Author Topic: Blonde Mallard Hen! (Read 12861 times)

Quackwhacker · « **on:** January 14, 2011, 06:29:59 PM »

I went for a morning hunt today. Shot a couple gadwal drakes, greenheads and this odd looking hen. She was flying with a drake. Has anyone seen one or shot one for that matter?

Special T · « **Reply #1 on:** January 14, 2011, 06:35:41 PM »

Very Cool! i'd have a mount done if not too beat up.

Quackwhacker · « **Reply #2 on:** January 14, 2011, 06:36:50 PM »

Its in very good shape. I was thinking about getting it mounted.

singleshot12 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 14, 2011, 06:39:03 PM »

I saw one just a little blonder than that one time.. Is that what you'd call a piebald mallard or part domestic?

Special T · « **Reply #4 on:** January 14, 2011, 06:46:00 PM »

I wonder if it could be a Mallard Pin cross?

singleshot12 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 14, 2011, 06:49:37 PM »

Quote from: Special T on January 14, 2011, 06:46:00 PM

I wonder if it could be a Mallard Pin cross?

Yeah her wing and bill do look a little pinny henish

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 14, 2011, 06:54:39 PM »

Very intresting looking.

Quackwhacker · « **Reply #7 on:** January 14, 2011, 07:03:39 PM »

I was thinking pintail cross also. The bill it blue on top and kinda blotchy yellow on the bottom. The tail feathers also had some pintail characteristics.

boneaddict · « **Reply #8 on:** January 14, 2011, 07:12:14 PM »

Looks more pin to me than mallard. There are better duck experts on here though.

singleshot12 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 14, 2011, 07:16:24 PM »

Yeah some pintail hens are very light colored.. If the legs are dark grey then I'd say pinny for sure

jordano · « **Reply #10 on:** January 14, 2011, 07:35:48 PM »

Very cool lookin' bird!

alecvg · « **Reply #11 on:** January 14, 2011, 07:53:56 PM »

That looks more like a pinny to me as well, but I am not an expert by any means.

Quackwhacker · « **Reply #12 on:** January 14, 2011, 08:07:05 PM »

Orange feet and bigger than a pintail.

Antlerking · « **Reply #13 on:** January 14, 2011, 08:14:42 PM »

Wow pretty cool, I guess a blind dog can hit something

Ellensburg · « **Reply #14 on:** January 14, 2011, 08:17:48 PM »

Mount that! its awesome

ducks55 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 14, 2011, 08:26:02 PM »

A friend of mine has one mounted. Its pretty cool

Blacktail135 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 15, 2011, 06:20:21 AM »

Send a pic over to taxidermy.net. They'll tell you exactly what it is.

Blacktail135 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 15, 2011, 07:00:05 PM »

Believe it or not, I had one similar to your's on my property yesterday and a couple of week's ago. It was lighter in the body and a tad darker in head, neck and breast. We hunted yesterday (2 people) and today (4 people, 2 blind's) and I thought that we had a pretty good chance to get it. Not so. Yesterday was another greenhead day and today was odd. One each of us that has watched it was in each blind today but, today the bird's flew totally different than they did yesterday. That's duck hunting! I thought for sure that me and my blindmate would've gotten up to 14 bird's in the first hour or so. Not the case. Didn't fire a shot. The other party got a few but not the blonde one. Tomorrow is brant/seaduck day. Maybe one of us will get it yet, who know's. That's hunting. You've gotten yourself a bird you will likely never get again. If your into "collecting" bird's to have mounted (like me) for sure get it mounted. If not take a picture and cherise that photo periodically over the year's as something that was/is rare.

Quackwhacker · « **Reply #18 on:** January 15, 2011, 09:02:30 PM »

Its in the freezer and going to the taxi soon!

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 15, 2011, 09:13:27 PM »

Sweet! let us know what way you are getting it mounted.

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