jOe - I believe the term in Britain is "flighting" ducks on a baited pond, generally at last light.
Tudurgs - inland duck flighting (not to be confused with wildfowling/waterfowling on coastal marshes) is generally undertaken at first or last light, on a pond/ponds which may or may not have been fed ongoing during the season. For those ponds which are fed to attract the wild duck, it will generally tend to be grain or old rotten potatoes to attract the wild birds to feed and establish themselves there.
I have flighted duck for many years and it can produce absolutely terrific shooting with all-wild duck - as long as the conditions are right (i.e. plenty of wind), and crucially, as long as the flight pond is not overshot. Shooting it any more than once a month (in general) can cause the visiting wildfowl to desert and seek quieter hide outs. In short, a good flight pond is worth its weight in gold and to be cherished.
Duck driving is, in my view, entirely different. Although a flight pond can be "driven" - for example during a driven pheasant shooting day - a driven duck shoot will generally be of a mix of reared and wild duck and is often a component of a formal driven days shooting. Duck this way
can be presently superbly and could be every bit as challenging as driven pheasant (there are several shoots here in the UK which specialise in this and deserve their quality reputation); however, I have equally seen the other end of the spectrum where semi-tame duck reluctantly take to the air with much shouting from the beating line and thereafter gain very little height. At this stage, I generally sleeve my gun as I have no desire for this kind of shooting.
