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Our group got two more bands this weekend 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.
Quote from: Dogs and Duck Calls on January 04, 2016, 03:50:25 PMOur group got two more bands this weekend 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.
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
Quote from: duckmen1 on January 04, 2016, 09:12:34 PMIt 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 guysI'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.
Quote from: 270Shooter on January 04, 2016, 05:45:27 PMQuote from: Dogs and Duck Calls on January 04, 2016, 03:50:25 PMOur group got two more bands this weekend 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!!
Quote from: 270Shooter on January 04, 2016, 09:39:13 PMQuote from: duckmen1 on January 04, 2016, 09:12:34 PMIt 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 guysI'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. Quote from: HunterDan03 on January 04, 2016, 07:50:50 PMQuote from: 270Shooter on January 04, 2016, 05:45:27 PMQuote from: Dogs and Duck Calls on January 04, 2016, 03:50:25 PMOur group got two more bands this weekend 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.
Quote from: Dogs and Duck Calls on January 05, 2016, 08:37:09 AMQuote from: 270Shooter on January 04, 2016, 09:39:13 PMQuote from: duckmen1 on January 04, 2016, 09:12:34 PMIt 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 guysI'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. Quote from: HunterDan03 on January 04, 2016, 07:50:50 PMQuote from: 270Shooter on January 04, 2016, 05:45:27 PMQuote from: Dogs and Duck Calls on January 04, 2016, 03:50:25 PMOur group got two more bands this weekend 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?
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
Quote from: duckmen1 on January 04, 2016, 09:12:34 PMIt 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 guysI 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.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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.
Quote from: SurfingScooter on January 09, 2016, 05:05:16 PMMight 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.
Quote from: vandeman17 on January 09, 2016, 05:07:55 PMQuote from: SurfingScooter on January 09, 2016, 05:05:16 PMMight 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.
That is an awesome old scoter. Oldest sea duck I've ever shot with a band was eight years old.