Hunting with a decoy duck. Stuffed ducks for hunting, duck deckhouses and choice of places

In Russia, spring hunting with a decoy duck is extremely popular and loved for its beauty, generosity of prey, gambling. Nature wakes up after winter, birds return abundantly in the summer to their native northern regions, and flood meadows and river floodplains become a paradise for hunters for drakes for ten days.

History

Hunt with a duck duck became an independent kind of hunting in the nineteenth century, when the smart peasants realized that during the flood the wild drakes with pleasure respond to the cry of domesticated mallards and become easy prey for the hunted hunter.

The peasants began to cross the most screaming ducks, trying to get even more noisy and adapted to bait the game. And it paid off with interest, because a good vodka guaranteed success and not only provided the hunter with fresh meat, but also helped to make reserves for themselves and for sale. So gradually appeared the famous breeds of ducks: Voronezh, Tula, Saratov and others.

In the twentieth century, hunting with a catchy from the commercial turned into an amateur and sports, winning the hearts of thousands of hunters of the Soviet Union. However, in the sixties, it was banned, it lasted more than twenty years. During this time, several breeds of plantations have irretrievably disappeared. But today the hunting farms and the hunters themselves again deduce and prepare thoroughbred birds that work perfectly, steadily attracting the crying voices of the drakes.

Rules of spring duck hunting

Russia is such a huge country that spring comes in different regions at different times, so the opening of the goose and drake hunting is scheduled for various dates. The hunt lasts ten days, and its rules are approximately the same for all areas.

It is possible to hunt exclusively on drakes from shelters and only with use of pods or stuffed animals. You can not use electronic manki, you can not use boats to search and pursue game, you can only swim for already padded drakes. It is forbidden to shoot at flying birds, because there is a great risk of getting into the female.

The advantages of hunting with a

Excitement. Hunting takes long before the beginning, puts before the hunter many interesting tasks, for the solution of which it is necessary to show a lot of skills: to be able to work with a horseman and arrange a hut, skillfully mask and patiently wait for the ideal moment for a shot, understand the behavior of birds and foresee the places for successful hunting.

Efficiency. When the work is good and the place is successfully chosen, the probability of rich trophies is high. In addition, drakes sit very close to the shelter, so they are easier to get into: they do not need expensive optical sights and long-range cartridges.

Gambling. The hunter is constantly in a pleasant tension, anticipating the prey. He works in tandem with a vigilant, monitors her condition, listens to the world around him.

Beauty. Hidden in a hut, the hunter contemplates a spring morning or evening nature, which has special strength and freshness after long winter months.

Stages of hunting

Hunt with a decoy duck is conventionally divided into three stages:

1. Preparation of equipment, ducks and stuffed animals.
2. Search for places for a shelter (hut).
3. The very hunt.

The amount of stuffed game and the pleasure of hunting directly depends on each stage, so they deserve a more detailed description.

Preparation of equipment

When preparing, it should be remembered that spring is a time with unstable weather, rain, winds and temperature changes, and hunting will have to sit still in the hut for a long time and go into cold water, so first of all you need to take care of warm clothes and reliable marsh boots. In addition to clothing, the hunter takes with him:

• Gun - for hunting drakes use smooth-bore weapons, the most suitable is a shot of small caliber (No. 3,4,5);
• Cage (box) for ducks;
• Camouflage gown;
• Stuffed animals;
• Decoys to the duck;
• backpack;
• A lantern - is useful for searching for padded game or podsadnoy in the twilight and darkness;
• Sidushka - it will help to get comfortable in a hut;
• Portable hut, some hunters prefer them.

Choose a place

The hunter must carefully choose the place where the hunting hut with the duck decree will be installed. In the spring, a variety of migratory birds like to sit down for rest and feeding on flooded meadows, marsupial swamps, river channels, shallow reaches and lakes with dirty banks, overgrown with sedge.

It is desirable that on the chosen pond there should not be cattails, thick bushes and snags, in which the hiding place may be confused, but hummocks suitable for bird rest are welcomed. A good flight place becomes an important condition for successful hunting. Therefore, if a beginner does not have enough knowledge and experience, it is better to ask for help in finding a place to hide from the huntsman or a more experienced colleague.

Shed

The quality of the hut determines how comfortable and successful it will be to hunt with a decoy duck. The choice of a place for him is only the first step, the second is a competent device. Of course, the shelter should be roomy for the equipment and convenient enough for the hunter, because he will have to spend several hours here.

But all the same, the rules of spring duck hunting insist that the main task of the hut is to hide a man from a wild and very cautious bird. Scrabble should merge with the surrounding landscape and be opaque, because any unfamiliar movement drake perceives as dangerous and immediately flies away. Therefore, the cover is scrupulously masked with lapnik, dry grass, reeds, focusing on the colors of the surrounding vegetation.

Some hunters use folding camouflage huts that are easy to carry and quickly installed. You can also choose as a shelter dry depressions, covered with camouflage cloth or an improvised plant material. The hut is installed a few days before the hunt for the edge of the pond, but sometimes it is necessary to take into account the rise of melt water, so that the shelter on the bay during the hunt. In addition to the main loophole, in skradke you can do additional, they will improve the review.

