Perhaps one of the more interesting ways to hunt ducks is in flooded timber. It can be cold for the unprepared as often the water temperature is slightly above freezing and often you have to break surface ice. But, one quickly forgets the cold when a flock of mallards appears out of no here to zigzag through the trees and sets down in a pool in front of you. Beginning in late summer, far to the north in the breeding grounds, a feeding frenzy begins as ducks step up their food intake. They need the fat for sustaining energy during the annual migration. The rest of the year ducks use carbohydrates to build their energy. Muscle tissue used in migration requires fat reserves. As the migration progresses, they use up the fat and have to go on another feeding frenzy to rebuild it before continuing. They pig out and then take off again.
With water tending to be about 1 or 2 feet deep it requires boots or chest waders for hunting. On public land site specific rules do not allow permanent blinds. Hunters usually get into the area at least an hour before sunrise. Each hunting party should have at least one dozen decoys. Hunters carry decoys into the area in bags attached to backpack frames. Regulars have this down to a science and often carry more than a dozen dekes. Hunter success is usually better with more decoys. Continue reading – https://dongasaway.wordpress.com/2015/12/18/timberrr-for-ducks/