letting a pond rest

[vandeman17]

I have a question for you guys out there. How much do you think jumpshooting a pond once and leaving effects the pond for the next few days? The reason I ask is I have a buddy who went out to one of our spots today and he was thinking about jumping a little pond that is close but decided not to since we are going to hunt it Saturday. Would it have made that big of a difference for that time span? If we were going to hunt it tomorrow I wouldn't jump it for sure but 3 days later... 

[Widgeondeke]

Shoot em. 3 days is plenty of time. Think how many times you hunt 2-3 days in a row and get limits. New birds will replace the ones you shoot if there is food. 

[goosegetter79]

I think it would be fine. I use to jumpshoot a crick 3 times a week for about a month a few years back. Now when I go visit my sister I will jump shoot it 2-3 days in a row and get ducks everyday, but that's usually once or twice a year now.

[jordano]

3 days is plenty of time for them to come back. especially if they don't have much pressure. I would say 2-3 days at a minimum is plenty anywhere.

[GregFowler23]

3 days is plenty of time. But hey might as well savor the pond until saturday for the both of you guys. I remember jumping a little pond one time in the morning and getting a couple quacks. Came back that same evening and dumped a couple more.

[vandeman17]

So I guess my buddy "tried" to jump the pond I was talking about but ate sh#t when he got close and jumped about 200 ducks but no shots fired. Should be just fine come Saturday as long as nobody else hunts it between now and then.

[GregFowler23]

  Wow nice one. Ya should be great come saturday as long as no one else hunts it.

[dirty24d]

So I guess my buddy "tried" to jump the pond I was talking about but ate sh#t when he got close and jumped about 200 ducks but no shots fired. Should be just fine come Saturday as long as nobody else hunts it between now and then.

   oh man that stinks. that happened to me about a month ago was putting the sneak on the qucks not watching where i was walking and boop MANDOWN!!!  lol

[vandeman17]

I wish I would have been there to see it.  I remember a few years back I was hunting the spot he hunted this morning and we watched birds pile into the pond we are talking about. Another guy (pretty new to duck hunting) and I went over to jump it. When we got close there were hundreds of birds circling and a few hundred sitting on the pond. When we got close, we made a break for it and all hell broke loose and there were birds flying everywhere. I ended up dumping a few and a hollered down to him how many he got and he said "I didn't even shoot"  I couldn't believe it but I guess he got so excited that he forgot to take the safety off, thought his gun had jammed and ended up jacking three full shells on the ground.  We still joke about it to this day. He has done things like that on numerous occasions too.