Float Tube for ducks

Challynger · 08-09-2006, 06:03 AM

I'd like to try duck hunting, but I don't have a duck boat or a retriever, nor do I know anyone who does. Is it possible to duck hunt in a float tube? Does anyone have any other suggestions for a cheap boat or other way of duck hunting?

KonaBoy · 08-09-2006, 09:35 AM

I duck hunted once from a float tube last year. My dad dropped me off out of the canoe and set up the dekes and left me there. I had a bunch of ducks come in, but I managed to miss them all [&:]I also found it's easier for me to sit still in a float tube. One tip though, get two split rings, put one on your trigger guard and tie it to another one thats attached to a zipper on your jacket or somewhere similar in case you drop your gun for some reason. So yes, it is possible to hunt from a float tube, or you could just hunt off shore.

psandhu · 08-10-2006, 03:20 PM

that sounds way too complicated. most...no...all puddle ducks like to feed in shallow water. just set up your dekes near some ground and cover, then hunt them from the dry ground in the cover. you need some hip boots or waders.

KonaBoy · 08-10-2006, 03:39 PM

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ORIGINAL: psandhu

that sounds way too complicated. most...no...all puddle ducks like to feed in shallow water. just set up your dekes near some ground and cover, then hunt them from the dry ground in the cover. you need some hip boots or waders.

That's my usual strategy, but I hunt a shallow marsh that's thick rice, and if you can find an open spot, you'll get ducks. The bottom's all thick mud, so just sitting isn't an option because you'll sink.

huntII · 08-10-2006, 08:14 PM

i bring a float tube with mefor retrieving downed birds.
i hunt from shore on lakes, i don't have a boat either.
puddle ducks like lake shores.