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First Band of the Year
« on: November 02, 2015, 04:58:08 PM »
Got my first band of the year on a Greenhead  :IBCOOL: . It was banded this year, in the Basin somewhere. Not too far away from where he was shot.

Anyone else get any bands yet? Where was it banded?

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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2015, 05:23:47 PM »
This year in the basin as well. Was my first greenhead of the year on the opener.
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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2015, 06:57:55 PM »
I've been hunting waterfowl for eleven years and have shot plenty of ducks but have never harvested one with a band.

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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2015, 09:16:42 PM »
Congrats.  :tup:
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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2015, 07:31:21 AM »
Never got a duck band but have a couple goose bands. Congrats on the first band of the year!

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Re: First Band of the Year (Updated 1-4-16)
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2016, 03:50:25 PM »
Our group got two more bands this weekend  :tup:  :tup: We haven't checked where they were banded yet, but the duck on the left had some BRIGHT orange feet so I am thinking it was banded way up north.

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Re: First Band of the Year (Updated 1-4-16)
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2016, 05:45:27 PM »
Our group got two more bands this weekend  :tup:  :tup: We haven't checked where they were banded yet, but the duck on the left had some BRIGHT orange feet so I am thinking it was banded way up north.
while it certainly could be from up north due to the excessive cold and migrations. The red color of the legs has nothing to do with a bird being a "northerner" rather it has to do with their breeding plumage.

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Re: First Band of the Year (Updated 1-4-16)
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2016, 07:50:50 PM »
Our group got two more bands this weekend  :tup:  :tup: We haven't checked where they were banded yet, but the duck on the left had some BRIGHT orange feet so I am thinking it was banded way up north.
while it certainly could be from up north due to the excessive cold and migrations. The red color of the legs has nothing to do with a bird being a "northerner" rather it has to do with their breeding plumage.
THANK YOU!!! Someone finally gets it!!

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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2016, 09:12:34 PM »
It seems that certain strips of flyways see a lot of bands where others see close to none. My last trip put me up to an even 200 ducks just this season and last combined. Been hunting ducks for 13 years. Still haven't got one. So seems I'm on the wrong strip of the flyway for bands.
Great job guys
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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2016, 09:39:13 PM »
It seems that certain strips of flyways see a lot of bands where others see close to none. My last trip put me up to an even 200 ducks just this season and last combined. Been hunting ducks for 13 years. Still haven't got one. So seems I'm on the wrong strip of the flyway for bands.
Great job guys
I've been hunting ducks about 5 or 6 years now and I've killed 8 bands. All of them were banded in wa. And nearly all of those were from the yakima valley which is where I hunt 95% of the time.

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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2016, 10:01:08 PM »
It seems that certain strips of flyways see a lot of bands where others see close to none. My last trip put me up to an even 200 ducks just this season and last combined. Been hunting ducks for 13 years. Still haven't got one. So seems I'm on the wrong strip of the flyway for bands.
Great job guys

Some also have the opportunity to hunt near banding locations, so your odds of shooting one go up significantly.   :tup:
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Re: First Band of the Year (Updated 1-4-16)
« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2016, 08:37:09 AM »
It seems that certain strips of flyways see a lot of bands where others see close to none. My last trip put me up to an even 200 ducks just this season and last combined. Been hunting ducks for 13 years. Still haven't got one. So seems I'm on the wrong strip of the flyway for bands.
Great job guys
I've been hunting ducks about 5 or 6 years now and I've killed 8 bands. All of them were banded in wa. And nearly all of those were from the yakima valley which is where I hunt 95% of the time.
Our group got two more bands this weekend  :tup:  :tup: We haven't checked where they were banded yet, but the duck on the left had some BRIGHT orange feet so I am thinking it was banded way up north.
while it certainly could be from up north due to the excessive cold and migrations. The red color of the legs has nothing to do with a bird being a "northerner" rather it has to do with their breeding plumage.
THANK YOU!!! Someone finally gets it!!

You guys were right! It was banded in Yakima and hatched in 2012. I always thought those bright legs meant it was a "northerner". You don't see them a whole lot in the early season.

