy Spreads Freshwater marsh
  spreads. Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Viewed on
  February 6, 2008 http//www.ducks.org/Hunting/Dec
  oys/121/DecoySpreadsFreshwaterMarshSpread.html
• Steps to Build a Simple, Temporary Duck Blind
  Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Viewed on February 6th,
  2008 http//www.ducks.org/Hunting/HuntingTips/283
  7/StepstoBuildaSimpleTemporaryDuckBlind.html