jeff_gibbons
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I may beat your streak. I’ve been hunting ducks regularly since 1987 and have yet to collect a band…
2022-2023 Waterfowl Pics Thread
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Nick87
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If it makes you feel better I was born in 87.
JShane
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@glass eye is just rubbing it in now. The only solace I have is I don't live in Minnesota
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Seeth over here…
Relax man, it's almost entirely luck. If you live close to some refuges where they band a lot of birds, that might help. What birds you mostly shoot might also play a role. For instance I've heard they band very few coots
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seeth07
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Yeah I know. My cousin and his group got 29 bands this year, all on geese and all but 1 were banded in fond du lac this year.Relax man, it's almost entirely luck. If you live close to some refuges where they band a lot of birds, that might help. What birds you mostly shoot might also play a role. For instance I've heard they band very few coots
Nick87
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Couple local kids actually band hunt, they'll land them and then scan for bands with binos birds without bands get a pass.
seeth07
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Yeah that's what my cousin does with his group because they know how many birds get banded near the fdl marsh by where they hunt. They will use bino as the birds come in and target them
WildWill
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Sat this morning didn't see one duck not even a flyer. Was about to pull out around 9:20 when I heard honking. They came in low and landed in my face managed a triple even with the over under.
OK, I'll qualify my statement, "For most of us, it's just a matter of luck". I'm not impressed when someone has so many bands on their lanyard they would drown immediately if they fell overboard.
Nick87
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Thats some quick reloading
corndog1
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A late November hunt at a northern Montana VRBO of all things. Hope to go back!
My first hunt of 2023 was good, although I was hoping for a few more mallards. Went to my "pintail spot" Thursday, and got a nice drake after a few screwups.
First duck of the day was a nice Mexican duck drake, shot almost directly behind my boat.
Tried waiting for mallards, got a hen and missed a long shot at a drake, eventually filled out the limit on teal.
2022 was a very hard year for me and my family as we suffered a terrible tragedy in the Fall. I did not hunt much, ate several big game tags, and got a late start on duck season. Will try to make up for lost time the last 3+ weeks of the season. Hope 2023 is a good year for everyone.
First duck of the day was a nice Mexican duck drake, shot almost directly behind my boat.
Tried waiting for mallards, got a hen and missed a long shot at a drake, eventually filled out the limit on teal.
2022 was a very hard year for me and my family as we suffered a terrible tragedy in the Fall. I did not hunt much, ate several big game tags, and got a late start on duck season. Will try to make up for lost time the last 3+ weeks of the season. Hope 2023 is a good year for everyone.
WildWill
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That sir is a absolutely gorgeous pintail that Mexican is quite the trophy as well! Not a bad way to kick off the year.
BoulderBulls
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WildWill
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Probably a tundra swan. Was there yellow around the eye?
seeth07
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Yup, head of besk for an adult swan makes it easy to I'd along with overall size. I don't see yellow at all
TheGreek
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And as I feared, I got the old skunk on the final morning of my Southern IL duck tour. Cool public land spot in the southernmost county in IL, hunting blinds over flooded crops, just no birds to speak of. 3 birds in 3 days of hunting IL public land controlled waterfowl hunts. Kind of makes you wonder if the juice is worth the squeeze, but I reckon a band is.
WestKyHunt
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Sounds like you got too close to Kentucky. Ain't no birds down here
