“Pre-hunt scouting is important for consistently getting wood ducks, especially early-migrating birds,” explains Eddie Stevenson, former press relations manager for Remington and a North Carolina native. This should be the same mindset for wood duck hunting. Go. The birds are cavity nesters and seek out trees or poles hollowed out by pileated woodpeckers to deposit their eggs.

How many decoys do you need to hunt wood ducks? Beaver sloughs are definitely my favorite places to hunt wood ducks, especially if they have some aquatic vegetation in them. Yet wood ducks do decoy, despite popular suggestions to the contrary. Sep 2, 2019 #1 Boomerusaf Well-known member. Joined Jul 14, 2018 Messages 1,932 Location The Driftless Region. What is your favorite place to find wood ducks? “A float trip on a wooded river is a good way to scout because you can cover so much water. Next Last.

1 of 2 Go to page. Like all good hunters I was simply practicing the fine art of "scouting". Scouting will require you to put in the time.

Thread starter Boomerusaf; Start date Sep 2, 2019; 1; 2; Next. Wood ducks have certain travel routes they take day after day which take them between their roosting and feeding areas. You may wonder how I allowed myself to come to this unfortunate end point and let me tell you that my near death experience was not in vain. Scouting For Wood Ducks Yes, folks this is the face of a man at the end of his wits and buried up to his armpits in a swampy foul smelling marsh death trap. Scouting for ducks. Set up in their flight pattern by scouting out an area both early and late. At daylight the next morning, the first 20 birds to drop into my dozen decoys were woodies. Scouting is always important in duck hunting. Roosting sites should remain safe areas so the birds will consistently keep using them day after day.

Here is the view from this spot. They were seen by paddlers on Armand Bayou just last week. This morning I went and scouted a public land pond. The answer is NO! I do most of my hunting on flooded creeks, small lakes and beaver sloughs.

Two Septembers ago, while scouting before the Tennessee wood duck/teal opener, I found dozens of wood ducks feeding along a mud flat with blue-winged teal.

It can be a challenging endeavor, as wood ducks are notoriously wary and shy to commit.

A few trees near the bank for cover. These are among the most colorfully striking birds in North America. “It’s easy to combine a float-fishing trip with wood duck scouting. Scouting For Wood Ducks (Photo Credit: Boreal Impressions) Scouting for wood duck hunting is essential to have successful hunts. Wood ducks are an exception and stay in Texas to raise their young. It showed some promise. This week they’re scouting for nest sites! Scouting is like practice, would you ever play a football game without practicing? Wood Duck Hunting Tip #1: Please Do Some Scouting.

Plenty of wood ducks are jump shot or taken on float trips, but for me these pursuits pale in comparison to the thrill of shooting them over blocks.