Hello Hunters,
One of the most important things you can do when trying to get waterfowl to come within gun range is to have the right decoy spread. Many times ducks will not commit to you because the spread looks unnatural to them. Wind is also a major factor. Having wind adds movement to your decoys and also helps the ducks to land. Always have the wind at your back so the ducks will land in your face. Waterfowl tend to most always land into the wind. For more information on your decoy spreads you can visit www.ducks.org for assistance.
John Craig Patterson
Delta Duck Club President
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Dog Training
Hello Hunters,
One of the most exciting things for duck dog owners is seeing your time and patience pay off in the field with a successful retrieve. Many dog owners dream of having a great retriever but its not that simple. It requires lots of time, energy, and patience to get your pup into hunting form. It all starts at the beginning by selecting a good puppy. This can be done by carefully watching the puppies and seeing how they respond to you. After you make your selection many people opt to send the dog off for training. There are many good training schools out there. Read reviews and make sure you send the dog to a good one. Many companies endorse these places and it is always a good idea to look for these. Ducks Unlimited and Orvis are two companies that come to mind when thinking of duck dog reviews. Look at these two companies web pages when searching for trainers or puppies and good luck this coming year.
John Craig Patterson
Delta Duck Club President
One of the most exciting things for duck dog owners is seeing your time and patience pay off in the field with a successful retrieve. Many dog owners dream of having a great retriever but its not that simple. It requires lots of time, energy, and patience to get your pup into hunting form. It all starts at the beginning by selecting a good puppy. This can be done by carefully watching the puppies and seeing how they respond to you. After you make your selection many people opt to send the dog off for training. There are many good training schools out there. Read reviews and make sure you send the dog to a good one. Many companies endorse these places and it is always a good idea to look for these. Ducks Unlimited and Orvis are two companies that come to mind when thinking of duck dog reviews. Look at these two companies web pages when searching for trainers or puppies and good luck this coming year.
John Craig Patterson
Delta Duck Club President
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Duck Migration Forcast
Hello Hunters,
The season is underway the the skies are beginning to fill with waterfowl. While riding around the MS delta thsi past weekend I saw a lot of new birds. These new birds included species such as Shovelers, Blue Wing Teal, Green Wing Teal, Canada Geese, Speckeled Belly Geese and Ringneck Ducks. The migration forecast is still looking good for this season and the birds are on the way. Migration reports are looking good for this season and hunters are reporting phenominal numbers of birds. Maybe this will translate to a very succesful season for us southern hunters too.
Thanks,
John Craig Patterson
Delta Duck Club President
The season is underway the the skies are beginning to fill with waterfowl. While riding around the MS delta thsi past weekend I saw a lot of new birds. These new birds included species such as Shovelers, Blue Wing Teal, Green Wing Teal, Canada Geese, Speckeled Belly Geese and Ringneck Ducks. The migration forecast is still looking good for this season and the birds are on the way. Migration reports are looking good for this season and hunters are reporting phenominal numbers of birds. Maybe this will translate to a very succesful season for us southern hunters too.
Thanks,
John Craig Patterson
Delta Duck Club President
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Duck Recipe
Hello Hunters,
Many of us love to harvest birds in the field but dont know a good way to prepare our birds for the table. Lots of us hunters give their ducks to other people after they are harvested but this is a huge mistake. Ducks are great table fare. Soaking the ducks in water for a few days prior to cooking to remove all the blood from the breast is a must. It is very important that you do not over cook the ducks. (This is most people's mistake.) Letting the ducks cook on the grill until the inner breast is a warm pink is a delicious way to enjoy waterfowl. If you want to find new ways to prepare your harvest there are plenty of ways to do it. Ducks Unlimited offers many new and exciting recipe's on their web page at www.ducks.org which you should try. We work hard for our birds so lets make the most of them by preparing them to share with our family and friends.
Thanks,
John Craig Patterson
Delta Duck Club President
Many of us love to harvest birds in the field but dont know a good way to prepare our birds for the table. Lots of us hunters give their ducks to other people after they are harvested but this is a huge mistake. Ducks are great table fare. Soaking the ducks in water for a few days prior to cooking to remove all the blood from the breast is a must. It is very important that you do not over cook the ducks. (This is most people's mistake.) Letting the ducks cook on the grill until the inner breast is a warm pink is a delicious way to enjoy waterfowl. If you want to find new ways to prepare your harvest there are plenty of ways to do it. Ducks Unlimited offers many new and exciting recipe's on their web page at www.ducks.org which you should try. We work hard for our birds so lets make the most of them by preparing them to share with our family and friends.
Thanks,
John Craig Patterson
Delta Duck Club President
Monday, October 1, 2012
Catching Water
Hello Hunters,
With the recent rainfall, many of us now have our duck holes full of water. Now the question comes, can we keep this water in our holes without it leaking through our culvert. Many people have this kind of trouble. It takes a lot of work to keep our holes properly filled. The way I see it done many times with sucess is by placing the correct length, treated 2x4 boards. Put your bottom board in the culvert and push mud all around the edges and bottom. It also does not hurt to put a tarp under this board to help hold the water. After the first board is in place the boards in the culvert until you get the boards the height you want the water to be. Pull the tarp back through the boards and let the excess hang over the front of your boards and put a few shovel fulls of mud on the bottom of the excess tarp. By doing this correctly you should not have water leaking out of your hole and possibly have no water for your ducks to land in.
Good Hunting,
John Craig Patterson
Delta Duck Club, President
With the recent rainfall, many of us now have our duck holes full of water. Now the question comes, can we keep this water in our holes without it leaking through our culvert. Many people have this kind of trouble. It takes a lot of work to keep our holes properly filled. The way I see it done many times with sucess is by placing the correct length, treated 2x4 boards. Put your bottom board in the culvert and push mud all around the edges and bottom. It also does not hurt to put a tarp under this board to help hold the water. After the first board is in place the boards in the culvert until you get the boards the height you want the water to be. Pull the tarp back through the boards and let the excess hang over the front of your boards and put a few shovel fulls of mud on the bottom of the excess tarp. By doing this correctly you should not have water leaking out of your hole and possibly have no water for your ducks to land in.
Good Hunting,
John Craig Patterson
Delta Duck Club, President
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