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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: ducksdoom12 on December 12, 2009, 05:17:16 PM

Title: iron clad mallards
Post by: ducksdoom12 on December 12, 2009, 05:17:16 PM

went out jump shooting this afternoon.  i was walking a ditch when about 25 yards in front of me 2 mallards jumped up. i pulled on the drake which was flying directly away from me and pulled the trigger.  i hit him hard, he almost did a flip and a ton of feathers come out, he kept beating his wings though so i decided to hit him again to make sure. this time he folded and started falling straight towrds the ground   :IBCOOL: dead duck right... wrong,   about 3 feet before he hit the ground he decided to open his wings agan and fly off into the sun set   :'( all i could do is stand there with my mouth open in awe at the amount of punishment that bird had taken while still being able to fly away.
o-well ducks never sease to amaze me and I hope they never stop
on the bright side i took 6 shots today and hit the bird 4 of those shots so it looks like im starting to get my confidence back :)

Title: Re: iron clad mallards
Post by: Ray on December 12, 2009, 05:40:39 PM

Maybe some ice froze to his body and was serving as body armor.

Title: Re: iron clad mallards
Post by: Special T on December 12, 2009, 06:53:23 PM

They wear surplus body armor didn't you know that? Why do you think they made lead illegal?  ;)

Title: Re: iron clad mallards
Post by: 270Shooter on December 12, 2009, 07:28:40 PM

Don't you know that ducks are unstoppable unless you shoot them with black cloud? :rolleyes:

Title: Re: iron clad mallards
Post by: jordano on December 12, 2009, 11:54:27 PM

wow been on your end of that before!! but not that bad!! crazy!!!  :yike:

Title: Re: iron clad mallards
Post by: wrangler on December 13, 2009, 05:26:56 PM

i switched to 3 1/2's in 2 shot last year after having MULTIPLE northern mallards pull similar stunts...  its a sickening feelin. those things are built like tanks. granted a full on 'away' shot is low percentage but still, they're tough sob's. from thanksgiving on thats what im shootin.

Title: Re: iron clad mallards
Post by: Fishnclifff on December 13, 2009, 07:12:26 PM

We just nick name  em' " Rusty"

Title: Re: iron clad mallards
Post by: h2ofowlr on December 13, 2009, 07:18:50 PM

I shot a mallard drake it dropped and then pulled on a second mallard drake and dropped it.  I looked down to see the first one.  It had hit the ice, bounced and then started flying again.  Fired another shot at it, and added more to it's tail as it was flying straight away.  Both legs were hanging and it flew out of sight.  No good.

Title: Re: iron clad mallards
Post by: teal101 on December 14, 2009, 08:19:01 AM

I shot one swinging left to right and away at about 65 yards on Sunday.  Dropped it with 1 shot.  It chilled in the water until the boat got to it.  It looks dead.  It then took off and flew into the sagebrush where my dog promptly retrieved it

Title: Re: iron clad mallards
Post by: bullseeker on December 14, 2009, 10:12:49 PM

Next time leave the kids gun at home and bring the heavy artillary. :chuckle: :mgun: :mgun: :mgun:

Title: Re: iron clad mallards
Post by: washelkhntr on December 14, 2009, 10:15:53 PM

Or some "OO" Buckshot.....

Title: Re: iron clad mallards
Post by: killercaller95 on December 16, 2009, 09:00:26 PM

 :mashingun:

Title: Re: iron clad mallards
Post by: M_59 on December 16, 2009, 10:23:44 PM

Were you shooting #4's??