What duck decoys?

  • deertracker
    Posts: 9237
    October 16, 2012 at 10:31 pm #213417

    Tomorrow will be my first morning out this season. Where are we at in the migration in west central MN? Obviously mallards decoys, but is it too late for teal dekes? Too early for bills?
    DT

    skulskitom
    Southeastern MN
    Posts: 18
    October 16, 2012 at 11:37 pm #125055

    I live on pool 4 and we still have Teal and Woody’s around, widgeon, mallards are just starting to appear. Good luck and have fun!!!

    flatlandfowler
    SC/SW MN
    Posts: 1081
    October 17, 2012 at 2:06 am #125071

    I wouldn’t say its too late for some teal decoys. I have shot green wings in a blizzard right after shooting some bills. Can’t go wrong with a bunch of mallards either though.

    mbenson
    Minocqua, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3842
    October 17, 2012 at 5:28 am #125083

    Blue wingers will leave earlier than the green wings. As mentioned, I have shot green wings all the way to closing on the river.

    Mark

    sticker
    StillwaterMN/Ottertail county
    Posts: 4418
    October 17, 2012 at 10:03 am #125088

    I hunt every weekend near Fergus. There are still a few blue wingers around and some woodies, but mostly mallards right now. Bills have not come down as of last weekend. There are a few local ringers around so it wont hurt to have some bill decoys. Good luck!

    cougareye
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 4145
    October 22, 2012 at 1:01 pm #125321

    We shot several teal in N. ND over the weekend. This may be a little late for you, but it may help others.

    ET

    jer_schreiner
    Alma WI
    Posts: 121
    October 22, 2012 at 9:15 pm #125347

    In my experience, anything different is good in a spread. So, is there really a wrong time?? Your “bill” decoys are never a bad idea, a little white in your spread is always good…. An old river rat told me that once.

    Quintin Biermann
    Posts: 170
    October 23, 2012 at 6:27 am #125352

    IMO if you are hunting water for divers I like alot of white in the spread, if you are hunting puddle ducks I like all mallards as most any puddle duck will decoy to mallards. I have noticed an affinity for woodducks to decoy to woood duck decoys simply just putting a group of 4 woodducks to the side and they seem to eat it up. -Quintin.

    mallard_militia
    Fulton County, Illinois
    Posts: 1108
    October 23, 2012 at 2:08 pm #125362

    Quote:

    In my experience, anything different is good in a spread. So, is there really a wrong time?? Your “bill” decoys are never a bad idea, a little white in your spread is always good…. An old river rat told me that once.

    x2

    gundez-71
    South Minnesota
    Posts: 675
    October 31, 2012 at 9:59 pm #125916

    Mallard, Glad to see you are still around!!! Doing any duck hunting?? I am just fishing. Send me a PM and we will try to get caught up.

    Gundy

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