Rice Field Decoy Setups

[Diver Man]

We are gonna have our first flooded rice field this year and was wondering everyones thoughts on some good decoy setups. This, is what I have.
2 1/2 dz fullbody mallards
8 pintail fullbody pintails
4 blackduck fullbodies
1 dz snow fullbodies
5 dz lifesize mallards
1 dz blackducks
2 dz pintails
1 dz shovelers
2 dz widgeon
1 dz gadwalls
2 mojo mallards.
I love my GHG decoys and can't wait until this season gets here. Thanks for any advice.

[David Rearick]

That sounds like a pretty sweet spread. Good luck this year!!!

I am a little unsure about what you would like to know about your spread, so to answer your question can you be a little more specific!

[Rich Good]

I think you got it covered pretty good with that spread.
Good Luck in the rice this year !

[Hunter Johnson]

Diver Man,
Sounds Like a pretty good setup! There are 2 great ways that I like to hunt rice fields. The 1st way is from a pit with a roll top lid.......the top of the lid is a great place to put a few of the new resters and sleepers, they do not have a motion stake and should work really well anchored to the pit lids with zip ties. The 2nd way and my personal favorite is to hunt out of layout blinds using neo tubs........neo tubs work really well in water 4-5 in deep like what you would find in a "zero grade" rice field where there are no levees. If you hunt a rice field with levees (I like crooked levees best) we have used boards to place our finisher blinds on.......lay one end of an 8' long by 4' wide board on top of the levee and the other end of the board in the water and place your layout blind on top.
As far as decoy setups, I like full bodies everywhere.....tops of levees, or anywhere you can use them, you might even want to consider getting some of the longer 20" stakes to use on your full bodies when in 4-6 inch deep water. We like to mix all of our duck decoys together for a more natural look. The full body snows will be a great addition to your spread but I would recommend seperating the snow goose decoys from your mixed duck decoys by several yds. We hav'nt had much luck here in Southeast Missouri getting mallards into snow goose decoys.

Hunter Johnson
Avery Pro-Staff