Duck I.D.???

[LongSpring]

I know this will be tough without a picture, but I am going to try it anyway. I have searched the internet but have not had much luck.

At the lake we were hunting, there were several large groups of these small brown ducks. They would swim away when we would send the dog for downed birds, but they would swim back into the spread. They had a "rust" color on their chest and a bill that looked like a shoveler but much smaller bird and smaller bill. The guys were calling them Mexican ducks and Brant ducks but after looking on the net, they are definitely not.

The crazy part was they never flew of with all the shooting. Like trained decoy ducks.

ANY IDEAS?

[bigdaddy590]

Sounds like a ruddy duck.

[csmetreyeon]

Was it maybe a ruddy duck?

[csmetreyeon]

Sounds like a ruddy duck.

Ah you type fast!

[txdukklr]

yup sounds like ruddy's to me too

[CastAndBlast]

Ruddy Duck

[LongSpring]

Thanks guys.

[Bill]

Rudy hen.

[saintsfan]

rudy.

[Nova]

or Grebe

[dustoffer]

Ruddy drakes usually have their tail perked up at a 45-deg angle. Dead give-away.

[Aggiechick]

Ruddy ducks drive the dogs nuts. Probably a ruddy.

[az2tx]

Just to be different I'll say they high desirable live decoy ducks worth lots of money, you need to go catch them up and sell them, you'll be rich and famous

[SouthTX1911]

I'd say Ruddy as well

[Low Fence]

or Grebe

My first guess as well.

Aka mud hen...aka, pooter scooter