Do these Canvas Back Decoys work for Teal?

I'm not sure they worked or didn't work on the teal...we actually pulled them and did not use them on Sunday's hunt. But really teal don't seem to be all that discriminating. So really I don't know...going forward I'd just say you are better off with more brown than white on your decoys for teal.

Ok, I thought maybe the white so they could see them at a longer distance. Kind of like a mojo. Thanks just wondering...

We pulled them 2/3 of the way through Saturday's hunts because we had 2 or 3 groups flare off us hard-- we pulled the white out of the spread.

Then Sunday we didn't run them.

Was it the decoys flaring the birds? We'll never know. They didn't start committing after we pulled them. Mostly because we were competing with tons of live ducks in a different pothole in the rice by then.

So what was flaring the ducks? Could have been the 6 guys in dark camo and 2 dogs sitting in neon green vegetation on the edge of the pond that was only 20 yards wide anyway. It could have been the road immediately behind the hole or the power lines right behind us, the teal would be facing the power lines on their approach.

Good way to put it dave...yes...there are so many variables it's hard to know...we did pull them but it did not really change the results that morning. I think all those other things factored in more.

I'm glad you got a couple pictures from Sunday, Marc, that one with Butler and his dog sniffing the birds is cool.

surprised Butlers's the dog showed up for that picture

Getting stuck and drinking too much, this thread has a certain pattern.....

Good looking blocks.

But hey at least his dog made some retrieves without him having to walk the dog to the birds. He needs to just lease that dog and then steak her when we get to the blind.

Great story on that new CBR, and his first hunt.
Gotta love working those dogs work in the field. Priceless.

Dave, great pics. But that plate has me .

Garrett and Cody, Congrats and it will only get better from here.





Boys, if you didn't know what a moment looked like, there's one in the pic above.

and I wasn't even involved! I thought I was the one with the bad juju

ttt

good thread...this dog was diagnosed with lymphoma couple months ago, and I am not sure he is going to make it to the end of the year.

Sorry to hear that bud.