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Banded duck with no numbers...
Posted on 1/19/14 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 1/19/14 at 4:56 pm
Cousin shot a banded red-head yesterday morning, the band had no numbers on it at all, smooth all around. Anyone ever ran across this? 
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Posted on 1/19/14 at 5:02 pm to Shanesix
Numbers worn off?
Posted on 1/19/14 at 5:07 pm to wickowick
thats what it looked like -- but it was worn so evenly. no sign of any engraving at all...unusual
Posted on 1/19/14 at 5:08 pm to wickowick
Not uncommon in divers in sandy bottom feeding area. It's an old bird for sure. Sometimes the W&F can test them and pull numbers off. Talk with Larry Reynolds
Posted on 1/19/14 at 5:20 pm to Da Hammer
first one I've seen -- Im sure he will call W&F.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 5:51 pm to Shanesix
im no big duck hunter.. so serious question? Whats the big deal with bands? What does it mean or what is the big deal?
Posted on 1/19/14 at 5:57 pm to oleyeller
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Whats the big deal with bands? What does it mean or what is the big deal?
Tracking, data and such. Maybe life expectancy around here.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 6:06 pm to Shanesix
I know a guy that killed a pintail the other day that was banded in 2001. The numbers were legible but barely.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 6:07 pm to QuietTiger
Killed 2 banded woodies this year! Being a big duck hunter I compare it to killing a trophy buck. Its not super rare just like big bucks arent, but the satisfaction you get after all the time you put in makes it a great prize
Posted on 1/19/14 at 6:30 pm to Shanesix
Yep old
Posted on 1/19/14 at 6:32 pm to oleyeller
Bands are a big deal for me because ive been duck hunting for 12 years and have only got 2 bands so its rare for us to get some bands
Posted on 1/19/14 at 6:35 pm to tigrbaseball
so it just means someone caught it and put a band on it? it just makes the bird a little more unique?
Posted on 1/19/14 at 6:41 pm to oleyeller
interesting to see where he same from.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 6:41 pm to oleyeller
interesting to see where he same from.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 7:49 pm to oleyeller
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so it just means someone caught it and put a band on it? it just makes the bird a little more unique?
Correct. WLF and other conservation groups catch them and band them. When you kill one with a band you call it in and they tell you where it was banded and when. Helps them track the birds.
For hunters, it's just the uniqueness that makes them special. You don't weigh ducks and they don't have antlers to measure, so bands are the metric by which a special duck is determined.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 7:54 pm to Shanesix
I killed a banded woodie back in high school that you could barely read. It was banded 7 years prior about 2 miles from where I killed it.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 7:58 pm to LSUballs
Killed my first this year...better than killing a wall hanger if you ask me
Posted on 1/19/14 at 8:02 pm to Tail Dragger
Bands are funny, at the same time they can be a sign of how much you get to hunt or how lucky you are.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 8:11 pm to Sus-Scrofa
shite i wonder if everyone knows how big of trophy these bands are! i have friends that have killed several with those things this year and just cleaned and ate the birds like it was no big deal
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