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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: Whitenuckles on December 02, 2016, 09:43:38 AM

Title: Mute Swans
Post by: Whitenuckles on December 02, 2016, 09:43:38 AM: So is it legal to harvest them??? :dunno:
Title: Re: Mute Swans
Post by: CP on December 02, 2016, 09:53:02 AM: Deleterious exotic wildlife:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=232-12-017

Harvest away.
Title: Re: Mute Swans
Post by: Duckgtr on December 02, 2016, 10:37:25 AM: Confirmed with WDFW about 5 minutes ago. Just make sure that its a mute swan then :mgun:
Title: Re: Mute Swans
Post by: Bill W on December 02, 2016, 11:25:18 AM: Well.... if a swan is dead and can't make any sounds it must be mute.
Title: Re: Mute Swans
Post by: Stein on December 02, 2016, 11:32:14 AM: Is an orange bill a solid indicator?

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Title: Re: Mute Swans
Post by: full choke on December 02, 2016, 12:07:53 PM: I wouldn't. Just because...
Title: Re: Mute Swans
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 02, 2016, 12:09:01 PM: Quote from: Stein on December 02, 2016, 11:32:14 AM
Is an orange bill a solid indicator?

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Looks like it.
Title: Re: Mute Swans
Post by: Stein on December 02, 2016, 12:24:03 PM: I've never looked that close, but will now! Those things are huge, taking one down might be a challenge.

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Title: Re: Mute Swans
Post by: Whitenuckles on December 02, 2016, 12:48:53 PM: Awesome..... I've got 3 of them hanging out in the field below my house for the last 2 days. If they are there when I get home.... I'll be posting photos :chuckle:
Title: Re: Mute Swans
Post by: Duckgtr on December 02, 2016, 01:31:59 PM: The lady I talked to said the don't want them here. By what I could find online image searching and going on the Audubon website they have orange bills with the black bulge near the head like the picture posted.
Title: Re: Mute Swans
Post by: lokidog on December 02, 2016, 07:46:31 PM: Quote from: Whitenuckles on December 02, 2016, 12:48:53 PM
Awesome..... I've got 3 of them hanging out in the field below my house for the last 2 days. If they are there when I get home.... I'll be posting photos :chuckle:
That would be fun!

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Title: Re: Mute Swans
Post by: Stein on December 03, 2016, 06:54:50 PM: Lots of black beaks out today, zero orange.

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Title: Re: Mute Swans
Post by: metlhead on December 05, 2016, 02:43:24 PM: What would a mute swan call sound like? Whispers?
Title: Re: Mute Swans
Post by: lokidog on December 06, 2016, 11:11:03 PM: Quote from: metlhead on December 05, 2016, 02:43:24 PM
What would a mute swan call sound like? Whispers?
Kill them all no one likes a mime.... :D

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