The majority of birds moving to wintering grounds, stopping periodically to feed safe waters, replenishing energy to continue the road. At this time, ducks have a highly developed flocking instinct, and many species are willing to fly up to the stuffed animals. Thanks to this, hunting with stuffed animals in the fall is much more productive than without them.
Hunting with stuffed animals
Most eager to be stuffed Teal, Pintail, grey duck, Lutak, pochard, respond less to them Mallard, shoveler, Wigeon, red-crested pochard.
For recreation, flying ducks often use large lakes, floodplains or open sea coasts. River ducks prefer shallow water reservoirs, diving ducks prefer deep water ones. However, large reservoirs often do not provide birds with food. Therefore, in the evening and the first hours of the night, the ducks fly to more stable places: small lakes and coastal shoals. Some of the river ducks, especially mallards, visit the fields where they feed on grain. With dawn, before sunrise, the birds leave the feeding grounds and fly for a day’s rest to safer reservoirs. Continue reading