Favorite Duck
 

Taking into concideration of all the factors, smart, huntability, speed, beauty etc. what is your favorite Duck. My personal opinion is the Black Duck is the smartest, Mallard being the most hunatable but if you had to roll it into one package I would have to say mine is the Canvasback. and I think they are the best eating as well.

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The Wood Duck. I place out boxes for them.

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Yeah I like the wood duck too.

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hard one i like most of them but king ider are kool but never shot 1 so my fav is buffelhead

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Canvasback.

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I think i like Drake Pintails or Drake Blubills...

kyleanddrake

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IMO blue wing teal ,with wood ducks a close second.

Johnch

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DRAKE PINTAIL

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Wood duck and Pintail!

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A bull Canvasback!;)

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This could get good we currently have:

Wood Duck 3

Canvasback 3

Pintail 2

Blue wing teal 1

Bufflehead 1

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Widgeon for me!

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My dream is a bull sprig!!!! Goose is a speck!!!!!!!!

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Wood Duck for me.

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Totals as of 5/31

Wood Duck 4

Canvasback 3

Pintail 3

Blue Wing Teal 1

Bufflehead 1

Widgeon 1

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In Iowa Carpmaster and I saw a Drake Mallard Pintail hybread that looked awesome. If I ever shoot one it is going on the wall.

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There is a saying here in NE Arkansas (mostly by the timber hunters) that says "if it ain't got a green head, it ain't a duck". I tend to subscribe to that philosophy but I do love a Bull Sprig!

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as of 6/6

Wood Duck = 4

Canvasback = 3

Pintail = 4

Blue Wing Teal = 1

Bufflehead = 1

Widgeon = 1

And the rare Drake mallard Pintail Hybrid = 1

z31 even though I am a Canvasback fan I couldn't let you sneak another vote in. Sorry

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Although last year was my first year to hunt waterfowl. I would have to say that my favorite duck is a wood duck.

Jason

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For me it would have to be the big mallards in the late season.

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I think this says something it took 17 votes for someone to pick a Green Head There is no question that it is the most hunted and desirable but not always the favorite it may be because it is the most common of ducks and getting that "other" is exciting.

So as of 6/7

Wood Duck = 5
Pintail = 4
Canvasback = 3
Mallard = 1
Blue Wing Teal = 1
Bufflehead = 1
Widgeon = 1
And the rare Drake mallard Pintail Hybrid = 1

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I think it says something about the region that I hunt in. We hunt the way that it has been done for many years. We hunt the way that we are famous for hunting. We hunt the way that we love to hunt. We hunt in green timber. When you hunt green timber about 95% of the birds that you kill are going to be mallards. Also, all of the really big bunches that you get in (100-10000) are going to be mallards. We can go to the fields and kill other stuff but most of the guys around here prefer to be in the woods. There is just something about watching mallards come in through the timber that is special to people around here. The last year I duck hunted seriously we killed about 3,400 mallards out of our hole in the timber. That year we hunted 24 guys in one hole for 7 straight days and we had a 96 bird limit every morning by 9:00. That's why the mallard is our favorite bird. I suspect if everyone else were able to experience that type of hunting then you would have a few more people throwing votes for the mallard. I think Pintails and Wood Ducks are the prettiest and I love killing Pintails BUT my favorite to hunt is the mallard. My problem is I just can't pull away from whitetails long enough anymore to go and do it.

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silentassassin, where I hunt here in va. we are right on the potomac river we have River ducks Canvasback, Bluebills an occasional Red Head and Golden Eye. Then we can move into the creeks which is actually like tidal marsch and get Mallards, Black Ducks Widgeon, Ringneck and occasional Pintail. Not much timber hunting, but last year on the last day of the season the whole river and the creeks had frozen and we found a feeder creek back up in the woods that all the ducks were congregating to. Well we went in and jumped them off and spread out waiting for them to return which we knew they would and I have to say it was the most fun I have seen in years, there is defiantly something about a Mallard and Timber thatis suppose to be! The echo of the shot ringing through the woods is awsome. Well we have been doing thisquit a few years and we keep learning moreto the point that there really isn't a day that we don't see some kind of action but I know now when it freezes we are headed back in the timber.

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So that is what happened to all of the ducks... j/k

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wood ducks are probably my favorite duck, nothing beats a mature drake :D

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canvasback.

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mallard thats pretty much all thats aroundhere

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As far as beauty it would have to be this duck i saw on the DU website called a Eurasian Widgeon. but overall i think cinnamon teal are my favortie.

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Wood duck, next is that green winged one.

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It looks as if the Woody is pulling away

MarshMonster I havn't had the opportunity to come out West and Hunt Cinnamon's but maybe some day, I would imagine they hunt like the other teals but are much more handsome.

AS OF 6/28

Wood Duck =7
Pintail = 4
Canvasback =4
Mallard = 2
Blue Wing Teal = 1
Bufflehead = 1
Widgeon = 1
Cinnamon Teal = 1
And the rare Drake mallard Pintail Hybrid = 1

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Canvasback! Hands down.

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you said it rebel dog i shot a drake this year and it was gorgeous. there dont seem to be many here in oregon and i had just missed a widgeon drakebefore i shot him i was reallly stoked.:D

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We don't see any Canvasbacks until it gets real cold and then there is only a few weeks left in the season. Last year was great we had our limits by 8AM (1 per person) each morning on Canvasbacks and actually one day we had 2 flocks set in the decoys of 50 to 60 in each group. I got some great pictures. I love how all those birds buzz the decoys at 60 MPH 5 or6 times checking things out! Pretty awsome.

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Rebel, another cool site is A flock of Bluebills Burning the "J" in the style set up u put out!

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Toss up for me,between the bull sprig,or teal for eating. vangunsmith

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I love the Mallard there arent too many here but thats why you have to like them.

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My little fighter jet friend, the blue winged teal would have to be my favorite, as they are difficult to hunt.

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drake blue bill and pintails also

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how are u kiling the cin. teals.. lakes, fields or ponds orr.. ?