re: Banded ducks you've killed

A couple of Mallards, a Pintail and 5-6 Wood ducks, can't recall and don't feel like walking out to look at my lanyard to see.

Mallards from Saskatoon, Sask. and Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Don't recall the Pintail, maybe North Dakota.

Woodies from Catahoula Lake, Mound, Somewhere in north Mississippi, Kentucky and one from Eufaula, Alabama.

The one from Alabama was hatched in the spring, banded in the summer and I killed early in the season. Why he migrated due west would be interesting to know.

Fair enough

I pushed them pretty hard for a number of years with probably better than average opportunities. I picked up one or two a year. Several times on a Woodie beatdown we'd shoot our birds then pick up and not know for sure who killed, so we'd take turns or pass the bird. Thats the reason for the uncertainty, that and I'd call in my brothers bands for him because he could care less. I probably average about one limit of ducks per season for the last 4-5 years.

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I hope you lose said lanyard

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Don't say that. I had mine with my lanyard stolen out of my freaking truck. They could have taken my gun and I wouldn't have been as pissed. I just don't know what kind of person can do that and sleep at night.

For the thread I have 7 came from mallards and woodies also killed a double banded dove this year.

34, same thing happened to me before last season with 2 teal bands on it. Really can't imagine how someone stealing from cars in a neighborhood would have any interest in a duck call lanyard and calls!

Had a buddy that executed a creep on a small flock of Specklebellies...smoked two and they were consecutive numbers.

First mallard i ever killed had a band.
None since.

I still dont believe they band those things.

Pics or it didnt happen.