Ducks

I am going to inform you about how to find a good duck hunting spot and how to set up right so that you can get a lot of ducks. First of all, sometime before you go out duck hunting you need to scout out a good area where all of the ducks are landing. You have to make sure you know where the ducks will be going in the morning or night. You also need to have permission if it is private land. You need the right supplies for going duck hunting too. When you get out to the field or pond that you will be sitting at, you will need to be very quiet. You will have to put decoys out and have the correct set up of them. You need to make a landing spot in the middle of all of your decoys so that the ducks know where to land. you also need the right gear…

The Harlequin Duck is one of the many organisms on the Canadian endangered species list. Although the number of Harlequin Ducks is gradually growing and the ducks have been spotted in different regions of Canada. Harlequin Ducks are small, subarctic sea ducks that weigh an average of 1.3lbs and can be up to 18 inches in height. The bright colours of the males attract the females. They tend to nest and breed on fast moving streams. The ducks first time breeding is when they are 2 or 3 years old.…

Dove and Duck hunting are two of America’s outdoorsman’s greatest pastimes. Dove and Duck hunting have always been thought to go hand in hand. Which is not surprising seeing as how everything from the way one starts training before the season opens, to the technique used to clean the birds preparing the quarry for the grill after an extensive morning hunt with friends and family, are near congruent. Although the sports are very much similar, each sport has its own benefits for whatever an…

It was a cold rainy day in december when I went on my first duck hunt. This was the most exciting day of my life. I had been waiting to go on a duck hunt where I get to shoot my gun. We loaded up all of our gear and the dog. My dog was getting old she was 10 on that hunt and that was the first time I got to see her do her job, and that was retrieving waterfowl. When we got to the parking lot we unloaded our gear and started the long walk into the marsh. The blind we had chosen to hunt was a long…

A Fowl Obsession: A Discourse Community Analysis of a Duck Hunting Club Some may consider duck hunting a hobby and some consider it a lifestyle. Many duck hunting clubs see that only two things going on in a year, that’s duck season and the time leading up till duck season. This is an exaggeration in some cases, however if the case of my duck hunting club know, as Fowl Play Duck Club we take duck hunting seriously. There are three generations of hunters in this club. The ole’ boys’ hunters…

Phil Robertson was born on April 24, 1946, in Vivian, Louisiana. He is a professional duck hunter and has his own family TV show, Duck Dynasty. He talks about the importance of god. He also discusses the respect and responsibility towards a family. Phil Robertson was very poor and grew and made everything they ate and drank. He was named after his Grandmother’s first cousin, Phil Shores, who died in World War ll. His middle name was after his great grandfather, Lemuel Alexander Shores. Phil was…

Mallard ducks are very unique animals. In fact all species of ducks originate from mallard ducks. Male ducks are also known as drakes. A lot of people get this confused, but male mallard ducks are the colorful ones. They have an emerald green head with a yellow beak that is as bright as the sun. They have a white ring around their neck, and that is where the green color from the head stops. They have a dark brown colored body under the neck. The colors from there start to get brighter and…

Armistice Day, November 11 to November 12, 1940 was one of the worst blizzards to hit the Midwest following the Schoolhouse Blizzard in 1888. This blizzard affected the states in between, and including Nebraska to Michigan. November 11th, which would later become known as Veteran’s Day, on this day schools and many businesses were closed in order to observe the day. Fall in the Midwest had been “warm and uneventful” creating less than ideal conditions for duck hunters (Washburn, 2008). This…

Greg Bashaw lives with his sister, mother, and father in Long Island. The family raises an array of animals including, chickens, ducks, and geese, near their suburban townhome. Four years ago, Greg six chickens, followed by two baby ducks a week later. One of the ducks lived with the chickens, causing its behavior pattern to be similar to a chicken. Since it was right after a day of private school, Greg had a brought his friend Leah home with him to study and relax. Greg took the chickens and…

You were taking your usual Sunday walk in your area's grassy plains. Suddenly, a swift bird glides high above you. It's a falcon. Its identity is revealed by its size and shape as it soars across the blue sky. Once the falcon reaches a certain point over the nearby lake, it tucks in its wings and drops down towards a flock of ducks. The ducks take notice of the falcon and begin to scatter. However, for one of the ducks, it was too late as the falcon pierces the duck's flesh with its razor-sharp…