When hunting for ducks the decoy birds alluring the fellows are often used. The best option the individual, appearance reminding a wild duck is considered. In some cases the wild duck can serve as the stool pigeon not specially grown up, and. But in this case you will need to have some skills that to catch it.
Instruction
1. Study previously habits and features of behavior of that species of ducks which you plan to entice into the traps. Find enough time for theoretical preparation, otherwise there are practically no chances of a successful outcome: birds are very sensitive to presence of the person, and you should try not to leave behind traces and to lull into a false sense of security careful ducks.
2. Communicate to experienced hunters: no volumes of the read literature and the learned councils will replace to you couple of simple advice which they to you will give. However be ready that you should analyze carefully information as the feature is peculiar to many hunters a little to embellish the achievements and to distort reality.
3. Begin preparation for catching with thorough study of the area. For this purpose better choose day time when the sun is still high and it is possible to study attentively all relief features of the coast, with a condition of water. In advance find out the prevailing direction of wind, specify a weather forecast. Use not only testimonies of meteorologists, but also resort to national signs.
4. Choose trap type which you will use. It can be the lovchy closed lodge with the konuosoobrazny pass or an entrance reminding a labyrinth. Ducks easily come into such traps attracting them and in attempt to choose use the most obvious ways, passing roundabout. Use this feature of their behavior, and you will easily catch a wild duck. Show it a direct way, having put up special fences which will give it in the direction, right for you.
5. Use other type of traps – an earth mortar – if the previous option seems too labor-consuming. Attract a duck with the platform on which it will be able to dry the wings. Fix it so that under weight of a body of a duck it failed and dig under it a hole to which the bird will get. This trap can also have a basket appearance with a false cover platform. Place a trap on logs floats.
6. Try simpler catching – by means of standard loops and a drag-net. It demands smaller amount of time and efforts. On the other hand, smart traps and their masking usually allow to derive pleasure from the process of catching.