8 Tips For Wood Duck Hunting

Wood ducks are one of my favorite birds to target while duck hunting so I figured I'd make a tips video where I share some of the things to do or not do while getting after woodies. Let me know what tips you have for hunting wood ducks or just how your waterfowl season is going in the comments section. Thanks for watching!

Tip #1 : Look For Acorns - 0:45
Tip #2 : Scout Out The X - 2:38
Tip #3 : Keep The Spread Small, Have Motion - 4:31
Tip #4 : Drop Down A Shot Size Or Two - 6:35
Tip #5 : Don’t Be Late In The Morning - 7:20
Tip #6 : Set Up Where You Can See Them Coming In - 8:58
Tip #7 : Make the Right Sounds On Your Woodie Call - 10:15
Tip #8 : Try Straying From Conventional Tactics - 12:21

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[FLID]

“Tip number one, bait with acorns” got it lmao

[addisonestes]

Spot on my friend. Same thing for us in Georgia. Depend heavily on the mighty wood duck.

[samjackson]

Thank you for these tips. Especially the sitting call. I took my son last weekend-first time duck hunting for both of us. Had 4 woodies come in right in front of us. We both fired twice and missed everything. We noticed the ducks coming in the swamp while we were deer hunting. They only flew for 20 minutes. Going again this weekend.

[TheJookie]

Been hunting the gentlemen of the woods for over 25 years here in Michigan. Theses tips are SPOT ON!! I have seen several woodys with 3-4 big acorns in there crop. Pigeons too! Its crazy how much they can fit in there. Switched to #2's after getting feathers to much with 4s. The Boss #3 3" puts them down hard and the geese too! Might move to boss #4 or 5s next year. Love the videos man, thanks for the entertainment. Keep it up!

[nickclemens]

I mainly wood duck hunt and these tips were right on.

[shawn]

Welcome back to the YouTube Thomas. Been subscribed and still kept checking to make sure I didn't miss a new video.
The swamps we hunt mostly are full of woodies and spot on about not being late. Keep up the good work and good luck with the school work load.

[ScottPrincePhotography]

Hi Thomas thanks for the tips. I don't hunt anymore but rather photograph wildlife. Will give your suggestions a try the next time out.

[Hookedonthefly]

One of the best most knowledgeable video I have watched

[slyflyby]

Very good educational video on the Woodies, Thomas. As others have said you covered in All.
Since starting in 53 in Louisiana I've taken a total of one Woodie (hen).
Your back waters and swamps of Virgina look like The ideal habitat. Hope weather and circumstances work out for you for your re-opener on the 21ST.

[jmac]

I've learned once they land near your decoys they can be called on the water to get them closer. I've also learned that if you think they are wounded then shoot them again even when their head is down. Wood ducks love to dive and many of my friends have lost their trophy wood duck that way

[coreyk]

Great tips #6 probably the best, recently had to relocate our go to blind for opener as we were getting burned so often losing site of woodies as they bombed down into our spread and we’d lose them in the cedar backdrop. Now facing out onto the main lake to the east. Central Ontario, Canada opener Saturday 🇨🇦 🤟🏾

[blainefettic]

Thank you for your show I enjoy it very much

[braydenwarner]

Yea, mallard decoys work just fine, me and my buddy went on a wooduck hunt over the weekend and used mallard decoys and the woodies landed right in the middle of all the decoys almost every time.

[thedriveinopera]

Anybody else noticed that woodies tend to keep landing even when they're being shot at? Love em'!!

[andycliett]

I hunt private and I enjoy sitting in the morning. I don’t mind just getting up and laying in the swamp waiting on shooting light lol.

[southernsquealers]

I have found that 3 floating still wood duck decoys mixed with a 3 Decoy jerk rig and a spinning wing they come in every time they fly over we got a 6 man limit on a beaver pond using this in 15 mins

[firstflightoutdoors]

Thank you so much! This has helped me get so many more birds

[nemooutdooradventures]

awesome video. Im a hunter but new to duck hunting. what calls would you recommend I buy?

[ryanmartin]

I’m on a deer lease in east Texas and I have a feeder next to a duck lake and I have pictures of wood ducks eating corn at my feeder

[davidkilroy]

Awesome video it took me years to learn what you just made into this video lol. Trial and error. Biggest Florida Fan David Kilroy.