longtail drake

[T-ROY]

to all you sea duck hunters, what would ge a good tail length on a longtail drake, got a pretty nice one last weekend, but with my limited sea duck hunting experiance i'm not sure if  it is worth getting mounted. its my first mature drake i've taken.

[GettysNWGuiding]

Well my boat has taken quite a few between 8 and 11 inches this year that would be my standard right about 9-10 inches some do get bigger on the rare occasion.

[washingtonmuley]

T-ROY,
Lets see a picture of your bird. I have shot a few this year that were 9" and they are in beautiful shape for me to mount. I have some mounted that have 8" and they look awesome as well. I think it takes more than just a long tail to make a nice mount.I wish I could get an 11".
Tim

[GettysNWGuiding]

muley... they are few and far between.  we shot lots of longtails before finding them that size but they are out there keep looking and you will eventually get them.