Banded Birds

[Rob]

Not waterfowl, but I saw this girl in my front yard the other day.  I have never heard of tagging turkey before.

Killed a banded gobbler in the Blue Mountains back in 2015. Could never get in contact with the local Bio, but heard there was some Trap & Transplant nuisance town birds that were relocated.

Interesting!

[Henrydog]

I am not a huge waterfowler.  I have never shot a banded duck in the roughly 300 I have shot, but it is something I always hope for.

The Turkey band made me think, anyone else remember when the womens prison in Connell used to raise the pheasants and the wore bands that said Coyote Ridge on them, and they were planted randomly all over Eastern Wa not just dumped in the middle of the road in pounded release sites.  Not even close to being the same as a banded duck, but it always ended the argument if it was a planter or a wild.

[crabcreekhunter]

Probably have 30 bands, goose (mostly all from coulee city area, some consecutive numbers from over a 8 year period).  Dove bands from the basin, and ducks mostly from Canada and basin area, few Idaho bandings.  Not a bird, but shot an ear tagged doe in the Mesa area that was born in captivity at WSU on a reproductive study in 2010 (raised wild and released in St. John) and killed in 2019. Was a twin and parents were Natalie and Revere.

[Angry Perch]

Man there are some old ducks out there!

I had no idea a wild bird could live that ling.

Same. I never would have guessed.

[TeacherMan]

I banded a few hundred over the summer, if you need a spot that will have a majority of its birds banded drop me a line, just kidding about the second part 

[YoungFowler]

I have three personally, approximately 1/400 or so. All mallards, all banded as adults 7+, 8+, and 3+ years old. I did report a neck collar on a Canada that I could read while it was alive, 14+ yro in Spokane area. Most recently, we took a buddy from out of state sea duck hunting and he shot a banded scoter! Doesn't have data submitted by the bander yet, pretty fresh.

[C-Money]

I've been fortunate to end up with 7 banded mallards. Band sites include California, Alberta, 2 around Ephrata. The one always stands out the most to me was a noticeably large mallard drake, 4 or 5 years old, banded in St. Johns Newfoundland. That duck must have flown over the North Pole and got in with some pacific flyway birds. Very proud of that one! My boy has hunted quite a few years now and hasn't gotten one yet. A band is something high on his list of accomplishments!

[erronulvin]

Finally recieved the gps report of the collared snow i killed this year, she really loved the columbia basin the last 2 years lol

[206]

THAT is cool. 

[snit]

I haven't hunted ducks going on 20 years, but growing up bird hunting in the 80's I was an avid waterfowler with the old man. We were mainly free-lancers, then once I was on my own I really got after it, hunting the Lower Yak until it froze, then the mid-Columbia with a large spread when the weather turned quite sour, up into my mid-30's. I just did a quick count on our old lanyards, and between mine and dad's calls, we have almost 40 duck bands, mostly mallards (just a few from geese). Nothing too "exotic" in regards to locations, but I do remember way Northern Canada regions; Great Bear/Slave Lake areas come to mind.

One memorable hunt on the last day of the season, I called in a high-flying single green head...had to work him hard, and the old-man killed him, and he had a well-worn band. "WOW..that was cool", we said! An hour or so passes, and we spot another loner drake and pop's reciprocates for me...and yep, I kill that duck and it's banded too! BUT...they're consecutively numbered bands, and it's been like 7 years since they've been banded! So that was pretty ironic.  (it's been YEARS since I've looked at the certs, so the time frame could be +/- a yr).

The banded Harlequin/Japan Bull-Sprig are both B&C in my book! I got back into upland bird hunting this year with a new lab pup and I really enjoyed it. Honestly, I don't miss all the time/effort that goes into setting up for big water duck hunts though...but I do miss the thrill of working birds with my Kingyon Calls.

[Kola16]

Finally recieved the gps report of the collared snow i killed this year, she really loved the columbia basin the last 2 years lol

I could get used to this type of content  Imagine fishing 100 miles offshore, or summiting a 10,000+ foot peak and a flock of snows fly over you

[hunterednate]

Finally recieved the gps report of the collared snow i killed this year, she really loved the columbia basin the last 2 years lol

That is so cool. Thanks for sharing.