Quack Attack

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harry whitley

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Got a package of "Quack Attack" Duck and Goose attractant for Christmas. Have any of you used it ? It seems a little too good to be true and legal.

Thanks all,
Harry
 
Harry,

I hadn't heard of it till your post asking about it. If the ducks can't ingest it, it's legal. Whether it works or not is another question. I can't see myself spending any of my money on this product. I have yet to read of any studies claiming that ducks and geese have an acute sense of smell. I'm sure they can smell, just not sure they use smell as a way to locate food from a distance.

Next thing we will probably see it "Hen -in-heat" scented cloths to rub on our hen decoys to attract more drakes to our spread. Gee, if it works, Carl will no longer have to worry about the sun being in his face!
 
Last I knew it was commonly accepted that only a few birds can smell or use their sense of smell, it's hard to test that. Those birds are the Kiwi, not the fruit, the Turkey Vulture and some of the petrel type birds. I think that product is total BS. Why? If waterfowl can smell or use there sense of smell then why will they decoy down wind of hunters all the time and why do so many sit on sewer lagoons? And if they are attracted to that sent then 'smelling up' your hunting area just got cheaper. :-)

Tim
 
Going back 10 or 12 years ago, didn't Hosier Jim jokingly offer corn scent for sale? Sounds like someone stole his idea. I wonder if they think it's as funny.

scott
 
Even if it was or is legal, why would you want to use it? I want ducks to come into range because I called them or decoyed them or understood enough about them to go to their preferred habitat, not because I threw something on the ground.

I don't know if its legal despite their claims. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act states:
"Baited area means any area on which salt, grain, or other feed has been placed, exposed,
deposited, distributed, or scattered, if that salt, grain, or other feed could serve as a lure or
attraction for migratory game birds to, on, or over areas where hunters are attempting to take
them. Any such area will remain a baited area for ten days following the complete removal of all
such salt, grain, or other feed."

So a scent may be legal but in my mind it is still not the way ducks should be attracted into gun range.
 
The person who gave it to me I think was doing some leg pullin.

I may regift it next year to some unsupecting newbie. There is enough real corn being used that you have to check thoroughly before you committ to a place to set up on so even if the waterfowl could smell I would suspect they would head for the real thing. We have a lot of residential baiting done by folks who live on the water and just want to watch the pretty ducks an geese, Also Peta people have started baiting ares to keep hunters away.

Thanks for confirming what I was thinking,

Harry
 
Harry

Twenty-five years ago I used to do bird surveys along the NC coast in Hyde County, the federal warden I knew at the time called it the gold coast because of all the corn piled up in front of blinds.
 
there was a story going around a while back about a guy who was devolping a hen-in-heat scent. Told all about how he followed the hens around to collect the urine , bottled it , etc etc. during testing he placed a drop each on a few decoys to test and it worked like a charm !! The bad part was where he accidentily spilt some on the dog and it was immeadiatly mauled and violated by a large number of drakes......... absoluty hilarious story.

ok I gotta go find it now...
 
It's not just Hyde County. I'm told that if you drained the Currituck Sound that you would soon have a bumper crop of Corn and Milo. I have had a guy bait a couple of my blinds just to ruin my season. I don't build permanent blinds anymore. I hunt from the boat or an improvised blind on a public shore, but I still check for bait before setting up. Residential baiters are probably the biggest problem in that they marshall ducks and keep them on bait for the entire season. Peta people will bait areas known to be productive and then call the wardens and tell them about the bait. If I ever get caught hunting over bait it'll be a mistake that I made by not checking well enough. Have to be careful though because there are some real master baiters out there.

If you spent anytime in Hyde County I hope you had chance to eat some of the local cornbread. Those folks in Hyde Co. really know how to make it.

Good hunting,
Harry
 
Years ago I developed a scent for attracting ducks. Being well aware of the regulations regarding baiting I was real careful. This scent really worked smelled like the real deal.
The first thing after applying it we noticed a great increase of crows. Hundreds of them circling out blind making such a racket. Really disturbing our WA Then the Ravins with there Hideous O wak owak and a bunch of other sounds only a prehistoric bird could make. Then coyote's, they sneak in trying to get your lunch. One fellow had to turn around and watch for them all the time instead of watching for ducks. Then there was the danger, ever convince a bear you didn't have any thing to eat. We ended up in the water in our boat watching a bear take it out on our blind. Took a lot of hunting time to get that blind back in shape. Now the final straw. We put a little on our decoys. The local Eagle he couldn't resist. They smelled so good. He swooped down and took all our decoys. That ended our hunting for the year......Now if you believe this,, get Quack Attack
 
If you spent anytime in Hyde County I hope you had chance to eat some of the local cornbread. Those folks in Hyde Co. really know how to make it.



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I lived in Swanquarter for the whole fall and winter, so I've had just about all of the local delicacies. My favorite was the fish and crab.

I took my wife to OBX (Ocracoke) and Swanquarter for our honeymoon. Probably helped that her dad was a lobsterman and she grew up on the water and she loves beaches and marshes and birds.
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Ocracoke was and still is a great place to Honeymoon or anything else. The Pony Isand Inn used to serve the best scallops I've ever eaten. The folks that run the Pony Island can put you on some good local guides. I've had great success on Pintails and Brant there.

If you ever decide to get back down that way give me a call and if it isn't WF season I'll take you fishing.

Oi reckon you know what you're talking aboot,
Harry
 
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