Too much of a good thing │ When to pull the spinner?

When to use a spinning wing decoy│ Be more effective on late season ducks

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There is absolutely no doubt that motion or spinning wing decoys have revolutionized the way we chase waterfowl. If you have hunted waterfowl long enough, then you may recall the day leading up to the introduction of these fine hunting accessories, and what it was like the very first time you utilized a spinning wing decoy. For many, these decoys became an absolute necessity that we wouldn’t go duck hunting without.

Since the introduction of the spinning wing decoy, many waterfowl have fallen victim to its charm and realism, providing many happy and successful trips afield for countless waterfowl hunters across country. While we never hit the water without at least one, if not an arsenal of spinning wing decoys, sometimes too much of a good thing can prove to be hindrance rather helping, especially when trying to fool late season waterfowl.
Later in the waterfowl season, ducks and geese become extremely wary, as anyone who has hunted waterfowl can tell you. Towards the tail end of the season, these birds of seen it all and heard it all. When situations like these happen, you sometimes have to cut loose of the tactics and methods that have proven effective during the previous weeks and not be afraid to go against the grain. With the popularity of spinning wing decoys growing, more waterfowl are exposed to these decoys during the course of the waterfowl season, and there is no doubt that they can be as effective on the last day of the duck season as they were on the first. However, by the end of the waterfowl season, many of the ducks that you are hunting, especially if you are hunting public ground, will be associating a loud “BOOM!” with sight of those spinning wing decoys.

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