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Post by genesis273 on Sept 21, 2024 20:37:29 GMT -5
So, I don't really know much about teal hunting. I have a few blue wing landing in one of my ponds. I do not have teal decoys or a teal call.
Can I still put out mallards or woody decoys on a jerk rig? Maybe a mallard spinner?
Do teal fly into the water early or off the water early?
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
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Post by marshallco on Sept 21, 2024 22:17:36 GMT -5
They will be in early like all the woodies and mallards, but you can’t shoot till sunrise. So it’s kind of a PIB because you’re probably gonna watch swimmers for 20-30 minutes before you can fire. Any decoys should work, but if they’re already coming in to your spot, may not need a thing. They’re fast little suckers!
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Post by genesis273 on Sept 21, 2024 23:33:43 GMT -5
You ain't lying! They move quick!
If I'm being honest, if there's just still a few teal in there when I go, I may not touch off a shot. If it looks like there will be several then I'll try it.
Thanks for the info.
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Post by marshallco on Sept 22, 2024 7:39:42 GMT -5
Good luck!
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Post by genesis273 on Sept 24, 2024 19:59:45 GMT -5
I went out this evening, just on a scouting mission. No teal.
I busted some woodies off the water though. They were right in front and slightly left of my blind. There is a few, small bundles of trees in the water. Due to the duck weed, you can see where they had been loafing around in the brush. Hopefully they'll still be there later on in the season.
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Post by marshallco on Sept 24, 2024 21:40:58 GMT -5
Your best scouting trip would be in the morning, as in when you would hunt those teal. No surprise that they’ve moved out by evening. In fact, that’s a good thing, you’d rather not have them roosting there to hunt them in the mornings.
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Post by duff on Sept 25, 2024 18:18:28 GMT -5
No special calls or deres needed. Use old sassy Susie timber slayer meat getter dr85 greenheart killer call if you want to.
Best teal hunts I have had would be decent sized groups working shoreline of shallow mud flats. Constantly just working around. No decoys or calls needed but not sure they hurt either.
We'd shoot at a few then 5 to 25 min later another group would swing through. This was regular season so mallards or whatever would work too
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Post by genesis273 on Sept 26, 2024 6:49:55 GMT -5
Great advice guys, thank you!
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Post by genesis273 on Sept 26, 2024 7:01:08 GMT -5
Your best scouting trip would be in the morning, as in when you would hunt those teal. No surprise that they’ve moved out by evening. In fact, that’s a good thing, you’d rather not have them roosting there to hunt them in the mornings. So, should I had been looking at first light or slip out there and hour or so after sunrise to see if they're in there? |
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Post by marshallco on Sept 26, 2024 10:29:49 GMT -5
Your best scouting trip would be in the morning, as in when you would hunt those teal. No surprise that they’ve moved out by evening. In fact, that’s a good thing, you’d rather not have them roosting there to hunt them in the mornings. So, should I had been looking at first light or slip out there and hour or so after sunrise to see if they're in there? Not sure how big your pond is, but if you sit at first light, it may give an indication of where they prefer to land. then again, wind and other factors can change where they want to land as well. If you wait after an hour, they may have swam who knows where. Again, not sure if that's an issue for your pond. |
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