Spring hunting is always a long-awaited time for lovers and professional hunters. In order for it to be effective, and as a trophy you managed to catch a cautious bird or wild animal, you need to know the migration paths of the object of your fishing. The best location at this time will be the base located in the area of movement of birds or animals that you are going to hunt. A professional huntsman can also provide you with invaluable services.
One of the most fascinating types of hunting is spring duck hunting, but you need to know that at this time of the year, according to the law, only a drake can become your prey. To realize your plans, you can visit wonderful places on Ladoga, on the Volga, in Bashkiria and Yakutia. It is no less exciting to spend time in the vicinity of the Noble Nest base in the Tver Region. The territories along the path of duck migration should be chosen. For convenience, you can pre-book seats at the base for the opening of the season.
Hunting ducks in the spring is strictly prohibited. Shooting is only permitted by drakes. From far away you can easily confuse the female and the male, therefore shooting is allowed not in years, but only on a drake with a decoy duck. In this case, she is an indispensable assistant to the hunter, no less important than a real hunting dog.
In the forest land of this base you can also get during grouse mating. If you're lucky, your woodcock will be your trophy. This is one of the earliest birds appearing on the first thaw in the forest or on the bare banks of rivers, lakes and ditches in central Russia. Spring woodcock hunting should take place on a morning or evening dawn, but, as experienced hunters note, it is most effective after sunset.
Not every year hunting is permitted in the spring. This is influenced by factors associated with unfavorable wintering for birds, problem nesting. The ban can also be established in those years when a decrease in the number of species is recorded.
The usual duck hunting in the spring (or rather, the drake) begins with the exploration of water bodies. It is more convenient to produce it before the onset of the season, even before the entry into force of a fishing permit. It is advisable to do a survey of the area immediately after the arrival of birds from wintering in the evening after sunset or in the early morning just before dawn. This will help you determine the flight paths and favorite feeding places for birds, explore the stretches that are convenient for prisad.
The main requirements for places where spring hunting for ducks is planned is convenient viewing. It must be a clean reach. Here, a decoy duck will be planted in such a way that it is clearly visible from the air for flying drakes. The main channel should not pass through the reach, since the current can bring down both the decoy duck and the stuffed animals used, and it can also take far away the dead drake. The best place in this case can serve as a flooded meadow or a quiet bay.
Having decided on the most suitable place where duck hunting will take place, build a hut or skradok. For this, reeds, spruce or pine branches are suitable. It is very convenient to dig in and camouflage in the ground, if the soil allows. In any case, it should be a reliable place where you will be comfortable waiting for prey. In a situation where it is not possible to build a caches, shooting can be done from a boat, which also must be carefully camouflaged with branches, reeds, reeds or other materials at hand. You should have a good overview, allowing you to monitor the movements of the drake, and also the chosen place should be convenient for shooting.