1. How To Duck Hunt Andrew Knox

2. I will walk you through a duck hunt in Eastern Washington.

3.  Hunted Ducks for 14 Years  Member of the “Mallard Ranch”  How many of you have played “Duck Hunt” on Nintendo?  I am going to show you what actually happens on a duck hunt.

4. Setup  Scout potential hunting spots  Wake up early and dress warm  Setup Blind and put out Decoys

5. Setup: Scouting  Make sure you have permission to hunt there  Ducks tend to keep same lifestyle pattern  Conditions/ Hunting Pressure matter

6. Setup: How to Dress  Warm base layers  Waterproof Waders  Camouflage outermost layers  Bring Ear Protection

7. Setup: Build the Blind  Finding hunting area in dark, can be tricky  Choose location near the water  Build it with natural materials

8. Setup: Put out the Decoys  Attracts ducks to location  Use between 2-4 dozen decoys  Right in front of blind

9. Setup: Decoy Spread Setup: Decoy Spread

10. The Hunt  Ready, Set, Wait!  Attract ducks by calling  Shoot when they come in range  Have your dog retrieve them

11. The Hunt: Calling  Makes ducks aware of you  Opens up a dialogue between you and the duck  “Convinces” them to choose your spot

12. The Hunt: Shooting  Use a shotgun  Wait until the last second to jump up and shoot  Aim ahead of them

13. The Hunt: Retrieving  Wait until the bird has fallen to say “fetch”  Help guide the dog towards the bird.

14. Post Hunt: Clean-up  Pick up decoys, shotgun shells and trash  Leave the area like you found it.

15. Post Hunt: Prepare Ducks  Pluck off feathers or Cut off breast meat  Many ways to cook  Don’t over-cook!

16.  Better idea of how to Duck Hunt  Peaked your interest  Understand ducks on Lake Umduckum  Questions?

17. Bibliography  Levi Meseburg, Hunting Guide at MarDon Resorts: Duck Taxi Services. November 24 th, 2007.  Rick Nemecek, “Decoy Spreads: Freshwater marsh spreads.” Ducks Unlimited, Inc. “Viewed on February 6, 2008” http://www.ducks.org/Hunting/Decoys/121/DecoySprea dsFreshwaterMarshSpread.html  “Steps to Build a Simple, Temporary Duck Blind” Ducks Unlimited, Inc. “Viewed on February 6 th, 2008” http://www.ducks.org/Hunting/HuntingTips/2837/Stepst oBuildaSimpleTemporaryDuckBlind.html