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Title: got my first banded duck today
Post by: ridgefire on January 01, 2010, 06:53:07 PM
went out this morning hunting was slow got ten between three of us but one was banded. it was a drake gadwall that was banded in oregon in aug of 08. did not get any pics of it though because my camera was still at the computer from trying to do the wood duck mount pics got a band on my lanyard now anyways
Title: Re: got my first banded duck today
Post by: C-Money on January 01, 2010, 08:10:40 PM
Cool! First of many. Once you get that first one out of the way they come pretty steady! Congrats!
Title: Re: got my first banded duck today
Post by: 270Shooter on January 01, 2010, 08:27:49 PM
Thats cool! I always thought banded gads were pretty rare.
Title: Re: got my first banded duck today
Post by: h2ofowlr on January 01, 2010, 09:33:04 PM
Good job on the banded bird.  We have picking up a few this past month.
Title: Re: got my first banded duck today
Post by: ridgefire on January 01, 2010, 11:30:59 PM
been pretty much exclusively gadwall for us for the last week or two makes for a pretty easy hunt but honestly would rather be shooting greenheads like this place usually produces, must be a push of gadwalls coming down possibly
Title: Re: got my first banded duck today
Post by: alecvg on January 01, 2010, 11:50:22 PM
Man, I want to get a banded duck!  Saw a banded Green head today.
Title: Re: got my first banded duck today
Post by: Shootmoore on January 01, 2010, 11:53:51 PM
Congrats!  I have harvested a lot of ducks over the years on the eastside of the state.  I stopped duck hunting 4 years ago and in 24 years of shooting ducks and geese never bagged a band.

Shootmoore
Title: Re: got my first banded duck today
Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 02, 2010, 12:20:14 AM
congrats i have only got one as well
Title: Re: got my first banded duck today
Post by: bighorns2bushytails on January 02, 2010, 07:15:53 AM
still holding for my first.... maybe next time i go out ill get lucky!  congrats on yours though!

--BH2BT
Title: Re: got my first banded duck today
Post by: Wacenturion on January 02, 2010, 08:51:02 AM
My very first duck, a drake Greenwing Teal that I shot in South Carolina in 1967 had a band on it.  Wonder what the odds are on that.... :chuckle:
Title: Re: got my first banded duck today
Post by: h2ofowlr on January 02, 2010, 01:11:41 PM
I get lucky on the bands.  I shoot a few every year.   :dunno:
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