Gentlemen:

I found a solution to this dilemma approximately three years ago. G&H Decoys makes a plastic "stump" called the "Buck Stumper" for deer hunters. It works really well for ducks also. Just set up one or two in the shallow water of the pothole and they look like old dead tree stumps ...

i use a two anchor system with a jerk cord.... one anchor under the decoys, one by the shore....so the string stays on the bottom out of the way of the dogs and the boats....more trouble but the batteries never go dead........


just sayin'...........

always attach the end to my huntin' partners false teeth.... he never shuts up... so the dekes are always movin'...

just sayin..........

well, I am 51 years old, been hunting ducks since I was 14 and I have been using the same Winchester 1200 pump I was given for Christmas the year I turned 14 (1966). I have two 12 ga 1200 pumps and my daughter has a 20 ga 1200 pump. They have always hunted through anything, saltwater, sand, mud ...

go24:

Most dogs won't pick 'em up because they are carrion eaters. It really is not a good idea to use a retriever when crow hunting because they do eat dead things and sometimes your dog can pick up some pretty nasty bacteria from the feathers.

jsut sayin.......

My daughter and I hunt divers on the MS Gulf Coast because we lack the numbers of big ducks. We can run out in the Sound and set up for divers in about 30 minutes from home to set up.....takes us about 4 hours to get to the Delta.... The divers are tasty when grilled over a slow fire with a marinade ...

GW have a way of making their own law...I once got a ticket at Sunflower WMA for no life preservers in a canoe.....that was sitting on the ground and DRY!!!! I fought that one and won.... THEN I got another ticket for not having life preservers in a jon boat that i was WADING and pushing ...