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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: jstanley on December 07, 2013, 08:57:26 PM
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Picked him up last week.
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Awesome bird. Probably won't ever get another like him. Cool :tup:
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Neat looking bird. Do you happen to have a picture of him after you shot him that you can post up? Thanks.
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Ya here are some better pics
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Thanks for posting those up. Nice band as well! Looks like you guy's had a great shoot. That bird looks to me to be a "Brewers Duck" which is a Mallard/Gadwall cross. Very neat bird! Congrat's. John
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That's what I thought it was to but when I took it to leon at tri city tax he thought it was a widgeon cross. Eather way it's a freak
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So John is that a common cross? I had no idea a mallard gadwall was called a brewers. :dunno:
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jstanley, it's common in the sense that a Mallard/Gadwall cross/hybrid is nicknamed "brewers duck" but shooting one in the wild is still a trophy and a once in a lifetime kill. It's like a leusistic mallard or other hybrids, your lucky to get one in a lifetime. I have been hunting all my life and have never seen a brewers duck in the wild before. I have mounted several of them but never had the privilege to shoot one myself. Congrat's in getting him. Was he in a flock of mallards or Gadwalls when you shot him? Also just an idea, I would look in to putting that bad boy under glass so he stays dust/dirt free for ever. Again great kill bud!
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I ment does that cross happen alot. Iv heard of people killing crosses like pinalards but I had never heard of a brewers haha. And If I remember right he was a single. The spot I shot him in is kinda a gadwall widgeon hole so if I was gonna guess I'd say he was with a flock of gadwalls out on the river. Do u think it should be put behind glass?
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I would say there are just as many brewers ducks than pinny/mallard hybrids, but getting lucky enough to see one let alone shoot one is not that common. It is positively without question a trophy, and I would put him under glass in a minute if it was mine so you can preserve it for a long time. Dust and dirt is hard on a mount over time. John
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Okay thanks John
