What's the Secret to Killing Diving Ducks?

From: Field & Stream - Thursday Oct 14,2021 02:04 pm

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Drop Buzzing Bluebills from a Layout Boat

One look at a bluebill tells you it’s built for speed: streamlined to cut through air and water. Skimming the waves, it looks even faster. Add cold, wind, and waves, and the degree of difficulty in diver shooting increases. You might be bundled up in a boat blind, or bobbing on your back in a layout boat as the birds bear down on you. But the basics remain the same in any conditions: Divers fly fast, stay low, and sometimes buzz on by instead of committing to land.

There is no easy way to shoot bluebills, but the easiest is to keep your gun in front and below the bird as it passes.

Keep reading to learn the rest on how to shoot these challenging ducks.

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