Bands

[mudsucker]

Hunted since 1982 and NO bands. Past 17 years I do not go as often as I used to. Got married 17 years ago! So now, duck count might be 25 or so in a good year.

[Alex]

I don't agree with the 1/100 ratio either. I wouldn't say that I have slaughtered ducks but in my eight years of hunting I would say I've killed around 300-350 ducks most of which have been in the past 4 years and all I have seen is one.About 75 have been mallards and the rest greys,mottleds,teal, and woodducks.Hopefully my day will come.So it sounds like Crackhead has shot the most at 17.

[tobydawg]

Not a damn one in bout 18 years of huntin! Ain't ever been on a hunt where one was taken either. I'm starting to feel due for one!

[missed mallards]

one this year.

Let my grandfather shoot a lone blue goose that was 14 yrs old. He still gives me he!! about it.

[Duckkilla]

killed 6 in 12 years. Did not kill my first until 2 seasons ago.
1 greenwing teal
1 bluewing teal
1 shovelor
3 wood ducks(1 double banded)

Have seen 4 others killed.

[Double R 2]

I'm in a slump.

[eSJay]

half dozen in my career, but it's been a lonnnnnng time! Seems like I read somewhere that if you kill a banded duck in a certain area that your chances are favorable for adding more to your lanyard if you continue hunting there. Anybody ever heard that? May just be a coincedence, but i no longer hunt those areas anymore & like I said, i'm on a band drought so it's not very hard to convince me that this logic has merit.

[GordonGekko]

I'm in a slump.

gonna try and change that around September/October right?

[bannerk]

i shot a 3 shots dropped 3 ducks and the only one i could find was banded i looked all over for the other two i dropped who knows if the others in the flock i dropped were banded

[feather]

Two since 1975, one suzie and one greenhead. Found a dead wood duck with one too so I have THREE!!!

[pntailhntr]

1, killed a woodie, I didn't even look to see if it was banded, the sun hit it and glared in my eye and I looked down and said HOLY CHIT!! I was hunting by myself, probable 18-19 years ago, not one since!

[Money]

5 Greenheads and 1 Susie.

[ewd506]

8 bands in 35 yrs,been hunting since I was 9, two on one day (new years Day 1985/ Satartia MS) and not one since, pulled off two different mallard hens in AR that buddies folded--both of course banded, lost another to a hack guest of a friend over a coin flip (he couldn't hit the ocean from a boat, I shot that damn duck!!!)

[Anatidae]

I know y'all probably don't want to hear this.......(because it might hurt your ego) .......but my wife killed 3 banded birds in 5 shots over a 2-day period, several years back. I think it was 97-98.

Day 1: First duck - one shot - dead - banded. 'Killed next 3 birds in as many shots. Last duck - banded. So, 2 in one morning's hunt.

Day 2: First duck - one shot - dead-dead - banded.

Over a 15-day period, she and I took 5 banded birds out of 41 mallards (as I recall).

The most interesting thing.........One of the ducks I shot had the same prefix (2357) as one of hers. They were shot 8 days apart, less than 1/2 from each other. 'Got the certificates back - they were banded 8 days apart in Plumas, MB by the same bander -6 years prior to when we shot them.

Damn, that was a good year!

I wrote a story about her 'Luck' at Harden Phillips' urging - that's how I came to know Harden. He had it on his website until it went off. Another MSDucks member shot a 2357 bird that same year......10 digits separated his band number and mine - both ducks banded on the same day - in Plumas, MB. Pretty neat stuff, huh?

I've got a copy around the house, somewhere. I'll see if I can put it on here, with the photos Harden printed with it.

[SoftCall]

I have 9 - 7 greenheads, 1 widgeon drake and a lesser Canada