How many bands?

[singleshot12]

Oh I forgot I had the $100 money band!

I really with they'd do away with money bands, it's bad enough that people shoot as many birds as they can just to get a regular band

[h2ofowlr]

Oh I forgot I had the $100 money band!

I really with they'd do away with money bands, it's bad enough that people shoot as many birds as they can just to get a regular band

I would have to disagree.  I think that the young kids with full lanyards get extra stars next to their name on e-bay and probably don’t shoot that many birds.  It is totally random on when you get them other than collared geese.  Some locations have the luxury of pit blinds, lots of corn and a 15 yard landing zone.  The birds have to hover to drop in amongst the decoys and those ones are easy to pick out and you can pass on a lot of birds before you decide to shoot if your band hunting.  Those that hunt near banding location and hunt frequently will always get luckier than most.  The odds are stacked in their favor.  The more you hunt and the more limits or birds that are harvested your odds also increase.  Depending on the birds shot that can also change things up.  I enjoy each and every hunt and when a band comes my way, it just makes that one particular hunt a little more memorable.

[D-Rock425]

I shot one my first year of duck hunting and nothing since.

[johnnyaustin44]

I'm at 17 right now. mallards pintail and teal. couple snow bands. none this year though.

[gaddy]

over 30 years duck hunting & 2 bands. no worries, i don't hunt bands. to those that have had the good fortune to get banded birds, good for you, its a treat. an opportunity to learn where your birds are coming from.& a little history about them.

[Bigtine96]

Shot quite a few, been really killing the goose bands this year. Have a few neck collars and got my first double banded money goose this year.

[crow killer]

We only know of 2 including us this year 

[mnfisher]

Got about 15 years of duck hunting in and still waiting on my first one.

[WSU]

A lot of people get bands by hunting banding locations.  I know a lot of guys in Oregon head to places like Summer Lake to kill bands on the opener and can get multiple bands on an opening weekend.

Personally, I've killed 2 bands out of hundreds of ducks.  One mallard drake from Alberta and one teal drake from the Yukon Delta.

[coveydogs]

Got my first band this year!!!

[Kola16]

Got my first band this year!!!

Nice, and welcome  Good luck telling your dog that it is yours though 

[270Shooter]

Hunting for 4 years. 5 total, all mallards, none this year though.

[cue772]

Got my first pintail band today. Looks like it was banded in Montana.

[PNWsportsman]

I have two, and based on how many birds I shot to get those two I should be due agian soon. 

[Elkrunner]

I ended up getting my first goose band yesterday....waiting for them to send me the details.