snow geese decoys in duck spread?

[moduks]

Do you think ducks flare at snow goose decoys. I've had mixed results hunting in rice fields. I think they help attract the high flyers but when the ducks get close they avoid the geese? Any thoughts?

[Brett Beinke]

In canada it is hard to keep the ducks out of the snow spreads. I am not sure what is happening between there and MO but we smack them in snow spreads all the time.

[George Kuhns]

On the Chesapeake Bay, there are a lot of Swans. Swan dekes are like $75 a pair, so I use a couple of snow floaters in my duck blocks to simulate the swans. Here, when ducks are on the open water, they see the swans and head for them like a great big white beacon saying "food here". I don't know why they would react differently to a white bird in a field.
George

[Rick Hall]

In South Louisiana so many duck hunters throw a few snow floaters out in hope of scratching a goose down that it's like a flashing neon "Weekend Whacker Here!!!" sign.

Just don't often see a handful of snows that don't carry guns - and the birds know it.

[moduks]

Rick, That's what I was thinking too. I even shy away from putting out canadas in my duck spread.