Do you think dogs flare ducks?

[Deadeye]

My wife has a house cat that resembles a female red fox... I been trying to figure out a way to make him disappear for years now. I think she'll buy the "I'm gonna take HotRod the cat duck hunting with me" so he can attrack ducks. I wonder how he's gonna do swimming out to the blind?

[woundedduck]

We can use a dog to lure in the ducks but not spinners? I am about to open a can of worms but I really don't give a chit. Where is the fine line? Who makes the fine line? I bet that when people first started using decoys these same discussions came about. Is it fair to hunt deer over a manmade food plot? What is the difference between that and corn? Should all of us use a recurve and spears and blowguns only to kill wild game? I think not. I am not trying to stir up a hornets nest here but I just want to see what others think about this. And where is the fine line?

[woundedduck]

I know the above post by yours truly is going to hijack the hell out of this thread so i am going to apologize in advance but this was a good time to bring up this topic again. This is a touchy subject but i want to learn more about what a lot of you guys think and why.

[laduck]

In the marsh, I think that a dog looks like a nutria to them. They don't seem to bother them at all. A well mannered dog is the key.

[Chuckle12]

We hunted on a levve cpovered in fastgrass and brush last Saturday with the dog sitting out in the partial open (sitting in a bed of weeds) and the ducks seemed not to care.

[70 sprig]

Yes , a dog will flare a duck unless he is perfectly still ( and mine ain't )

And fugg a spinner ......to the topwater mofo that asked .

[GordonGekko]

the answer really depends on the ducks...if they're local ducks and have had their booty blasted for a few weeks then yeah, pretty much anything will flare 'em...but, if they're new ducks lookin' for a place to land then they aren't gonna be as wary....

[MemphisStockBroker]

I have tried to tie a jerk string to his tail.... Would give him something to do in the blind.... didnt work though.

I have had them land in the decoys while my mule-of-a-lab was chasing down a cripple. Also haid them flair if he got over excited and left the blind a little early.

Heck, if you ever think you have these ducks semi-figured out, ...

[Hambone]

A swimming dog does not flare ducks, and in many cases, attracts them by creating ripples in calm water.

An out of control, wiggling dog, or worse, one that breaks just when a decoying flock is coming, definitely flares them. But that problem is the fault of the owner, not the dog.

[Uncle Judd]

the dogs themselves do not flare ducks. If the dog is moving in/around the blind, it draws the ducks' attention to the blind. If the dog breaks, it's the surprise, not the dog itself, that flares them.

As evidence of this 2nd point: This past weekend, suzie leading a drake in to the dekes--landing gear down and 30 yards out. A kingfisher cuts across in front of the suzie at close range--she turned inside out and went vertical just as if we had shot at her.

My brother's lab is out of champion show bloodlines--he's snow white. We spent the first season trying to figure out how to hide him. Now we dont even try, he doesnt flare em.

[woundedduck]

just asking a simple question to get a valued response out of some of these guys,sprig. you don't even know who i am and you are calling me a topwater. how about you go fugg yourself you sob!

[Wingman]

Man, for a minute I was afraid you fellas were not going to turn this post into a cussing, name-calling, testosterone-filled shout fest.

Thanks for not letting me down.

[Spoonallard]

Man, for a minute I was afraid you fellas were not going to turn this post into a cussing, name-calling, testosterone-filled shout fest.

Thanks for not letting me down.

They just can't help it.

[woundedduck]

I don't like being called a name by anyone, especially if i don't know you i was not trying to piss anyone off and I got lashed out at for it. Some people are just plain stupid. Oh, and sprig is it ok with you if i ask a question on this website? i just wanted to make sure it was ok with you before i ask another one......... Who on here thinks sprig is an "turd-cutter"?

[kaustin]

Not me. I know him and think he is a pretty good guy. He just can't always remember where his room is .