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A duck hunt on public water now begins with "ramp rage", followed by an all out race to the hunting spot. During the race you get spotlighted by every hunter regardless of which direction your headed and then verbally assaulted even though you were the first one there. After that, all the hunters seem to migrate to the same spot until the entire area has a decoy spread every 50 yards. As legal shooting time approaches, the kazoos begin blowing in all directions, followed by the hunter who blasts three shots 5 minutes before shooting time. Then you get settled in, sit back and enjoy skyblast after skyblast. After you have seen enough, it's time to pickup the decoys and get ready for tomorrow's hunt. Sorry, after reading all this, the 10 years of public hunting frustration just came out. Damn I feel better!! See you on the water in the morning.

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Ahhh...Now that's what I call therapy! See you on the water!

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Wow Gdogg, that kind of sounds depressing. You know, hunting public is really not that bad. I have been hunting a high pressure area this season, and it really has not been that bad. On opening day, there was a lot of hunters, but everybody kept their distance. And amazing, I did not even hear one person call on open day!

The following Sunday, a lot less hunters. I went on the next Wednesday, I was the only one there. I went the next Sunday, got there at 4:30, I was the only one there. Other hunters showed up later, but never saw them, just heard the gun shots.

Open day, there was some skybusting, but not to bad. Cheer up guys! Let�s have a nice and safe hunt this weekend!

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Guy, that sounds like a great place! Can I get you GPS coord.?

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Guy, that sounds like a great place! Can I get you GPS coord.?

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There is a very simple solution to all this, it had gone on for years and years with trot lines, duck blinds, and marked fishing holes. I do not leave things out but know guys who do at their own risk.

The solution came form a GW, get yourself a handfull of Bus. Cards for the local TPWD, write a note on the back that says Pick them up or I will, zip tie it to the head of a Deek....they will be gone the next time you go out.

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I did that and then watched those jokers hunt the area, the ducks loved the zip ties and the TPWD card, a friend of mine who happens to be a mallard explained to me that they feel more comfortable coming into TPWD decoys than say some from Bass Pro or Cabelas.

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Guy

I think TreeBass had a question about leaving decoys out.

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LOL, thanks for the thread...didn't mean to start anything

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I think TreeBass had a question about leaving decoys out.

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LOL, thanks for the thread...didn't mean to start anything

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You guys crack me up!

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question; do they sink when there full of holes?

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Good question, might have to find out this year..on Aggiehunter00's of course

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Total Total BS! Do what I do. Take the decoys, find the tallest tree and start chunking. Makes a great holiday picture. Nice tall pine tree with decoy ornaments hanging, that will get you in the holiday spirit. Leaving decoys out on public land marking territory is just plain lazyness and these people need to learn a lesson. Also the best time to duck hunt is usally right at shooting time. Why would you want to come in just 15 minutes before. I wish there could be some laws added for duck hunters hunting public lands.

1. No leaving decoys out over night!
2. Try to be in your hunting spot atleast 30 minutes before shooting time! I remeber 2 years ago hunting and some dick heads in an air boat came flying in 10 minutes before shooting time and went through the guys decoys down from me and I heard him yelling and screaming and actually shot at them. I personally think air boats on small lakes scares all the ducks away. Why would a duck want to stay there when these load noise makers come flying through every morning.
3. You must be atleast 200 yards from the hunters around you. This one really pisses me off! Last year no joke we had guys hunting 80yards from us. And they came in just 15minutes before shooting time. At one time I had a mallard drake come in that I couldn't shoot at because they were dead on my sights. People hunting close happened many of times to us on public lands. Where I hunt you can only come in by boat and everytime we have to sit there and flag people away trying to hunt close to us. Takes the fun out of hunting.
4. No shooting at ducks 100yards away. Opening day the people just down from me must have been on there first hunt. It didn't matter how far away the ducks were, they were shooting at them.

Maybe they need to teach this stuff in the hunter education coarse.

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Can't imagine leave equiment out in the field and expect to see it again. Are there any more rules of etiquette someone new the sport of duck hunting should know? I am new to the sport and don't want to mess with someone's hunt. Time to get in the field is to tough to come by.