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Offline GrampasGuns

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Got to call 1-800-327-BAND today!!
« on: December 27, 2014, 07:08:11 PM »
Had an amazing morning. Got to my duck pond to see literally over 1000 birds feeding in some puddles on the farm, being so flat we didnt have a chance at them and they flushed. Close to 100 landed in my pond, my hunting partner and I snuck into the blind to see pintails and mallards galore. None of which where in range from where the blind was. I told my buddy to wait while i hiked the pond to try and scare some up when I hear shooting unexpectedly. Out of no where this drake come swinging my way, I had a split second to decide if he was too high or not and because I have dropped birds at about the same range I fired two shots folding him dead in the air. I absolutely cannot express the excitement and disbelief when I picked it up to find it was banded. My first ever band, and on a huge Drake green top!! SO exicted!


was told it was banded in AUG 2014 as an adult in Eumeric, B.C.; I looked up EUMERIC(spelling?) Does anyone know where this is? I havent received the official email yet so i went off what she told me and it was hard to understand with my *censored*ty cell service.

Happy new year!
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Re: Got to call 1-800-327-BAND today!!
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2014, 07:31:55 PM »
Congrats on the band.
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Re: Got to call 1-800-327-BAND today!!
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2014, 07:43:56 PM »
Congrats!  Always an added bonus!
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Re: Got to call 1-800-327-BAND today!!
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2014, 09:04:37 PM »
Nice! You will always remember your 1st band. All of the others are just another banded duck until you get that one that is the oldest and farthest bird around. My 15 banded duck I shot last year on the last day of season wad a mallard hen that was banded 15 years ago from Fairbanks Alaska. Im getting her mounted to go with my 1st duck iv ever shot mallard Drake 23 years ago. Pretty cool all in all.
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Re: Got to call 1-800-327-BAND today!!
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2014, 09:31:10 PM »
Yeah im still in disbelief. Been seeing everyones posts this year about their first bands thinking " how many years before i find one" What a blast.
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Re: Got to call 1-800-327-BAND today!!
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2014, 09:45:56 PM »
Good for you, pretty cool for sure. Not a duck hunter but I know what that means to duck hunters  :IBCOOL:. Great way to wrap up the year, kind of cool it was tagged in the year you shot it, forever marked  :tup:.

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Re: Got to call 1-800-327-BAND today!!
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2014, 10:27:37 AM »
Banded in Merrick, BC Aug 30th 2014! Finally got the certificate.
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Re: Got to call 1-800-327-BAND today!!
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2014, 06:46:10 PM »
Ive only ever shot one banded bird and it was on one of my very first duck hunts.

 


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