hen drake

Gauge & Reload · Post by **Gauge & Reload** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 1:41 pm

does anyone know when ducks are flying what the pattern is. a friend at work said that he read that when ducks fly it always hen then drake. well he said the male always follows. then i said what if there is more than two like four, would it be hen, drake, hen, drake?
anyone know? the guy seems to know his stuff though, he is not a hunter he is a bird watcher.

Post by **ezzy333** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 3:38 pm

If it's hen drake and hen drake then the drakes don't always follow a hen.

When you see ducks or geese flying in a V do you know why one side is always longer than the other?

Ezzy

Bird Dog 67 · Post by **Bird Dog 67** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:58 am

ezzy333 wrote:If it's hen drake and hen drake then the drakes don't always follow a hen.

When you see ducks or geese flying in a V do you know why one side is always longer than the other?

Ezzy

More geese or ducks on that side.

Post by **ezzy333** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:59 am

Birddog 67,

You win but there isn't any prize.

Ezzy

scotton · Post by **scotton** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 2:42 pm

I find it much easier to identify hens and drakes by taste.

I've never really noticed a pattern in flight. I just shoot at the pretty ones. Gadwalls are pretty tough to identify on the fly, but green heads, widgeons, teal and pinheads are pretty distinctive when coming in to dekes. I don't do a lot of pass shooting at ducks, and I don't really see many divers, so I guess I have it pretty easy. In Texas you only have to worry about mallard hens from a legal standpoint.