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Title: Shot my first banded duck today
Post by: big game hunter on October 14, 2012, 05:06:29 PM: Well the ducks had slowed down and it was beginning to rain so my friend went to go get the boat and I stayed back to see if i could get a few more and sure enough two drake mallards came flying into my decoys while I was looking away so I jumped up shot the first one ( which was banded ) then shot the other one. As did i not know my friend had saw the whole thing happen so he came over and picked up one of them then i went over to the "banded" one and grabbed it but its leg was caught on its wing so i undid it and sure enough there was some jewelry hanging from it :)
Title: Re: Shot my first banded duck today
Post by: Atroxus on October 14, 2012, 06:29:48 PM: Congrats! :tup:

I am curious though, I keep seeing posts about banded birds. Is there something special about getting banded birds vs non-banded birds?
Title: Re: Shot my first banded duck today
Post by: jplmyers on October 14, 2012, 06:41:52 PM: Bird bands...They are an uncommon treat... they tell you all sorts of info about the duck, where it was tagged, etc. Reporting the bird also gives information to biologists about where ducks are going, how many are making it year to year, etc

Here's a nice little photo essay from Ducks Unlimited about it.

http://www.ducks.org/conservation/photo-essay-waterfowl-bands (http://www.ducks.org/conservation/photo-essay-waterfowl-bands)
Title: Re: Shot my first banded duck today
Post by: johnnyaustin44 on October 14, 2012, 07:05:46 PM: Cool deal. love getting a band. you'll remember that forever as I'm site your buddy will
Title: Re: Shot my first banded duck today
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on October 14, 2012, 07:10:15 PM: BigGameHunter ...looks like a duck shoot to me :dunno: :chuckle: Not a big game shoot by any means :chuckle: good job ! :tup: :yeah:
Title: Re: Shot my first banded duck today
Post by: X-Force on October 14, 2012, 07:11:32 PM: Looks like a great day on the water.
Title: Re: Shot my first banded duck today
Post by: Atroxus on October 14, 2012, 07:51:44 PM: Quote from: jplmyers on October 14, 2012, 06:41:52 PM
Bird bands...They are an uncommon treat... they tell you all sorts of info about the duck, where it was tagged, etc. Reporting the bird also gives information to biologists about where ducks are going, how many are making it year to year, etc

Here's a nice little photo essay from Ducks Unlimited about it.

http://www.ducks.org/conservation/photo-essay-waterfowl-bands (http://www.ducks.org/conservation/photo-essay-waterfowl-bands)

Very cool. Thanks for the link. :tup:
Title: Re: Shot my first banded duck today
Post by: hdshot on October 15, 2012, 07:53:37 AM: I'll never forget my first band. I was shooting a ton of ducks one year and my Brother brought his bosses kid. So I blasted a greenhead out of a flock in the hole and said nice shot dude. He said what? I said yes you shot that drake dead in the hole right?!! He said aahh yes?!!! Well Sure as poop it had a band and he never turned the info in.
Title: Re: Shot my first banded duck today
Post by: RifleRidge on October 15, 2012, 08:07:54 AM: Nice ducks...
Title: Re: Shot my first banded duck today
Post by: MP123 on October 15, 2012, 08:09:20 AM: I shot a double banded mallard last season. Besides the regular band it had a $100 reward band. And sure enough after a few months they actually sent me a check! That was one day I made money duck hunting...
Title: Re: Shot my first banded duck today
Post by: h2ofowlr on October 15, 2012, 08:39:29 AM: Congrats! Always exciting to find upon retrieval of your bird.