Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: Shootmoore on January 26, 2010, 11:48:26 PM
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This mallard was killed by a guy I work withs kid. The snowgoose was supplied by a enforcement officer out his truck to compare size for the picture. Its the only photo I have at this time. I guess they kids grandpa took it over to get it stuffed since the kid is pretty excited about such a big duck.
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/15047/jan%25202010%2520004.jpg)
My guess is a crossbread with a tame duck that was traveling with some wilds?
Shootmoore
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my cousin killed a huge mallard as well like the size of that one crazy how big they can get.
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holy cow, I was thinking you were showing us a tiny snow goose!
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Crossbread with a tamie.
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While that is a big duck, it is not that unusual. We get big birds like that outside of Burbank. That had to be really exciting for the kid that shot it
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Probably a cross or a domestic mallard. I have viewed a few in parks that look just like a mallard, but are huge. Check to see how much Wonder Bread is in its neck. :chuckle: We used to thin out all the morage ducks we could as they didn't want them to mix with the wild population and spread disease.
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i just shot this one yesterday night. i dont have a snow to compare it in size but it is a big drake for sure. i used a tape measure instead. it was 2 feet long. i guss this one makes up for the mallard drake i shot last week that was the size of a widgeon.
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living on the east side..we don't see to many snows but wouldn't this be a Ross?? much like the cackler? Or i guess some huge park drake lol...the culmen or bill length on that snow might be a little to big the be a ross though.
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living on the east side..we don't see to many snows but wouldn't this be a Ross?? much like the cackler? Or i guess some huge park drake lol...the culmen or bill length on that snow might be a little to big the be a ross though.
No its a normal sized snow goose. The size of the drake was what was interesting. I have seen some park ducks that size, but I guess he must of felt the call of the wild and went a traveling with wild ducks. Maybe found a cute hen and thought wild was hot.
Shootmoore
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the thing that really looks funny about that mallard to me is the feathers on it... the bird looks way abnormally puffy compared to all the mallards i have seen shot....