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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: johnnyaustin44 on January 27, 2014, 02:58:46 PM

Title: Neat band story
Post by: johnnyaustin44 on January 27, 2014, 02:58:46 PM
My buddy shot these three ducks last week on a jump shoot. Two of them had bands. Surprised to find out  they were banded over three years ago. Bands were ten numbers apart. Surprised they stuck together that long. Birds were banded in boundary bay,WA and the birds were shot in snohomish. Heard of geese being together for life but haven't heard much about it with puddle ducks.
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Post by: singleshot12 on January 27, 2014, 03:06:38 PM
Wow a married banded couple! That is cool. I know mallards will stay paired up year around but also know a drake will breed up to 20+ other hens that are without a mate.
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Post by: gaddy on January 27, 2014, 03:11:57 PM
she must have been something special, & allowing another gal into the relationship adds a wow factor.!! lucky drake, or was.
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Post by: h2ofowlr on January 27, 2014, 03:27:03 PM
A couple and a mistress, serves them right.   :chuckle:
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Post by: REHJWA on January 27, 2014, 03:32:52 PM
And looking for more action with the decoys...

Congratulations, Beautiful birds, thanks for sharing.
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Post by: camano gibby on January 27, 2014, 03:50:10 PM
Johnny;

Those ducks seem to stay together longer than most railroaders do.

Gibby
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Post by: Skyhigh on January 29, 2014, 07:07:04 AM
I know the crew that actually caught those ducks.
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Post by: duckdog98604 on January 29, 2014, 07:36:01 AM
Pretty cool!  :tup:
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Post by: eastsidemallard74 on January 29, 2014, 07:55:48 AM
Cool story, would be a cool mount as well.
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Post by: WCTaxidermy on January 30, 2014, 07:09:42 PM
Cool story!
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Post by: steen on January 30, 2014, 09:08:03 PM
Cool hunt, cool birds!  You should mount them as a pair. It would be an awesome conversation piece.
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