#1 dumb duck! POLL

No ringer or spoonie as we know they are dumb

Northern Shovelers aren't included or they would be on my list. I can honestly say I have had wood duck come into the decoys and i would shoot and kill one or shoot and miss altogether. I would hit them with a fast come back call and they would come back and circle the decoys in range so I could get another shot.

I wouldn't have chosen any of the above. Teal and spoonies would have been my top pics.

Thats what I'm asking....of the ones above.

Depends on the coast I would say pintails....
north.. Gads

wigeon gets my vote. They're always the ones that seem to appear out of nowhere and land right in the big middle of the spread before you've even seen them. wood ducks would be my second choice.

Haha, I would argue that those are the smartest.

Up north yes, but once they get in the saltwater i think they get stupid.

if my wife can get a her pintail every time she goes hunting at the coast.. those ducks are STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!.

If the Duck can land and then not take off before see stands asks if its a pintail or not... wait for my reply and then shoot it or listen to me scream...PINTAIL LIMIT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Then its dumb!!!!!!!!!!

but i agree the are tough up here, But then again I pretty positive they hate mallards so if you blowing a mallard call... could be the reason.

the gullible gadwall

If they didnt go splash they'd be good for nuthin.

Many of the pintails I see up here are flying with mallards.

I have killed a lot of pintails in south Texas too. When they are fresh they can be easy to decoy. But later in the season they get smart quick and can be the most frustrating duck out there.

Back when they had the season with in the season. They would be the easiest duck to decoy when you couldn't shoot them, then the day it opened they got smart.

I take mallards out of my spread up here in n TX or Oklahoma... i get pintails, put them mallards back in and they look and go bye bye.

At the coast(and i usually don't get to hunt down there tell after Christmas) its seems that pintails just come and come and come and come..for me alteast, and the teal are like f-22's doing fly byes at mock 20. The Wigeon's will decoy pretty good, but I have hell with Red heds they circle real real wide.

No mention of red heads yet? I don't have a lot of experiece hunting them on big water, but the ones that hit ponds dive right in. Since the divers fly low and fast they don't get a good look at ya, either.

The Gaddy is right up there, though. They'll sometimes decoy with you standing in the dekes.

Mallards and gadwalls are the only 2 i've seen and the gadwall came back for me to take another shot at him so i would have to say gadwall.

Ringers without a doubt.

They all come in easy when you know what you're doing.

When does the school of Moose's Duck hunting start...

Is that one of those schools where you leave dumber than you were when you got there?

Becuase of the amount of beer you just consumed... PS: A DD is advised for return home trip

Fixed it for ya

Whose your buddy, Moose?

DANG BOBO...beat me by 1 minute. Dang boss come in and asked me a question

Also his flyer said you had to bring your own controller... his nintendo controllers last time broke when he was teaching "Duck Hunter"

I picked wood duck as I've had a few give me multiple shot opportunities, but mostly I think the dumb ones are the ones that haven't been pressured too much.

Out of that list I said gaddies. In general I would say teal. Numerous times I've had them land on me while I was out in the decoys... Once I almost reached out and grabbed one when it was sitting down. Maybe it thought I was a tree... Or maybe a stump.

Redheads hands down

Teal

None of the ones on your list are close to teal on that scale.

Cans can be pretty dumb.

Why do you say that? Gad's work nicely, they are a good looking bird, and they taste great.

Gad's were loving the feedcall/chuckle last season.

I have never had a wood duck work, they just fly right in or they fly right over is seems, but I do not shoot that many.

Only shot a few redheads, but they seem to fly right in as well.

Widgion are just as gullible as Gad’s, and taste about the same.

Pintail are the smartest I believe, Mallards 2nd smartest, based on the ducks listed in the poll.

I voted for gads, seems like anytime they're around they come right in no matter what. GWT take the cake though. I heard a guy say once, "I love teal, they're stupid... and they're fun to shoot." He's right about all of that!

Cast my vote for the Great Gadwall! Only thing better than shooting a dumb@$$, is a dumb@$$ that can fly!

Im going to have to say they are all pretty smart because they seem to be able to avoid me at all costs...

Gadwalls can decoy in easy one day and avoid me like the plague the next, I wouldn't call them the dumbest at all.

Absolutely!! Can walk by them in our big pond and they just look at ya. Shoot a couple out of a folk, they take off, give a quack or whistle and the dang things come right back in.

Dumber than a stump!!

need to add the ringer, never found one dumber

Black-bellied whistling ducks have to be the "dumbest" I've encountered.

However out of the birds on the list...red heads without a doubt!

Maybe they should be called blonde?

I know, I know...lame!

I said redhead's but the ruddy is by far the dumbest duck.

Any divers including cans, rings or scaup i encounter in the n.e. Tex. lake area are not that wary, so my vote goes to the redhead.

I do understand any of these species can get spooky with pressure but day in day out divers don't seem too sharp.

Just as a notice to all.....Mr. Duckman(aka Moose) is not a fan of this post......oh yeah who cares.

Iwould have to say teal also

Voted Gadwall, but was tempted to vote Woodie. Every one I have shot has let out a screaming note upon entry, giving me enough time to be aimed and ready.