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Re: First Band of the Year (Updated 1-4-16)
« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2016, 11:27:49 AM »
It seems that certain strips of flyways see a lot of bands where others see close to none. My last trip put me up to an even 200 ducks just this season and last combined. Been hunting ducks for 13 years. Still haven't got one. So seems I'm on the wrong strip of the flyway for bands.
Great job guys
I've been hunting ducks about 5 or 6 years now and I've killed 8 bands. All of them were banded in wa. And nearly all of those were from the yakima valley which is where I hunt 95% of the time.
Our group got two more bands this weekend  :tup:  :tup: We haven't checked where they were banded yet, but the duck on the left had some BRIGHT orange feet so I am thinking it was banded way up north.
while it certainly could be from up north due to the excessive cold and migrations. The red color of the legs has nothing to do with a bird being a "northerner" rather it has to do with their breeding plumage.
THANK YOU!!! Someone finally gets it!!

You guys were right! It was banded in Yakima and hatched in 2012. I always thought those bright legs meant it was a "northerner". You don't see them a whole lot in the early season.
that's because as the season goes on the birds are getting closer to the mating time. When there is an increase in breeding hormons their feet become very bright orange. Where at in the valley was it banded out of curiosity?

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Re: First Band of the Year (Updated 1-4-16)
« Reply #13 on: January 05, 2016, 02:26:29 PM »
It seems that certain strips of flyways see a lot of bands where others see close to none. My last trip put me up to an even 200 ducks just this season and last combined. Been hunting ducks for 13 years. Still haven't got one. So seems I'm on the wrong strip of the flyway for bands.
Great job guys
I've been hunting ducks about 5 or 6 years now and I've killed 8 bands. All of them were banded in wa. And nearly all of those were from the yakima valley which is where I hunt 95% of the time.
Our group got two more bands this weekend  :tup:  :tup: We haven't checked where they were banded yet, but the duck on the left had some BRIGHT orange feet so I am thinking it was banded way up north.
while it certainly could be from up north due to the excessive cold and migrations. The red color of the legs has nothing to do with a bird being a "northerner" rather it has to do with their breeding plumage.
THANK YOU!!! Someone finally gets it!!

You guys were right! It was banded in Yakima and hatched in 2012. I always thought those bright legs meant it was a "northerner". You don't see them a whole lot in the early season.
that's because as the season goes on the birds are getting closer to the mating time. When there is an increase in breeding hormons their feet become very bright orange. Where at in the valley was it banded out of curiosity?
Didnt get any more details other than it was banded in Yakima. The other bird was banded in Moses Lake in August 2015.

I still have yet to get a band from anywhere other than Washington. All my bands have been out of Moses Lake, Yakima, or Olympia.

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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #14 on: January 05, 2016, 02:51:00 PM »
Got my first band this year. Wigeon hen banded in Cali in March of 2014

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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2016, 09:09:06 PM »
Shot my first seaduck this year and he was banded. Banded in 2008 but he was hatched sometime in 2005.

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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #16 on: January 08, 2016, 02:12:19 PM »
Awesome luck on the bands.  I've only ever gotten 1 band, towards the end of the season 2013/2014, but think I got the lottery with it.

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INFORMATION YOU ENTERED:
About your Band/Bird

Band number: 0925-72631
Marker info: LEFT LEG BAND #3: BLUE
Species: Harlequin Duck
How obtained: Shot.
Status of Bird/Band: Dead/Left On Bird
Date of recovery: Jan 17, 2014
Location of recovery:
Coordinates: REDACTED Island County, Washington, United States

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The reporter of this encounter was the person who encountered the bird or band (or someone who reporting it in behalf of the finder) List of contacts:
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INFORMATION FROM OUR FILES:
Species: HARLEQUIN DUCK
Date banded: 08/20/2004
Banding Location: LK MC DONALD, MONTANA, USA
Age: WAS TOO YOUNG TO FLY WHEN BANDED IN 2004
Sex: MALE

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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #17 on: January 08, 2016, 06:33:08 PM »

It seems that certain strips of flyways see a lot of bands where others see close to none. My last trip put me up to an even 200 ducks just this season and last combined. Been hunting ducks for 13 years. Still haven't got one. So seems I'm on the wrong strip of the flyway for bands.
Great job guys

I have had over 800 birds through my hands this year with out a band.

Last year I shot 2 banded mallards, two collared cacklers, and a double banded Cackler.


