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Offline Shootmoore

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Any Idea's?
« on: January 26, 2010, 11:48:26 PM »
This mallard was killed by a guy I work withs kid.  The snowgoose was supplied by a enforcement officer out his truck to compare size for the picture.  Its the only photo I have at this time.  I guess they kids grandpa took it over to get it stuffed since the kid is pretty excited about such a big duck.



My guess is a crossbread with a tame duck that was traveling with some wilds?

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Re: Any Idea's?
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2010, 12:07:02 AM »
my cousin killed a huge mallard as well like the size of that one crazy how big they can get.
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Re: Any Idea's?
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2010, 08:24:31 AM »
holy cow, I was thinking you were showing us a tiny snow goose!

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Re: Any Idea's?
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2010, 08:56:30 AM »
Crossbread with a tamie.

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Re: Any Idea's?
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2010, 10:28:54 AM »
While that is a big duck, it is not that unusual.  We get big birds like that outside of Burbank.  That had to be really exciting for the kid that shot it
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Re: Any Idea's?
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2010, 03:45:34 PM »
Probably a cross or a domestic mallard.  I have viewed a few in parks that look just like a mallard, but are huge.  Check to see how much Wonder Bread is in its neck.   :chuckle:  We used to thin out all the morage ducks we could as they didn't want them to mix with the wild population and spread disease.
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Re: Any Idea's?
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2010, 08:47:58 AM »
i just shot this one yesterday night. i dont have a snow to compare it in size but it is a big drake for sure. i used a tape measure instead. it was 2 feet long. i guss this one makes up for the mallard drake i shot last week that was the size of a widgeon.
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Re: Any Idea's?
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2010, 02:38:21 PM »
living on the east side..we don't see to many snows but wouldn't this be a Ross?? much like the cackler? Or i guess some huge park drake lol...the culmen or bill length on that snow might be a little to big the be a ross though.
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Re: Any Idea's?
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2010, 08:15:14 PM »
living on the east side..we don't see to many snows but wouldn't this be a Ross?? much like the cackler? Or i guess some huge park drake lol...the culmen or bill length on that snow might be a little to big the be a ross though.

No its a normal sized snow goose.  The size of the drake was what was interesting.  I have seen some park ducks that size, but I guess he must of felt the call of the wild and went a traveling with wild ducks.  Maybe found a cute hen and thought wild was hot.

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Re: Any Idea's?
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2010, 11:36:40 PM »
the thing that really looks funny about that mallard to me is the feathers on it... the bird looks way abnormally puffy compared to all the mallards i have seen shot....
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