How many bands????

[Ellensburg]

one for me. What a glorious day it was.

[sparkey579]

Three for me. Double banded hen with reward band from Alberta and a greenhead from Grandview. I got them out of the same flock.

[NWBREW]

So I don't hunt duck or geese....whats a reward band? I know what bands are just never heard of a reward band.

[chester]

Having never shot a banded bird the nearest i can gather is that. they band birds. if they catch the same one twice they put a band on it with a reward amount. i think its to keep insentive for reporting them so they can track the birds. i believe the come off in 25,50, or 100 dollar amounts. this is just what ive heard. 

[General Disarray]

Close Chester, but it doesn't have anything to do with a bird being captured more than once.  A reward band is just an incentive like you said, to get the shooter to report the info.  Some banding operations will put a reward band on every other adult bird they capture while others may just do it randomly.  But, it is always a mature, adult bird.

If you guys ever want to learn more about banding, Tracy Hames with the Yakama Nation Wildlife Dept is always accepting volunteers to help with his duck banding in July and Aug around Toppenish.  Bring waders, water and lots of bug spray! But it can be a really fun activity for parents and kids alike. 

You can look at it on their website or give them a call.

[nanum]

C'mon H2o, show us some bling.

[Copperwood]

C'mon H2o, show us some bling.

  Come on....... Please 

[h2ofowlr]

One or two.

[h2ofowlr]

A few more.  

[Sawbuck]

I've hunted for three years and have got four banded drake mallards, one had a reward band for fifty bucks, so five bands total.

[Hot Lunch]

Close Chester, but it doesn't have anything to do with a bird being captured more than once.  A reward band is just an incentive like you said, to get the shooter to report the info.  Some banding operations will put a reward band on every other adult bird they capture while others may just do it randomly.  But, it is always a mature, adult bird.

If you guys ever want to learn more about banding, Tracy Hames with the Yakama Nation Wildlife Dept is always accepting volunteers to help with his duck banding in July and Aug around Toppenish.  Bring waders, water and lots of bug spray! But it can be a really fun activity for parents and kids alike.  

You can look at it on their website or give them a call.

No beating around the bush here Jon, how many ya hanging? I picked up #36 for the lanyard today.

A great way to stack up the bands is to focus on mallards, after Halloween I shoot only mallards and pintails, passing on lots of teal, widgeons, divers, those arent ducks to me anyway. Even if mallards werent banded I still wouldnt shoot anything else.




 

[KwackWacker]

I've got 11

[General Disarray]

No beating around the bush here Jon, how many ya hanging? I picked up #36 for the lanyard today.

You still need double digits to catch me.

[Hot Lunch]

I am going to have a hell of a time once I start putting them on ebay...BRG is in the money

[Tealer]

I have 2 one duck one goose. On the average that is one band for every 1800 ducks and 205 geese, roughly.