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Hulions Member Posts: 1 |
posted 11-19-2009 12:04 PM
  
I live and hunt in Walton County and I am wanting to expand my duck hunting. I have hunted woodies fo many years but I want to give the bay/marshes and local fresh water lakes a try. The area where the Choctawhatchee river dumps into the bay. What kind (species) of decoy spread do I need and how many. Thanks for the help. I was thinking ringnecks, woodies, bluebills, teal..... What do you guys use. Anybody hunt this area? IP: Logged |
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SHERRELL Member Posts: 238 |
posted 11-19-2009 01:46 PM
I use 7 to 10 dozen redhead and greater scaup decoys on Apalachee bay on gang lines,which keeps em' facing into the wind and a dozen to each line. Have never seen a ringneck out on the salt up there. Redheads can be good if you have the correct wind. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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QwackHead Member Posts: 185 |
posted 11-19-2009 02:00 PM
Sherrell, are the Redheads already down this far or do they arrive later in the year? And if you get a couple drakes this year, can u post up some pics of the drakes? IP: Logged |
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JMiller Admin Posts: 1239 |
posted 11-20-2009 09:28 AM
A lot of ringers will decoy to bluebills. If your going to hunt both salt and fresh on the Gulf side Id follow Sherrels excellent advice... Plus Id add some scaup and teal decoys to your collection. Good luck! IP: Logged |
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SHERRELL Member Posts: 238 |
posted 11-20-2009 01:55 PM
quote: I wish I could be honest with you and give the proper answer,but I'am not real sure if they have arrived yet,Since I live in central Florida and its a long trip,to insure they have arrived,I always go late December or January to insure the fronts have drove them down.Where we hunt at,there is always a ton of Buffleheads(NUISANCE)but if you can catch the weather just right with a hard south wind making the gulf rough,you would be amazed at the greater scaup and redheads that are off shore in the gulf that come in-shore to feed and get out of the rough seas,but James knows too as well as I,from our experience,of standing on the gulf,with a full moon and a northeast wind,there is nothing but dry bay bottom for miles.A full moon and that wind causes the tide to pull way off-shore. I will be more than happy to post up some pictures this season. The more hunters we have in the gulf,the more the ducks move and there's miles of shallow water and plenty of room for all. If they keep killing our hydrilla in the lakes,we may have TO start a coastal duck hunting task force. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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QwackHead Member Posts: 185 |
posted 11-20-2009 02:16 PM
haha, I wouldn't mind the 'Costal Duck Hunting Task Force'. I've never done any kind of duck hunting in the gulf so it would be pretty cool to try it out. And these people need to quit spraying the hydrilla. Can't they at least wait till mid-end of the season to spray. I mean geez, they've already started spraying and the season hasn't even opened up yet. IP: Logged |
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SHERRELL Member Posts: 238 |
posted 11-20-2009 02:52 PM
I'am at a loss as to why they do this,wonder if we set the season out in Florida,only bought our federal stamp and not buy a state duck stamp and not hunt,would someone get the message. I guess not though since we are the minority,but it is sure gonna ruin a lot of folks huntin'and thats whats disheartning.Me,I can still do plenty of deer and turkey huntin',but there are folks who only duck hunt and this just stinks. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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