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Offline waoutdoorsman

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First Canvasback drake!
« on: November 25, 2015, 05:17:24 PM »
I've dreamed of bagging one of these for years, and have been taunted by them for years. They have caught me off guard when they show up as quickly as they disappear-I swear they spray water like a fighter jet on the deck as they buzz the decoys at Mach 10, they've circled just barely out of range a million times only to bug out. Well yesterday was the day, after getting set up really late (the joys of working graveyards) the snow really started coming down, the big heavy flakes, naturally I forgot my camera-the scenery was awesome. It wasn't long before a flock of 8 birds materialized through the heavy snow, visibility was about 50 yards or so, as soon as they were in range I could tell they were bluebills-except for one tubby bird in the back, my buddy broke the silence and splashed a drake and a hen bluebill, that tubby bird broke off and as soon as it turned I saw the distinguishable noggin-canvasback! I was able to get a bead on him before he hit the afterburners and bugged out and manage to get a bluebill as well. Those were the only birds we saw all day but it was an awesome day!
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Re: First Canvasback drake!
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2015, 05:21:50 PM »
beautiful!!!!!!!

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Re: First Canvasback drake!
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2015, 07:33:34 PM »
Nice work!  Generally very good eating birds too. Diet is typically aquatic celery and tubers.

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Re: First Canvasback drake!
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2015, 08:57:43 PM »
Congrats on the bull Can
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Re: First Canvasback drake!
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2015, 09:19:44 PM »

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Re: First Canvasback drake!
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2015, 09:21:44 PM »
Very cool. Definitely a bucket list bird for me.
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Re: First Canvasback drake!
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2015, 09:50:12 PM »
Nice! One of the bucket list birds.
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Re: First Canvasback drake!
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2015, 01:22:44 PM »
Thanks guys! I took this one straight to the taxidermist, but I was fortunate to get a canvasback hen on the same lake about 3 years ago and it was absolutely delicious!!!! I love hunting the west side you never know what is going to fly by!
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Re: First Canvasback drake!
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2016, 04:33:46 PM »
This was a great day!!!

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Re: First Canvasback drake!
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2016, 07:41:18 PM »
I also got my first Can last hunting season!

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Re: First Canvasback drake!
« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2016, 04:08:38 PM »
Great job. Nice bird
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