Duck Hunt 500 Slot Review

Duck Hunt 500 Slot Overview

Duck Hunt 500 puts me knee-deep in a foggy lake where the whole session revolves around blasting ducks for instant cash rewards. The semi-transparent 5x4 grid hangs over still water, with a bearded hunter on the left calmly puffing his pipe and handling the rifle. A relaxed slide-guitar track and muted morning colours keep the mood surprisingly chilled for a game built around shooting birds out of the sky.

Under the surface, Duck Hunt 500 is a high volatility slot with 20 fixed paylines and stakes from 0.20 up to 300 per spin. Different RTP settings exist, with the main one sitting around 96%, while some sites use lower figures of 94.02% or 90.46%. The max win is capped at 10,000x the bet, and the stated base game hit frequency of roughly 29.7% matches my experience of fairly steady small hits.

Duck Hunt 500 Slot Information

Arriving at the hunting spot in Duck Hunt 500, I am effectively standing in the lake alongside the hunter while ducks drift across the background. Wins pay left to right on neighbouring reels, and the interface works smoothly on desktop, tablet, and mobile. The layout is clean, with the character art giving context to the shooting mechanic without cluttering the reels or distracting from the action when the crosshairs appear.

The paytable in Duck Hunt 500 splits symbols into three familiar groups. J, Q, K, and A are the low pays, worth between 1x and 4x the bet for five of a kind. Premiums are the bird caller, binoculars, backpack, rifle, and duck, paying from 6x up to 10x the stake. Ducks can also land with cash values, sometimes reaching 500x per symbol, while golden retriever bonus symbols trigger free spins. There are no wilds at all.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x9
	4	x4.5
	3	x2.25
	5	x8
	4	x4
	3	x2
	5	x7
	4	x3.5
	3	x1.75
	5	x6
	4	x3
	3	x1.5
	5	x4
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x3
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.75
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	Wild
	5	x10
	4	x5
	3	x2.5
	Scatter

Duck Hunt 500 Slot Features

The core mechanic in Duck Hunt 500 is The Hunter's Shot, which can trigger on any base spin. The hunter randomly fires at the grid, marking a rectangle of positions with his crosshairs. Any duck symbols showing cash values inside that highlighted zone pay their displayed prize straight away as multiples of the current bet. When the shot misses stacked ducks, or lands off-centre, it can feel maddening, but that unpredictability keeps me on edge.

Free spins in Duck Hunt 500 arrive when three or more bonus symbols land in view, sending me into the dedicated Bonus Game. During this round, special golden ducks carry multipliers and can stick on the reels until they are caught by The Hunter's Shot. Whenever the shot connects with one of those multiplier ducks, all cash-value ducks hit in that blast are multiplied. Extra bonus symbols during free spins add one spin and enlarge the shot area.

As the feature progresses in Duck Hunt 500, the shot zone can grow large enough to cover the entire 5x4 layout, turning any screen full of ducks into a serious payday. Regular cash ducks, top-value versions, and multiplier ducks work together so that one well-timed shot can jump a bonus from average to outstanding. It mirrors fishing-style collector slots, but here the random firearm action gives the whole thing a different flavour that suits the hunting theme.

Bonus Buy Feature

7 Free Spins Enter Bonus mode with 7 free spins by paying 75x the bet.
Feature Cost:	x75 Bet
RTP:	96.07%
Volatility:	-
Bonus Max Enter Bonus Max mode with 12 free spins by paying 500x the bet.
Feature Cost:	x500 Bet
RTP:	95.98%
Volatility:	-

Ante Bet and Feature Buy in Duck Hunt 500

For players who like forcing the issue, Duck Hunt 500 offers both an Ante Bet and a Feature Buy menu. Activating the Ante Bet doubles the base stake, more than tripling the chance of triggering the bonus game and roughly doubling the odds of The Hunter's Shot firing. The Xpress or Feature Buy options let me pay 5x bet per spin for a guaranteed shot, 75x for seven free spins, or 500x for the full-strength twelve-spin bonus.

Duck Hunt 500 Slot Verdict

From a seasoned gambler’s perspective, Duck Hunt 500 is a straightforward cash-collect slot built around a single, punchy idea rather than layers of complexity. The random nature of The Hunter's Shot can be frustrating, especially when valuable ducks sit just outside the marked area, yet that same tension makes the hits far more satisfying. With solid 10,000x potential, crisp hunting visuals, and high volatility, it suits players who enjoy swingy, shot-or-nothing sessions by the lake.

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