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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: Da goat on January 31, 2016, 08:36:59 PM

Title: Mallard ?
Post by: Da goat on January 31, 2016, 08:36:59 PM

So son got a mallard hen with green striping in the head is it worth mounting or is this common?

Title: Re: Mallard ?
Post by: X-Force on January 31, 2016, 08:44:42 PM

Do you have a pic of it?

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Post by: h2ofowlr on January 31, 2016, 08:55:50 PM

Probably an old hen.  You will see them with the green at times.  Most likely not an eclipse drake at this time.  A picture will help confirm this.

Title: Re: Mallard ?
Post by: jgoetz on February 01, 2016, 07:48:58 AM

What H20 said.  The bill tells all.  Old hen.  Not that uncommon.

It's kind of like your grandma growing a mustache.

Title: Re: Mallard ?
Post by: kodiak 907 on February 01, 2016, 08:52:01 AM

 :yeah:

Shot an old banded hen this year. She was eight and had a lot of green on her head. I consider a duck that is that old a trophy. :dunno:

Title: Re: Mallard ?
Post by: Da goat on February 01, 2016, 10:07:39 AM

Thanks for the info I know everything pointed to hen just had never seen the green before on a hen.

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Post by: EWUeagles on February 01, 2016, 01:04:03 PM

Shot one that looked exactly the same this weekend. Old Mallard hen.

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Post by: Bucks2Ducks on February 04, 2016, 03:10:01 PM

Quote from: kodiak 907 on February 01, 2016, 08:52:01 AM

:yeah:

Shot an old banded hen this year. She was eight and had a lot of green on her head. I consider a duck that is that old a trophy. :dunno:

I've heard of a couple banded mallards that were over 20 years old :yike: Thats a lot of decoy spreads they have flown over!