Duck ID

[D-Rock425]

i knew it was something that i had a certain limit on

there isn't a certain limit on greenwing teal or wigeon.  You can shoot straight bags of 7 or a mixed bag of the two.

[bowNarrow]

Am I supposed to know all the types of ducks my first year of hunting...maybe you could teach me instead of be a d-bag

[D-Rock425]

You're right in my first post I did come across as a D-bag and I'm sorry.  In the last post I was really just trying to help you out with the correct limits of the two species.   Any time you want to head up north and hunt I'll go with you and try to help you out.

[Justin7mm]

learning all the ducks, in their different phases of coloring, and what they look like on the water vs. flying is tough at first.  Learn what the more restricted birds are first so you don't shoot too many of those, and go from there.

[270Shooter]

Am I supposed to know all the types of ducks my first year of hunting...maybe you could teach me instead of be a d-bag

Or maybe you could atleast learn what the difference is between a teal and a widgeon, its actually pretty scary that you dont know what it is when you're holding it in your hand. I know its tough to tell sometimes when they aren't plumed out that well yet. But come on a teal is half the size of a widgeon.

[Camp David]

Some of you guys need to ease up. Your missing the opportunity to help a new person learn something that can be challenging. Think back to your first year when you never held or saw a certain species. Some are  easy to distinguish, especially when they are sitting dead side by side. I remember my first year salmon fishing and I didn't know the difference between a chinook and a silver. I went to the fish market and figured it out....little harder to do with ducks.
Next time think about assisting the new guy/girl young hunter before bashing them. New hunters there is also a lot of info available on duck ID....read it, study it, learn it and bring it with you in the field. Challange your hunting buddy to an ID challange in the field.

[h2ofowlr]

It's all part of the learning curve.  I saw a happy hunter at the boat launch with a limit of pintails.  To bad he had a limit of 2 drakes and 5 hens.  I imagine that cost him about $150-$175 per bird times 5 birds as the game warden was going through his gear.  You learn really quick not to do that.  I would get a waterfowl booklet and read through it during the down time.  Always good to start learning the birds at this stage.  If you hunt a general area without posting your spot as others what birds they see in the area.  That can help you most of the time.  There will always still be the randoms or seldomly harvested ones that pop up as well.

[msteffens55]

Some of you guys need to ease up. Your missing the opportunity to help a new person learn something that can be challenging. Think back to your first year when you never held or saw a certain species.

Amen 

[bowNarrow]

The book doesnt really show much...anyone know any sites that have good pix amd descriptons

[jordano]

ducks unlimited website is great and I'm pretty sure delta waterfowl is pretty good as well! study up! 

[D-Rock425]

Every year this same tread starts and never ends good.  Since I starting the negativity I'm going to try to fix with an invite for you to come up and go hunting with me. 

[seth30]

D Rock thats a awesome invite!  Bow Marrows kudos to you for posting and asking for help.  Im in my second year of waterfowl hunting and have a lot to learn as well.  Heck I bet your seasoned guys are still learning things every year

[Heartsblood]

Every year this same tread starts and never ends good.  Since I starting the negativity I'm going to try to fix with an invite for you to come up and go hunting with me. 

Nice! Way to man up and be accountable. We all say *censored* that either comes off, or is taken differently than we had intended at times. I can really appreciate this, especially as I often get foot in mouth disease... or sometimes I just hear things incorrectly. It takes some character to try and right a situation that hasn't gone in a desirable direction.

[Glockster]

EArly season birds are the hardest to ID because many of them are in what is called eclipse plumage which is basically the transition from their summer dull color to their fall/winter pimp daddy mating plumage. 

ID is one of those skills ya gotta practice to avoid a fine from the man though.  Just like any hunting; when in doubt don't pull the trigger.

[NWBREW]

Every year this same tread starts and never ends good.  Since I starting the negativity I'm going to try to fix with an invite for you to come up and go hunting with me.