Want to Shoot More Mallards? Here's How

From: Field & Stream - Tuesday Oct 12,2021 02:00 pm

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Get the "Gimme" Green Head—Every Time

We get excited when mallards come into the decoys. We should. It’s why we duck hunt. Making the shot starts with managing that excitement. As you watch the bird come in, use that time to prepare with a pep-talk. Keep it positive, and focused on what you need to do to make the shot. If there are more than one duck coming, tell yourself to pick one, and when you pick one, tell yourself to look at the head, or the bill.

No one should miss a decoying duck, but we all do. Trapshooters have an applicable saying about their targets: “They’re all easy, and they’re all easy to miss.” The same is true in spades about ducks in the decoys.

Here’s how to make that shot.

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