11-23-2009, 08:10 PM
I like everyone's comments here. I agree with them having great vision, and what was said about shade, and faces. I hadn't ever really thought about camo clothing reflecting light differently than natural vegetation, but that makes total sense.
Ducks will sometimes come right in when you're out standing around like a retard, but I wouldn't count on it. If you are camoed up good in something that somewhat resembles your surroundings, you only have about 2 things to worry about: your face, and movement.
I think those 2 things are huge regardless of what you are wearing. I think they have a lot tougher time noticing you if you are completely motionless - just like deer. Especially given how much terrain they have to survey. As far as your face - out in the cattails and waterfowly areas, your face might as well be a big mirror.
Obviously, you have to know where the ducks are and what they are doing. But a face pointed towards the sky and/or moving around cancels out hundreds of dollars worth of camo gear.
Keeping shaded up, face masks, face paint, facial hair, and hiding up in your surroundings are all good things that should buy you some freedom here, but I always try to keep my face down, look out of the corners of my eyes. And move very little and/or only when the birds are positioned to where it would be impossible for them to see you.
One other thing that I think makes a big difference is where you are hunting. The birds definately seem to care alot less when you are hunting somewhere they are feeding (e.g. corn/grain fields) vs. somewhere they are simply resting (water).
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Ducks will sometimes come right in when you're out standing around like a retard, but I wouldn't count on it. If you are camoed up good in something that somewhat resembles your surroundings, you only have about 2 things to worry about: your face, and movement.
I think those 2 things are huge regardless of what you are wearing. I think they have a lot tougher time noticing you if you are completely motionless - just like deer. Especially given how much terrain they have to survey. As far as your face - out in the cattails and waterfowly areas, your face might as well be a big mirror.
Obviously, you have to know where the ducks are and what they are doing. But a face pointed towards the sky and/or moving around cancels out hundreds of dollars worth of camo gear.
Keeping shaded up, face masks, face paint, facial hair, and hiding up in your surroundings are all good things that should buy you some freedom here, but I always try to keep my face down, look out of the corners of my eyes. And move very little and/or only when the birds are positioned to where it would be impossible for them to see you.
One other thing that I think makes a big difference is where you are hunting. The birds definately seem to care alot less when you are hunting somewhere they are feeding (e.g. corn/grain fields) vs. somewhere they are simply resting (water).
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