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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: Buschingc on November 27, 2010, 02:48:15 PM

Title: First Banded Bird
Post by: Buschingc on November 27, 2010, 02:48:15 PM

Well boys, after duck hunting for over 8 years, I have finally become a man... Today on this very date 11-27-2010, I shot a banded hen Wigeon. It was the first duck to come into the decoys and it was the ducks last mistake.. Shot alot of other ducks and missed a bunch too, but I only cared about the banded bird... lol..

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Post by: gaddy on November 27, 2010, 02:53:15 PM

cool,never seen a banded wigeon

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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 27, 2010, 04:35:59 PM

sweet! congrats :IBCOOL:

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Post by: ducksdoom12 on November 27, 2010, 06:36:19 PM

congrats!
is it just me, or does it seem like there are more bands being shot this year then normal?

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Post by: h2ofowlr on November 27, 2010, 09:13:28 PM

Maybe it's the picture, but it almost looks like a young drake.  Congrats on the bird.

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Post by: duckdog98604 on November 27, 2010, 09:32:25 PM

Sweet! I have shot hundreds of wigeons and have never seen a banded one! Good job!  :)

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Post by: 270Shooter on November 27, 2010, 09:59:23 PM

Thats a young drake, I killed one exacly like it today.... minus the band :chuckle:. Congrats I think I would have a heart attack if I shot a banded wigeon 8)

Title: Re: First Banded Bird
Post by: chester on November 27, 2010, 10:13:16 PM

Its getting lonely in the No Band club  :'(   
Good job man  :)

Title: Re: First Banded Bird
Post by: jordano on November 28, 2010, 12:07:24 PM

Quote from: chester on November 27, 2010, 10:13:16 PM

Its getting lonely in the No Band club  :'(   

I'm there with ya in the no band club.... hopefully I can get out of it soon...

congrats on the band! and I agree with some of the other guys.. that looks like a drake with not that great of color yet....

Title: Re: First Banded Bird
Post by: Buschingc on November 28, 2010, 02:14:21 PM

I thought for sure it was just a hen... We shot one mature Drake and then several what I thought were hens.. I believe we shot 5 more that looked exactly like that. I guess I will know for sure when they send me the results in about four weeks.. Thanks guys, like I said, its been eight years of killing ducks and this is my first band.. The duck season has been pretty slow up here, so Im hoping to travel down to Pot Holes or Pasco here in the next couple weeks..

Title: Re: First Banded Bird
Post by: macattack2 on November 28, 2010, 05:47:00 PM

H2 is right,thats a young drake