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Hi guys,
I have a few questions that I figured experts like you would be able to answer. The first is what is the best way to tell an eclipse drake mallard from a hen in a shooting and hunting situation.
The second has to do with a hunting spot of mine. It is public land but almost everyone who sees it thinks it private so it has minimal hunting pressure and ducks were everywhere in it. This last weekend however was youth season and a friend of mine who originally showed me the spot took his younger cousin out there to hunt which is fine, I completely support the youth hunt and thouroughly enjoyed it 2 years ago when it was my turn. However since his hunt the ducks have been very scarce on the ponds there, will they be back for this weekend, or are they now aware that they aren't safe there? Do I have to wait for migrators to find the spot before it will produce ducks again or will the local ducks be back?
I have a few questions that I figured experts like you would be able to answer. The first is what is the best way to tell an eclipse drake mallard from a hen in a shooting and hunting situation.
The second has to do with a hunting spot of mine. It is public land but almost everyone who sees it thinks it private so it has minimal hunting pressure and ducks were everywhere in it. This last weekend however was youth season and a friend of mine who originally showed me the spot took his younger cousin out there to hunt which is fine, I completely support the youth hunt and thouroughly enjoyed it 2 years ago when it was my turn. However since his hunt the ducks have been very scarce on the ponds there, will they be back for this weekend, or are they now aware that they aren't safe there? Do I have to wait for migrators to find the spot before it will produce ducks again or will the local ducks be back?