What is it About Ducks...

[Black Bart]

...that resonates so deeply within your soul? More so than other animals and/or pursuits? I'm hoping for some good feedback, considering the nature of this site. Thanks in advance for your contributions.

[Calibogue]

Knowing that somewhere in the Low Country of South Carolina there is habitat that I created and a duck is thinking about my place before or during migration. Gets me pretty excited

[2thDoc]

i like being wet and cold and miserable

[MolliesMaster]

It's an illusion. You're over romanticizing it because it's the "cool thing" on social media with lots of hashtags and expensive gear that makes you feel apart of some all-inclusive clique. It's a lie.


Take up golf. You can play year round.

[Catdaddy]

It's watching them in flight. Nothing else compares.

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[Sasha and Abby]

Watching them "do it right..." when they commit to the decoys is like nothing else.

[Black Bart]

It's an illusion. You're over romanticizing it because it's the "cool thing" on social media with lots of hashtags and expensive gear that makes you feel apart of some all-inclusive clique. It's a lie.


Take up golf. You can play year round.

Feels like you're grumpy a lot.

[Buckin Bronco]

It's an illusion. You're over romanticizing it because it's the "cool thing" on social media with lots of hashtags and expensive gear that makes you feel apart of some all-inclusive clique. It's a lie.


Take up golf. You can play year round.

This is very true haha

[Coastal Woodie]

They help pass the time until turkey season.

It may sound odd but I duck hunt 3 or 4 days a week on average and I tell people I'm not a duck hunter. I love it but I don't eat, sleep and breath it like a lot of guys on here.

Eastern wild turkeys and mature bucks keep me awake at night.

[Black Bart]

Watching them "do it right..." when they commit to the decoys is like nothing else.

I've seen it a few times now, and it is indeed pretty cool. Watching the dogs do their thing is pretty awesome, too.

[nitro5x6's]

They help pass the time until turkey season.

It may sound odd but I duck hunt 3 or 4 days a week on average and I tell people I'm not a duck hunter. I love it but I don't eat, sleep and breath it like a lot of guys on here.

Eastern wild turkeys and mature bucks keep me awake at night.

Heard. And agree.

[Highstrung]

People that hunt just for their dogs just to retrieve aren't hunters, they're strange gatherers that might not have a penis.

[ChickenFlip]

Watching them "do it right..." when they commit to the decoys is like nothing else.

This.

[BCR3]

Aside from HS's thoughts on the doing this for the dog thing earlier that's a big part of it for me. It's a combination of two things for, getting ducks in the hole because of decoy placement, calling, scouting, etc and then watching a dog I trained do its job well. That will always be a bigger part of it for me. Last I checked I still have a penis.

[MolliesMaster]

People that hunt just for their dogs just to retrieve aren't hunters, they're strange gatherers that might not have a penis.

Strong talk for a man who wears dainty socks.

I enjoy watching the dogs do what they are trained and bred to do.

[carolinadrifter]

It’s the whistle of their wings before you can see them as the sun is just starting to light the eastern sky that does it for me.

[sprigdog]

My entire life revolves around ducks. I set up my military career to be stationed in all 4 flyways which provided me a chance at shooting exotics not on the west coast. Blacks, mottleds, etc.
I served an extremely long time solely for the retirement check. Once the calculator said if you retire now and not need to work again, I did. Aged 49. The sole purpose was having every single day of duck season off. Then, I had to find a place to live that has the longest season, generous bag limits, public land, and most importantly, ducks! Found it. My wife hates it. I don't care, she knew what she signed up for.
It's always awesome when you fool them and get them feet down. That's not why I hunt them. I actually prefer a 45 yard pass shot. More satisfying for myself.
The things that trips my trigger are knowing the second you own the birds. Staring at them coming in, calling out where in the flock the drakes are, knowing exactly which bird you are going to shoot 2nd or on the rare occasion I have a semi, 3rd.
I guess it's the anticipation.
The other big thing is dogs. Not picking up dead birds in the spread, but working a cripple. A big greenhead hauling ass on big water with the dog barely keeping pace out 2-300 yards.
Then you watch that greenhead dive. I stand up and smile and say "that duck just fucked up"
Watching brown dog get to where bird dove. Start spinning circles, re-acquire when it surfaces, bird dives again, then brown dog disappears for 3-4 seconds and always emerges with a duck clamped in mouth by its ass.
That's what it's about.

[Highstrung]

Strong talk for a man who wears dainty socks.

I enjoy watching the dogs do what they are trained and bred to do.

I don't often wear dainty socks, bit one thing is for certain.. I stand pretty solid by my beliefs in life and hunting. There's nothing wrong with watching dogs work, I've trained enough.. it's the people who say they hunt just for the dog. Most of them have no problem hunting tame ducks or tame quail. That's faggotery, it's not hunting. Those two are not akin.

[MolliesMaster]

And now tame quail are out, too!? Dadgum man.




See Bart, just take up golf. Dainty socks may be optional?

[BRR]

What sprig said, "The things that trips my trigger are knowing the second you own the birds. Staring at them coming in, calling out where in the flock the drakes are, knowing exactly which bird you are going to shoot 2nd or on the rare occasion I have a semi, 3rd.
I guess it's the anticipation."

For me it's wild Mallards and Black Ducks in SC committing to the spread from the heavens circling 8 or 10 times to finally end up in the decoys. Doesn't happen as much now, but when it does it makes it all worth it.