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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: huntindoc on January 31, 2021, 05:00:32 PM

Title: Trophy ducks
Post by: huntindoc on January 31, 2021, 05:00:32 PM

Been working way too much, minimal hunting, no ducks.  Called around and found a guide on the Columbia.  Specified that I wanted to add to my collection, not shoot a limit of mallards or wigeons which I’ve shot a bunch of over the years.

Amazing day.  Guide beat me to the boat launch buy 3 min, 15 min before the arranged meeting time.  We set up on the river in a couple spots, and I had a helluva day.  Focused on shooting only “trophy” drakes. 

The day started a bit rough, as I shot a gad drake, found to be a mallard.  Got better!  Next was a Buffy drake,  but guide thought we could do better.  Then a perfect hoodie drake, another bigger Buffy, then my first ever canvasback drake.

Completed the day with 9 species between the two of us including spectacular scaup, both greater and lesser, ring neck ( never seen that coppery ring before), gadwal, and mallard.  6 ducks to the taxi!  We were actually able to watch the flocks with binocs to pick out the mature birds.

Spectacular day!

Trouble uploading pix.  Sorry!

Title: Re: Trophy ducks
Post by: Blacktail135 on January 31, 2021, 05:56:47 PM

 Congratulations! Make sure when you guys do your ownership transfer that all your “ducks” are in a row! 😂 I got 2 trophy ducks that are heading to the taxidermist!

Title: Re: Trophy ducks
Post by: huntindoc on January 31, 2021, 06:47:45 PM

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Title: Re: Trophy ducks
Post by: huntindoc on January 31, 2021, 06:48:08 PM

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Title: Re: Trophy ducks
Post by: huntindoc on January 31, 2021, 06:49:01 PM

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This greater was heavier than the canvasback!

Title: Re: Trophy ducks
Post by: huntindoc on January 31, 2021, 06:49:44 PM

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A lot of green on this Lesser’s head

Title: Re: Trophy ducks
Post by: huntindoc on January 31, 2021, 06:50:34 PM

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My trophy Buffy.   Bled like a stuck pig!

Title: Re: Trophy ducks
Post by: huntindoc on January 31, 2021, 06:51:00 PM

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First can

Title: Re: Trophy ducks
Post by: huntindoc on January 31, 2021, 06:51:50 PM

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Title: Re: Trophy ducks
Post by: huntindoc on January 31, 2021, 06:52:16 PM

Nice, Blacktail!

Title: Re: Trophy ducks
Post by: full choke on January 31, 2021, 07:03:39 PM

Looks like you had a pretty nice hunt.  :tup:

Thanks for sharing!

Title: Re: Trophy ducks
Post by: HikerHunter on February 01, 2021, 09:22:57 AM

That is a great bag of beautiful ducks! Congrats!

Title: Re: Trophy ducks
Post by: Blacktail135 on February 01, 2021, 09:53:18 AM

 That looks like a great day! Nice pics.

Title: Re: Trophy ducks
Post by: greenhead_killer on February 01, 2021, 10:01:26 AM

thats a great trip! quite the variety!