duck bands in washington

[GettysNWGuiding]

one of my clients shot a double banded harli this season.

[Grizzly]

I've been hunting around thurston county for 10 plus years and my partners and i have never taken a banded bird. I shot our first pintail this last season. mostly mallards and widgeon

[ing]

I've shot two banded wood ducks.  The first was a drake in '96.  When I sent the numbers in they said it was from Nampa, Idaho.  The second was a hen in '08 and it came from Harrah, WA.  I've been duck hunting since 1990.  My dad has been hunting ducks since the mid sixties and has never shot a banded duck.

[sparksbr]

Nice Harli's!!  What does the blue band signify? 

I was fortunate enough to take a double banded harly in 2006 (yellow-green band).  I was told the color represents the region where the bird was banded, is this true?

[Honker Guide]

I have been collecting duck and goose bands for 51 years.  I have a few widgeon and pintail from the west side when I used to live over there.  The rest are from the Tri cities area.  This picture is from the last day of the season this past season.  I shot a limit of ducks and this one gadwall was one of the most beautiful ducks I have taken.  I had him mounted. 

[ing]

Good lookin bird.  Worth mounting for sure.