Duck Hunting 2024 | Decoying MALLARDS In CLOSE (Huge Flocks)

[@benm.3000]

Leroy is a great dog!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Ben!

[@stanandrews1741]

Great Hunt young Men! Not that you were having any problems killing ducks, but leave an obvious hole with no decoys right in front of you and they will land in it.😊 this my 55th waterfowl season, love your channel!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Stan! I really appreciate you watching! I wish we would've tried that just to see what they would've done. I thought by setting them tight like that we would've got them to land right on the downwind edge but it seemed like they almost wanted to land on the upwind side of the decoys

[@coopernickerson7470]

Another pat on the dog’s back. Good job. Loaded of ducks, wow.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Cooper! Leroy's been lots of pats and good snacks!

[@AnyFishWillDo]

Man, that looked like a fun hunt. Love it when you are where they want to be.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Mark!! Appreciate you watching!

[@Benjamin-M-L]

Florida opener is this weekend... Counting it down!

[@evanmoore5005]

Arkansas opener is this Saturday been deer hunting the past two weeks watching mallards and teal buzz me i’m stoked 😂

[@HokeOutdoors]

Good luck down there this weekend! I bet y'all have a pile of new birds rolling in on Thursday and Friday with this weather we're getting up north. Let me know how it goes this weekend!

[@tonybandz6082]

You’re such a good guy for letting him shoot the stud pintail … not a greedy person at all

[@fidiusjwhoopie]

cool hunt , glad to see you hangin' with BW👍 "LEE roy" is killin it, great pup

[@HokeOutdoors]

I appreciate it! Hopefully we can get on a couple more hunts later this season!

[@LaneYoutube-cx9zr]

I love watching your videos I learn a lot

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Lane! Got any suggestions for how I can make them better/more informative?? I'm always trying to take it up another notch!

[@LaneYoutube-cx9zr]

You’re doing great I don’t have any suggestions just keep doing what your doing, I love your videos because of the kayak hunts mostly not many people do them and I can always count on you to make a kayak banger

[@R.K-v2l]

That dog! You are fortunate.

[@HokeOutdoors]

He's a fun one!!

[@tonybandz6082]

Another great video 💯💯

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother! Appreciate you watching!

[@NZJCA_YT]

I love your vids! Amazing hunt!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother! I appreciate you watching them!

[@northerntribeoutdoors5938]

You guys crushed it. I have found that two groups of decoys with a large landing zone between the two always works better than one single wad of birds. If I go with a single wad it is always up wind of where I am sitting. Not that you needed to even make an adjustment but always curious when I see the wall of decoys with no landing zone. It would give you that extra 10 yards you were looking for. .02

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother! We definitely should've tried something like that, it felt like they were trying to land on the backside of the decoys which was right on top of us

[@BadAssBassFishermen]

let me know if you ever head out to WA or OR. Been pretty good recently with the cyclones blowing birds inland from the coast

[@HokeOutdoors]

Will do! Glad to hear y'all have been on them over there! What kind of birds have you been getting into??

[@BadAssBassFishermen]

@@HokeOutdoors lots of wigeon and pintails few mallards recently, but you head to the coast you can get get anything from mallards to surf scoters and everything in-between

[@dominicschout5627]

Amazing job guy love the videos

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Dominic! Much appreciated!

[@mnbednar8071]

You are having a good year despite the late migration!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thankfully it seems like we had a great hatch around here so we've had plenty of local birds even though there hasn't been much pushing down! How's it been over your way the last few days? Seeing any new birds pushing down with Canada starting to freeze up?

[@mnbednar8071]

@@HokeOutdoors I hunt about two hours east of you. More of a diver area than puddle ducks. We won’t get the big push until after the season closes today. Very difficult year.

[@wyattminor6441]

Mista leeeeerooyyyy dialed in on the quick marks

[@HokeOutdoors]

Locked in on em

[@janisthompson2189]

Man I wish some ducks would come down here to Louisiana good hunt man

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother! Should be some birds showing up down there by this weekend I would think! Are you gonna be hunting??

[@Yellowlab247_Outdoors]

Those mallards just hovering in...man....could go for some of that right now. Pretty work as always, send some birds back home please sir

[@HokeOutdoors]

Hopefully they're on there way with this cold were getting up here! Seeing any new ones showing up the last couple days??

[@Yellowlab247_Outdoors]

@@HokeOutdoors Hunted Pamlico Sound Monday and the birds were pretty stale. 4 teal, widgeon, couple scoters. Just had a good cold front, so fingers crossed.

[@johnlockwood7372]

Thomas and BW… what could go wrong, great hunt guys!!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks John! Luke always makes the hunt just a little more fun!

[@johnlockwood7372]

@ that he does, quite a character and the old double barrel to boot!!

[@WillE454]

You always manage to find the X

[@HokeOutdoors]

Lots of windshield time and boots on the ground!

[@CarlJohnson_13]

Send some of those birds down to Kansas!! Great hunt!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Carl! Seeing any new birds showing up down there the last couple days?

[@CarlJohnson_13]

@ not yet in the south central area. We do have some places holding decent numbers on the refuges

[@Madtown.Outdoors]

On this one I would’ve put the decs out in the ripples and make them land infront but good hunt

[@HokeOutdoors]

That would've been a good play! The setup got a little rushed on this one so it wasn't quite perfect

[@connormccabe5653]

Loving Leroy man! Are you gonna do a diver or black duck hunt this year?

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Connor! Been trying to do some diver hunting the last couple days but they haven't been cooperating. Hopefully they will this afternoon!

[@janpeters9838]

Leroy is awesome! He does it look very big on screen how much does he weigh.

