On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:58:08 -0500, Gene
wrote:

How close would any duck hunter reasonably get to a group of ducks?

If the ducks didn't fly then................................
what???????

Actually quite close if they use what is called a Nova Scotia Tolling
Retriever.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Sc...ling_Retriever