Enclosed ducks

Screaming domesticated mallards are called upon to lure drakes and are the main highlight of this hunt. A gloriously working vulture duck, whose price can reach several thousand rubles, is able to turn a hunt into a holiday. Undoubtedly, much depends on the skill of the hunter, the weather and the well-chosen place for shelter, but the role of a success in success is difficult to overestimate.

Carry the ducks in wicker cages or boxes with binding holes for breathing. Birds should be prepared for hunting: not to be afraid of a new reservoir, to be manual, not to be afraid of the sound of a shot, and, most importantly, to skillfully call a drake, because all hunting depends on it with a decoy duck.

Preparation of a

Although the voice is transmitted to the duck by inheritance, it still needs to be prepared for hunting. First, the bird is taught to noggah - leather rings on the paws, for which it is tied, so that it does not swim away from the hut. The duck is taken out to the reservoirs before the spring arrives, so that it can quickly adapt to the new terrain and immediately start working on the hunt. For a couple of days before the hunt, it is better to isolate the horseman from the drake, her instincts will become aggravated, and she will better call the wild migratory birds.

Planting on water

The duck is planted in a reservoir for hunting, about twenty meters from the shelter. The bird is tied to a peg inserted into the bottom. So that the horseman can safely swim around and not get confused, use a revolving revolver. If there are no bumps nearby, then the peg is complemented by a wooden plank on which the duck is taken for rest. Good and more productive hunting with two people. They are happy to talk with each other, and if one gets tired and pauses, the other, as a rule, continues to call the game.

Scarecrows

Many hunters do not have the opportunity or do not want to spend time on the maintenance and preparation of planters, planting birds on water and caring for them, so spring hunt for ducks with scarecrows is better for them. The good today is the choice of all sorts of stuffed animals and manzes is very large, and the prices for them range from several hundred rubles apiece to several thousand for the whole pack and depend on the manufacturer and material.

Rubber stuffed ducks for hunting are the most popular. They easily crumple and take up little space during transportation, but it's important to pay attention to their coloring so that it does not shine in the sun, scaring off the birds. Plastic stuffed perfectly imitate all sorts of ducks, but they are cumbersome, in addition too sensitive to wind and waves, so hunters are forced to additionally weight them. The least popular is the duck hunt with staggering stuffed animals made of wood or foam.

Monkey

When hunting with stuffed animals, the hunter lures the game himself, using decoys to the duck. Monkeys are divided into two groups: wind (mechanical) manki and electronic. The cost and characteristics of windmills depends on the manufacturer and the material from which they are made. The most expensive are acrylics, further on the price gradation go: wooden, steel, polycarbonate.

The high cost of acrylic mangroaks is fully justified. First, they have an excellent sound that likes game. Secondly, due to the properties of the material, such mangroaks are practically invulnerable to humidity and temperature fluctuations, therefore they serve for a long time, and their sound is not distorted. What can not be said about steel and wooden mangos, which require more careful care. Polycarbonate - the most economical and short-lived option. Store manki in special cases / boxes, which protect them from moisture, blockage and shocks.

In order to plausibly depict the invocatory cry of a duck, it requires hearing, skill and knowledge of the voices of birds. With due zeal and practice, a hunter is able to call drakes no worse than a horseman, but the result of hunting in this case will not depend on the mood of the bird or the weather.

An alternative to mechanical manki are their electronic brethren, who are loud and tirelessly ready to lure game, but among hunters their use is considered a mauveton, in addition, electronic devices differ in fair value. Buying manki, you need to closely monitor that they mimic the birds that are found in this area, the call of transatlantic relatives leaves indifferent the Russian drakes.

Planting of scarecrows

Stuffed people are planted according to the species: diving (blacks, gogol, dives) away from the hut in deeper places, and pintail, swine, and mallard closer. Not very tight, at a distance of about a meter and a half from each other, so that they do not cause fear of flying through the game. Stuffed should look like a calmly feeding and not disturbed pack.

The more artificial birds are planted, the higher the likelihood of game bait. And stuffed animals are able to attract a variety of waterfowl. The optimal number of baits is not defined, some hunters believe that enough ten to fifteen stuffed, others call the number twenty and more. For better stability, the scarecrow is connected with each other by a reliable wire with a load. It is desirable to arrange the flocks so that they do not fall on the line of fire and are not damaged by the shot.

Nuances of hunting

The optimal time for hunting is the evening and especially the morning dawn, when the bird is most active. Therefore, the horseman is planted in advance, so that with the onset of the dawn she already worked. At night and with the rising of the sun the drake's flight comes to naught

The activity of migratory game is affected by the weather. It is best to hunt on clear days without wind. In dull, windy and rainy weather, drakes are less active, and the planters attract them very sluggishly.

Spring hunting for a duck with stuffed animals perfectly combines with the use of duck ducks. The effect is intensified: the planters lure the game with "precipitations" - calling calls, and flocks of stuffed animals convince wild birds that the pond is safe and rich in food.

You can use mallards for mallards, so that the duck duck quickly starts to call the game.

A decoy duck is a key participant in the hunt, so you can not shoot a game if it is next to a horsewhip. It is better to lose one drake than to lose a good duck, which is capable of attracting many wild birds.

During the hunt, it is not necessary to leave the shelter behind the trophies, they can be collected after, but while it is left in the water, the killed birds do not cause fear for the drake.

In darkness or twilight it is difficult to distinguish a male from a female, so in case of doubt it is better to refrain from a shot, no matter how strong the excitement is.