mallard decoys

[mike77]

this year i got a few places to hunt ducks in fields one of them has a nice size pond in the middle of a corn field. the other two just have alot of ducks walkin/flyin around. i have never hunted ducks out of a field, anyone have any pics of decoy spreads? how many decoys should i buy? and where do you place them? i have alot of floaters i was thinkin of gettin 2 doz full bodies would this be enough? thanks!

[Mallardman9]

Some goose fullbodies wouldnt be a bad idea, ducks react better to geese then ducks IMO. Maybe a Mojo or other spinning wind decoy would work wonders as well.

[Storm]

Mojo for sure.
Now IMO if you're hunting early season, full body mallards are the way to go.
HOWEVER if you're hunting a field with snow, when it comes to ducks OR geese shells or even FLOATERS (if you're on a budget, kill 2 birds with one stone) work great!

Floaters? Science, my friend. When there's snow on the ground ducks and geese hunker down when they land. They do this to warm the only part of their body NOT covered in feathers, their feet. Watch birds in a snowy cornfield. See any feet? Rarely. Only if the bird is walking to a spot with more/better food. Then as soon as the birds find the right spot, they sit.
This is why goose shells rock. You don't need very many bigfoots in snowy conditions, and if you're hunting ducks out of a field and don't want to spend the money on field decoys, floaters work great. Just yank your weights and go to town!

I'm sure somebody will have some smart remark to this about what an idiot I am, but I know what I'm talking about, and I've seen it work. Try it out if you don't want to spend extra money on field dekes!

[ia_young_gun]

if I were you, not knowing what decoys you already have of course, and not knowing the exact size of this pond, I would run 2-3 mallard floaters, 1/2 or 1 dz goose floaters, 1-3 dz FB mallards and 1-3 dz FB geese. +2 mojos

Keep in mind that this is the spread for the pond in my head :roll: maybe the size of the pond and heighth of the surronding cover would change things

[mike77]

thanks guys

the pond is aout 90X60 yards i have 8 goose floaters and 4 doz duck floaters. and i already have 2 mojos and 7.5 doz FFD"s

would it be smart to get 2 doz GHG shells ($109. at rogers) one active one feeder?
when you set them out are they all together or spread through out the goose decoys?
Thanks again