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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #18 on: January 08, 2016, 08:10:45 PM »
I CANT WAIT UNTILL I FINALLY GET A BANDED BIRD. I WAS SUPPRISED AT WHEN SOME OF YOUR REPORTS CAME BACK, MOSTLY OF WHEN THE BIRD WAS HATCHED OR BANDED, I WOULD HAVE NEVER GUESSED A WILD DUCK WOULD BE BORN IN 2005 AND STILL FLYING TODAY.  HOW LONG WILL THEY LIVE

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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #19 on: January 08, 2016, 08:22:37 PM »
I CANT WAIT UNTILL I FINALLY GET A BANDED BIRD. I WAS SUPPRISED AT WHEN SOME OF YOUR REPORTS CAME BACK, MOSTLY OF WHEN THE BIRD WAS HATCHED OR BANDED, I WOULD HAVE NEVER GUESSED A WILD DUCK WOULD BE BORN IN 2005 AND STILL FLYING TODAY.  HOW LONG WILL THEY LIVE

26+ years for some of them.
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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #20 on: January 08, 2016, 09:38:40 PM »
That is an awesome old scoter.   Oldest sea duck I've ever shot with a band was eight years old.
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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #21 on: January 09, 2016, 03:26:10 PM »
Got a snow goose band a couple weeks ago, haven't called it in yet. Only band this season so far

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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #22 on: January 09, 2016, 03:31:35 PM »

It seems that certain strips of flyways see a lot of bands where others see close to none. My last trip put me up to an even 200 ducks just this season and last combined. Been hunting ducks for 13 years. Still haven't got one. So seems I'm on the wrong strip of the flyway for bands.
Great job guys

I have had over 800 birds through my hands this year with out a band.

Last year I shot 2 banded mallards, two collared cacklers, and a double banded Cackler.


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Seems like they always come in bunches. You'll get a handful one year then nothing the next.

Best for us was 17 banded honkers in one year...they were all from one flock though believe it not on the early goose hunt.

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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #23 on: January 09, 2016, 05:05:16 PM »
Might sound strange but I got a banded Teal from the east coast a couple years ago, was banded in Maine.  Not sure if it was a error in their system, but I have the letter to prove it somewhere at home.
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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #24 on: January 09, 2016, 05:07:55 PM »
Might sound strange but I got a banded Teal from the east coast a couple years ago, was banded in Maine.  Not sure if it was a error in their system, but I have the letter to prove it somewhere at home.

I shot a mallard that was banded in New York 7 years before I killed him.
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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #25 on: January 09, 2016, 05:43:57 PM »
Might sound strange but I got a banded Teal from the east coast a couple years ago, was banded in Maine.  Not sure if it was a error in their system, but I have the letter to prove it somewhere at home.

I shot a mallard that was banded in New York 7 years before I killed him.
.       Must have something to do with their return trip north from the gulf, they must decide to follow a flock headed north west instead of back of the east coast that's my theory.
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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #26 on: January 09, 2016, 08:34:14 PM »

Might sound strange but I got a banded Teal from the east coast a couple years ago, was banded in Maine.  Not sure if it was a error in their system, but I have the letter to prove it somewhere at home.

I shot a mallard that was banded in New York 7 years before I killed him.
.       Must have something to do with their return trip north from the gulf, they must decide to follow a flock headed north west instead of back of the east coast that's my theory.

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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #27 on: January 09, 2016, 09:31:22 PM »
Got a harli band last year. Only one he had was the plastic one. No metal band on the other leg. Haven't heard any info on it though.  :bash: :bash:

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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #28 on: January 11, 2016, 08:19:43 AM »
That is an awesome old scoter.   Oldest sea duck I've ever shot with a band was eight years old.
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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #29 on: January 25, 2016, 09:16:46 AM »
Got another band this weekend. No better way to end the season  :tup:

It was banded August 15th, 2012 in Yakima. Same as the one we got a few weeks ago.

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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #30 on: January 25, 2016, 03:32:16 PM »
Banded near scappoose Oregon 2014 and anchorage, Alaska 2015
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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #31 on: January 25, 2016, 04:19:11 PM »
A couple of years ago we got two on a hunting trip near Tri Cities, one was a Canadian banded bird at least 13 years old and the other band was worn smooth enough we couldn't make out any numbers at all.
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Re: First Band of the Year
« Reply #32 on: January 25, 2016, 04:37:58 PM »
Got these two bands this last weekend. Mallard from George Washington August 2015 and pintail from Ohio August 2008.



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