12/20/2023 0 Comments Wood duck sounds![]() ![]() The WW-90 is a very soft call that cannot be heard at a great distance and it simulates a locating sound that the ducks make, usually after they land. When I'm hunting woodies I'll usually get their attention with that "wheet" sound and then switch over to a completely different call such as the "wood duck whine." I have oftentimes seen woodies produce this sound and, once they get a response, they will then swim over to the rest of the flock. Most of these roost-type sounds can be achieved by choking down your call with your hand and modifying the way you blow into it. Just listen closely to a roost one morning and you'll be surprised at the various sounds you'll hear. Woodies have a much wider vocabulary though. Because they are fairly loud, these calls are effective in getting the attention of most wood ducks. Many hunters are familiar with the traditional "wheet-wheet" squeal that a woodie makes in flight, and most call manufactures produce these types of calls. Roosting sites should remain safe areas so the birds will consistently keep using them day after day. Wood ducks have certain travel routes they take day after day which take them between their roosting and feeding areas. ![]() Set up in their flight pattern by scouting out an area both early and late. This method involves hunting near a roost (not in the middle of it) and then calling the birds in to you. Often hunters will elect to "jump shoot" them on creeks, or even "hunt the roost." However, I would like to suggest a method in which you can hunt the entire season rather than shooting the roost, since that often lasts only a few days at most. This is not just a coincidence, but rather planned intentionally so that waterfowlers have more opportunity to hunt wood ducks. Wood ducks tend to migrate about the same time that most states observe their yearly teal seasons. As a matter of fact, they sometimes are the only duck hunting that waterfowlers have access to in their local areas. Wood ducks, or squealers as they are often called, are very widespread throughout the United States. Doing seminars all across the country, I've found that hunters seem to stand firm in their beliefs that wood ducks can not be decoyed in with calls. This practice is an adaptation that maximizes the potential chance of survival of a brood, and females may end up raising extended broods containing several of another bird’s eggs."Can you really call in wood ducks?" I wish I had a dime for every time I've been asked that question. During the initial nesting period, males wait on the ground near to the nesting site to guard against predators.įemales may lay eggs in other nearby wood ducks’ nests, a phenomenon known as egg dumping. During this time, the female will briefly leave the eggs unattended early each morning while searching for food. ![]() Incubation is by female wood ducks only, and lasts for 27 to 32 days. The female prepares her chosen nesting site, and lines it with feathers plucked from her breast. Wood ducks have sharp claws that enable them to climb trees in search of a safe site before laying and incubation begin. If available, artificial nest boxes may also be used. They may revisit the same site for future broods in subsequent years, even with a different mate. ![]() Female wood ducks take responsibility for selecting the nest site, which is usually a hole or hollow high up in a tree trunk. ![]()
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