[@gavinsalyer2807]

What kind of shells do you use. You’re stoning all of them.

[@HokeOutdoors]

I think I was just shooting Federal 3 inch #2 shot on this hunt, I was pretty surprised it crushed them like it did on a couple of those further shots

[@gavinsalyer2807]

@ man you were pile driving them things. We just crushed them in Kansas this morning.

[@toddlarson3027]

Tomorrow last day in north zone hopefully they are in the area rain and snow

[@HokeOutdoors]

Crazy that it's over already! Did you get out this morning?

[@toddlarson3027]

@HokeOutdoors yes saw few nothing committed to decoys whitecaps and rain the whole time

[@walterwhite1556]

Good hunt. What is your go to shot size for late season? Personally I load my first shot with 2s then 2 shells of BB. Let me know if I should change it up.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother! I typically just shoot #2s, I've never really been a fan of BB or BBB. Haven't found any that pattern particularly well out of my gun. If you have some that pattern well I would stick with those though!

[@virginiaswampboys199]

Goodness.....

[@HokeOutdoors]

Are you going to be getting out tomorrow or later this week? Should be some new birds showing up down there from Thursday through the weekend I would think!

[@virginiaswampboys199]

@@HokeOutdoors Yes..absolutely. Hitting WMA tomrw.... duck marsh Thursday. We've heard some mallards while deer hunting so hoping for the best.

[@HokeOutdoors]

@ good luck!! Let me know how it goes!

[@virginiaswampboys199]

@ We shot 4 woodies. Lost one. Had some missed opportunities. Waiting for tmrw to hit the bigger water/marsh. Good time though.

[@HokeOutdoors]

@@virginiaswampboys199 heck yeah, those acorn fed November woodies are always a treat! Best of luck tomorrow on the big water!

[@Aksulh54]

Any recommendations on what shot, weight and size to use. Right now I’m shooting 2 shot 1500 fps and I feel that I’m missing ducks consistently and when I hit them it rips them up bad. Haven’t been having issues until recently. Not sure what’s going on. Anything helps!

[@lucasmaloney3283]

What choke?

[@Aksulh54]

@ medium range Carlson

[@chaseehlers923]

Hey! What kind of shot-cam do you use? I’m looking to get one to share hunts and improve my shooting ability!

[@HokeOutdoors]

I'm using a Shotkam Gen 4! It's definitely a great tool for improving your shooting! Finding out where you're missing the majority of the time is huge in my opinion

[@Timthrash]

Hey been watching your content for awhile and you do an awesome job and are a stand up guy. Wanted to know what mallard call you use? Love that raspy sound and sounds great. Have been wanting to get some kind of raspy call myself to try out

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Tim! I really appreciate you watching! I'm using a DRC Harlot, they're out of stock right now but should be back soon

[@johncena-ne5uu]

Bro how do you not miss? whats your tip on leading birds and any other tips you have also do you shoot with one eye open or two. Love the vid

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother, appreciate you watching! With the shooting it just comes down to practice. The more wingshooting you do the better you'll get! I shoot with both my eyes open though, that definitely helps to adjust my 2nd or 3rd shot cause I can watch where the wad is going on the first shot

[@ZeddicTv.]

What calls are you using

[@HokeOutdoors]

DRC Calls! Using the Harlot for ducks and the Life Sentence for geese

[@whiskeythrottle_2430]

What shotgun mounted camera are you using?

[@HokeOutdoors]

It's a Shotkam Gen 4

[@michiganoutdoors9347]

I wanna see some spoonie hunting

[@HokeOutdoors]

Had a couple spoonie barrel burners the last couple days! They'll be out next week!

[@travisbrown282]

🤙

[@HokeOutdoors]

🤘🤘

[@ronreade880]

Did you train Leroy or add him finished professionally?

[@HokeOutdoors]

I trained him up until 8 months and then sent him to Dynamic Retrievers for a few months. They did an amazing job with him!!

[@TX_Deckhand_03]

What sled do you use?

[@HokeOutdoors]

It's just a large size Shappell jet sled

[@Grant-o7w]

Your buddy needs to be a little more careful with his gun barrels when he swing around when it's on his shoulder 12:36

[@beckmaddison7763]

What cameras do you use to film hunts

[@HokeOutdoors]

I'm using a couple GoPro Hero 10s and my phone for the most part

[@MichaelWinters-z7i]

You say you were scouting - are all these locations Public Land? I am from CA and hunt public but not shy to ask Landowners - any tips? All love your vids are fantastic!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Michael! I'm pretty much hunting exclusively public up here but that's mainly cause there's not much water on private ground. If I ever came across a good private pond/marsh up here I would most definitely ask for permission! The main thing I've discovered about the public up here is that getting off the beaten path is the best way to find birds. Most everyone around these parts wants to hunt within 500 yards of the access so if you can get a mile back into an area there's a good chance that's where you'll find the birds!

[@MichaelWinters-z7i]

@@HokeOutdoors Great advice - I have this same thinking when it comes to big game. CA has A LOT of rivers with the CA Delta. truly an amazing waterway - I may have to go investigate and get out of the grasslands because it is a totally different style of Public hunting. Lots of boundaries and the people that know how to hunt know where to go! Again thank you for the perspective! Much Love

[@ChaseB115]

What kind of dog is Leroy

[@HokeOutdoors]

He's a lab, just a small one! His mom only weighs 50 lbs and he's not much bigger

[@weeman782]

Again u need to leave a lane or 2 for the birds to drop down in front of u, ur spread isn't that convincing enough to the birds

[@HokeOutdoors]

We definitely could've opened it up a bit but it seemed to be working well enough