Spring duck hunt

Spring hunt is always a long-awaited time for lovers and professional hunters. In order for it to be effective, and as a trophy you managed to catch a cautious bird or a wild beast, you need to know the migration paths of the object of your fishing. The best location for this time will be the bases located in the moving zone of birds or animals, on which you are going to hunt. Also you can render an invaluable service to a professional huntsman.

One of the most exciting types of hunting is spring hunting for ducks, but you need to know that at this time of year, according to the law, only the drake can become your prey. To realize your plans, you can visit wonderful places on Ladoga, on the Volga, in Bashkiria and Yakutia. No less exciting can spend time in the vicinity of the base "Noble Nest" in the Tver region. The choice follows the territories that are on the way to the migration of ducks. For convenience, you can pre-book seats on the basis of the opening of the season.

Hunting for ducks in the spring is strictly prohibited. Shoot is allowed only drakes. From a distance, you can easily confuse the female and the male, so shooting is allowed not in years, but only on a drake with a duck decoy. In this case, she is an indispensable assistant to a hunter, no less important than a real hunting dog.

In the forest lands of this base you can also get during the time of grouse eating. If you are lucky, your trophy will be a woodcock. It is one of the earliest birds appearing on the first thawed patches in the forest or on the bare banks of rivers, lakes and ditches in the central strip of Russia. Spring hunt for a woodcock should take place in the morning or evening dawn, but, as noted by experienced hunters, it is most effective after sunset.

Not every year hunting is permitted in the spring. This is influenced by factors associated with unfavorable wintering for birds, problem nesting. The ban can also be set in those years when the decline in the number of species is recorded.

The usual hunt for ducks in the spring (or rather, in drakes) begins with the exploration of reservoirs. It is more convenient to produce it before the season, even before the entry into force of the fishing permit. It is advisable to survey the terrain immediately after birds arrive from wintering in the evening after sunset or early in the morning just before dawn. This will help you to determine the ways of the passage and the favorite places for feeding birds, to explore the stretches that are convenient for the additive.

The main requirements for places where the spring duck hunting is planned is a convenient viewing. It should be a must-have clean rug. Here the landing duck will be planted in such a way that it can be clearly seen from the air for the flying drakes. The main stream should not pass through the pass, since the current can knock down both the duckweed and the stuffed animals, and it can also carry the killed drake away. The best place in this case can be a flooded meadow area or a quiet bay.

Having decided on the most suitable place where duck hunting will take place, build a hut or skradok. For this purpose cane, fir or pine branches will do. It is very convenient to dig in and disguise in the ground, if the soil permits. In any case, this should be a reliable place where you will be comfortable waiting for the prey. In a situation where there is no possibility to build a cache, shooting can be made from a boat, which too must be carefully disguised by branches, cane, reeds or other improvised materials. You should have a good overview, allowing you to follow the movements of the drake, and the chosen location should be convenient for shooting.