Help with Pintail

[jordano]

So I was wondering what the best way to get pintail in to your dekes is. With the mallard there is all the different styles of calls. but i have a whistle for wigeon, and the power drake mallard.... I have tried it for pintail it just seems like they dont really respond....  any suggestions? I would really like to get a nice drake pin... never have shot one before...

Thanks,

Jordan

[ducksdoom12]

mallard calls have allways coyed them for me very nicely

[teal101]

Pinny dekes, mallard hen call, a few pintail whistles, and being on the X.

[lokidog]

I shot a hen pintail when I was 15 in WI.  I had it mounted as pins were not very comon where we hunted.  I finally got a mountable drake (not in eclipse) when I was 31.  Hope you don't have to put in as much time as I did to get one....   

[jordano]

ya I have a few pin dekes... and I will try mixing the mallard quack with the whistles... that should be good. I have never done that before! 

[teal101]

Pintails are finicky.  They prefer big water over small water.  The majority I see and see shot are in the late season corn with my group.  I haven't shot one in a few years.  We usually let em work in real close then try and pick the pinnie drakes out and blast.

[ghgetter]

J-
Pins will come into a mallard setup just fine...there just needs to be pins around to come in. You will get into em...be patient my friend, sooner or later you will be sick of them when you cant kill 'em cause you already have two. Seems to be more up North this year. Good luck

[jordano]

OK! ya that 15 to 31 before you got a drake is about what i am going to have to do!!!!

ya I was by Everett on sunday hunting and got a hen but we saw a TON of pintail! guy I was with shot a hen and drake... I probably should have had a drake  hopefully I can go with someone this year up skagit area since I am from the other side of the state and am just going to school at UW....  I would really like to get some hunts in up there are find a few spots

[Kuduman]

one of the most common mistakes is to stop calling once the birds look interested. It's normally not a problem with mallards but pintail are a little more skiddish than that. I had the same problem when I started hunting pins. Now I just keep a low whistle until the last second then BAM DUCK SOUP...... Or maybe it BAM, BAM, BAM...... Sh@&t

Good Luck

[jordano]

one of the most common mistakes is to stop calling once the birds look interested. It's normally not a problem with mallards but pintail are a little more skiddish than that. I had the same problem when I started hunting pins. Now I just keep a low whistle until the last second then BAM DUCK SOUP...... Or maybe it BAM, BAM, BAM...... Sh@&t

Good Luck

well thank you! I will do that next time! ya they seemed skiddish....