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Offline Stickerbush

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what is this duck?
« on: January 03, 2011, 05:22:28 PM »
went out today around the Columbia with Ellensburg and his trusty browning cynergy. We ended up with a gw teal, bufflehead and we cant seem to id one of the ducks he shot, I think its a gadwall but maybe pintail hen? thanks!
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Re: what is this duck?
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2011, 05:24:05 PM »
Juv gadwall hen?
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Re: what is this duck?
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2011, 05:27:02 PM »
pin tail hen. the small blue marks on the bill give it away and it should have dark/black feet.
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Re: what is this duck?
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2011, 05:29:56 PM »
Quote from: duckaholic on January 03, 2011, 05:27:02 PM
pin tail hen. the small blue marks on the bill give it away and it should have dark/black feet.

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Re: what is this duck?
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2011, 05:33:30 PM »
Hen Pintail.
There are no juveniles this time of year plumage wise.
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Re: what is this duck?
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2011, 05:38:09 PM »
Thanks guys for helping a fellow hunter. This is how folks learn getting good advice and help. Thank you for helping!
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Re: what is this duck?
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2011, 05:38:20 PM »
What a flattering post.
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Re: what is this duck?
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2011, 05:49:38 PM »
Quote from: sakoshooter on January 03, 2011, 05:33:30 PM
Hen Pintail.
There are no juveniles this time of year plumage wise.
Sako is right on the money, hen pintail
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Re: what is this duck?
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2011, 05:54:30 PM »
Quote from: Ellensburg on January 03, 2011, 05:38:20 PM
What a flattering post.
drake would have been better :chuckle:
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Re: what is this duck?
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2011, 05:56:02 PM »
Quote from: wadu1 on January 03, 2011, 05:49:38 PM
Quote from: sakoshooter on January 03, 2011, 05:33:30 PM
Hen Pintail.
There are no juveniles this time of year plumage wise.
Sako is right on the money, hen pintail
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:yeah:
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Re: what is this duck?
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2011, 06:03:16 PM »
I'm not positive, but I think a pintail is a pretty rare duck for that part of he columbia.
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Re: what is this duck?
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2011, 06:27:04 PM »
hey stickerbush, I think it might be a columbia river swan? :chuckle:
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Re: what is this duck?
« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2011, 06:59:56 PM »
Pintail hen.  100%  Did you shoot a limit of them?
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Re: what is this duck?
« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2011, 07:24:38 PM »
Quote from: h2ofowlr on January 03, 2011, 06:59:56 PM
Pintail hen.  100%  Did you shoot a limit of them?

Yep 14. Yum
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Re: what is this duck?
« Reply #14 on: January 03, 2011, 07:34:34 PM »
another vote for hen pintail
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