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<blockquote data-quote="Duckslayer100" data-source="post: 187695" data-attributes="member: 1485"><p>One of the greatest joys I've come to find are those little, overlooked water spots. The "teacups" as the ranchers call them out west. They barely show up on Satellite images, and rarely catch the eyes of fellow waterfowlers scouting the evening before. But you know them when you find them. Usually, they are devoid of action in the early morning. This is the ticket. If you kick ducks off when stumbling in the pre-dawn darkness, it raises an eyebrow. No, the key is that there are no ducks there. Because that means there MAY be ducks in a couple hours. </p><p></p><p>Patience is the key. You still get the hunger -- the itch -- as the first burning hues of sunrise paint the eastern horizon. But in the back of your head you know: just wait. Put the gun down. Scratch the dog's ears. Pour another cup of coffee. Eat a gas station donut. And wait. </p><p></p><p>Because after the shooting around you commences, and after the sun has finally completed it's awakening, only then do you see the first few ducks. They've been kicked out of their normal spots, harassed by shots and hunters and confusion. They're looking for a quiet puddle to relax. Someplace that, surely, is a safe haven. </p><p></p><p>But it's not. You're there. Well aware of the secrets this little "teacup" holds. The drawing power it has over ducks on high alert. It's why you only put out a handful of decoys. And only call quietly as the ducks are working the edges. </p><p></p><p>And it's why you're on your way home with a limit of ducks and happy dogs, while everyone else is cussing out the hunting pressure, or stalled birds, or bad weather, or whatever else excuse they can come up with for not getting birds to come within shooting distance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Duckslayer100, post: 187695, member: 1485"] One of the greatest joys I've come to find are those little, overlooked water spots. The "teacups" as the ranchers call them out west. They barely show up on Satellite images, and rarely catch the eyes of fellow waterfowlers scouting the evening before. But you know them when you find them. Usually, they are devoid of action in the early morning. This is the ticket. If you kick ducks off when stumbling in the pre-dawn darkness, it raises an eyebrow. No, the key is that there are no ducks there. Because that means there MAY be ducks in a couple hours. Patience is the key. You still get the hunger -- the itch -- as the first burning hues of sunrise paint the eastern horizon. But in the back of your head you know: just wait. Put the gun down. Scratch the dog's ears. Pour another cup of coffee. Eat a gas station donut. And wait. Because after the shooting around you commences, and after the sun has finally completed it's awakening, only then do you see the first few ducks. They've been kicked out of their normal spots, harassed by shots and hunters and confusion. They're looking for a quiet puddle to relax. Someplace that, surely, is a safe haven. But it's not. You're there. Well aware of the secrets this little "teacup" holds. The drawing power it has over ducks on high alert. It's why you only put out a handful of decoys. And only call quietly as the ducks are working the edges. And it's why you're on your way home with a limit of ducks and happy dogs, while everyone else is cussing out the hunting pressure, or stalled birds, or bad weather, or whatever else excuse they can come up with for not getting birds to come within shooting distance. [/QUOTE]
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