Big Northern Mallard

[buman31]

Looks like the northern's are starting to slowly come in.  Jumped this guy outside of Moses Lake on a buddies property.  We didn't have much luck from the blinds in the morning so we put on some orange and went looking for pheasants.  Jumped this guy out of some willows. 

[Whitenuckles]

Always a good bonus on an upland hunt!!!!

[elkaholic]

Looks very healthy, well he did! congrats

[carpsniperg2]

ha thats funny. congrats on a nice bird

[General Disarray]

just curious, how do you know he's a "northern"?

[CountryslickR]

His bright orange feet...and the larger size...  a couple ways to tell if its a northern...

[General Disarray]

The color of his feet and size have nothing to do with where he came from. 

It's a nice, mature greenhead. Congrats.

[270Shooter]

The color of his feet and size have nothing to do with where he came from. 

It's a nice, mature greenhead. Congrats.

The Big Fat Red Legged Mallets are here!!!

[General Disarray]

if they're big mallards, they've probably been here all summer.  Northerns show up skinny and won't fill out for a couple of weeks after they arrive.

bright orange feet are nothing more than a hormonal change.

[ducksdoom12]

if they're big mallards, they've probably been here all summer.  Northerns show up skinny and won't fill out for a couple of weeks after they arrive.

bright orange feet are nothing more than a hormonal change.

I beg to differ, the northers are gonna be the bigger ducks, they have been sitting up north eating 24/7 getting nice and fat for the flight down and have alot of fat and more meat because of it. locals will leave by the time they get big like that and will get shot as "northers" farther south when their nice and fat.

[ducks55]

just curious, how do you know he's a "northern"?

I was just waiting for someone to ask that. 

[jordano]

well congrats on the nice big Greenhead! way to go!!

[Skyhigh]

if they're big mallards, they've probably been here all summer.  Northerns show up skinny and won't fill out for a couple of weeks after they arrive.

bright orange feet are nothing more than a hormonal change.

I beg to differ, the northers are gonna be the bigger ducks, they have been sitting up north eating 24/7 getting nice and fat for the flight down and have alot of fat and more meat because of it. locals will leave by the time they get big like that and will get shot as "northers" farther south when their nice and fat.

Share your wealth of knowledge with us...Qualify it with your facts... I am with GD........Bring on the skinny birds..

[Antlerking]

I have a ? when you are hunting for pheasants and you see a duck, you cant shoot it unless you are shooting steel shot! so do you carry lead and steel at the same time or do you just shoot steel shot at pheasants. I am pretty sure you cannot have lead shot on you and waterfowl at the same time.

[carpsniperg2]

yes that is true. no lead with you when u r waterfowl hunting. lead cannot be used on waterfowl. but a lot of guys just use steel or steel sub, when upland hunting anymore. i have just used steel loads for like the last 5-6 years for my upland hunting. just bought my first box of lead for a up coming pheasant hunt. since we will just be hunting pheasnts in that area. i figured i would use the lead stuff