So I hunt public land for ducks and the ice has completely covered the landscape. Does anyone have any tips for hunting ducks on ice? I must add that the ice is too thick to be easily broken. Thanks!
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So I hunt public land for ducks and the ice has completely covered the landscape. Does anyone have any tips for hunting ducks on
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If there is no open water there will be no ducks. Hunt corn field close to a river that ducks are roosing on or hunt on the river itself. That being said I acknowledge the fact that you hunt public lands so just hunting any old corn field may not be an option and if you don't have a boat neither is hunting any river flowing fast enouph to stay open in this weather. In that case I would stay home, if everything is froze up the ducks will move on, thats just how it is. More years than not duck season might as well be over before the end of the season because there are just no ducks. Idk where your from but I can't believe there are even any ducks for you to want to hunt.
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Its time to quit hunting the pond when it freezes over. That is why ducks fly south. As others have said they still like food sources and will hit them. If you can make or find an open water hole in the ice, they will find it too. I've rarely tried to defeat Mother Nature but had a friend who ran an elaborate air pump below the ice. It turned the water over and kept a circle of water open. Ducks hit it but who wants to sit on a water puddle waiting for a duck when you can sit in a corn field and have thousands of them circling you all day?
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I stopped hunting on ice 3 years back. The risk just isn't worth a few ducks. Make sure you always have a partner that can drag you out of the water when you break thru. Always thought I was very careful and it wouldn't happen to me but it did and luck was with me.
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