Yes, you can actually decoy wood ducks . These quirky birds are notorious for snubbing decoys and calling, but that's often the result of where, rather than how, you're hunting. ... But if you're waiting for woodies at their final destination, they might fall right into your decoy spread like a flock of mallards.

Do you need wood duck decoys?

Wood ducks will decoy, but they're not wont to do so well outside the vicinities of their intended destinations. Set up where the woodies want to be, and use your decoys to fine-tune their approach. A small spread of about a dozen decoys is typically all that's required.

Do wood ducks and mallards get along?

The Wood Duck stuck out from the larger Mallards, but seemed comfortable within the flock. The Mallards, likewise, seemed to have no problem with the Wood Duck. Wood Ducks and Mallards sometime cross breed and have hybrid Mallard X Wood Duck offspring.