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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: Seatown5 on November 24, 2010, 02:06:18 PM

Title: Thank you snow
Post by: Seatown5 on November 24, 2010, 02:06:18 PM

Was able to go out the last couple of days and do a lot of shooting.  This morning i got my first band ever! It was on a drake mallard, already looked into it, he's from alberta. Tagged in 07', thats an old ass bird. It sure is fun picking them up and seeing that jewelery.

Title: Re: Thank you snow
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 24, 2010, 02:08:07 PM

you have any pics to share with us? my friend shot a banded hen that was 9 years old :yike: congrats on your first band!

Title: Re: Thank you snow
Post by: Whitenuckles on November 24, 2010, 03:35:33 PM

Congrats on the band!! Its definitely a game changer for sure. Now you'll be looking for them on every bird! :chuckle:

Title: Re: Thank you snow
Post by: C-Money on November 24, 2010, 03:57:31 PM

Congrats on your band! That is very cool! I have one from St. Johns Newfoundland. I have no idea how that drake mallard made it from an eastern flyway out the the Pacific.  The closest one was banded in Ephrata.

Title: Re: Thank you snow
Post by: ducksdoom12 on November 24, 2010, 04:56:53 PM

congrats on your 1st band man! :IBCOOL: I just shot my first 2 bands ever this year. it is cool to see for sure.

Title: Re: Thank you snow
Post by: vandeman17 on November 24, 2010, 06:48:58 PM

Very nice. A few years back I shoot a greenhead that was banded in New York and was 9 years old. I can only imagine how many miles he traveled and all the territory that he saw.  :o