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shot an oddball today
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Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:00 pmby flight control
I shot this in a beaver pond I was scouting today. Anyone know what it is?
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I'm thinking drake mallard x wigeon. And yes, that is the kitchen table. Shhhhhhhhhht
Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:17 pmby hudson
Maybe a woodie and wigeon
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Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:19 pmby capt1972
Coot
Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:25 pmby flight control
capt1972 wrote:Coot
Of course! So, should I mount it?
Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:28 pmby flight control
hudson wrote:Maybe a woodie and wigeon
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I'm sure there is mallard in there. The size, green tint on the head and speculum look like mallard, but the blue bill and the feet are not right on that body.
Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:31 pmby capt1972
flight control wrote:capt1972 wrote:Coot
Of course! So, should I mount it?
of course, just make sure nobody sees you.
Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:35 pmby flight control
capt1972 wrote:flight control wrote:capt1972 wrote:Coot
Of course! So, should I mount it?
of course, just make sure nobody sees you.
Good, I like to use every part of the birds I shoot.
Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:42 pmby capt1972
Seriously, I've shot identical birds. Pretty sure it's a black x mallard.
Thats a female black, but notice the bill. The feet can be green also.
or its a coot
Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:55 pmby Juice Box
flight control wrote:I shot this in a beaver pond I was scouting today. Anyone know what it is?
IMG756.jpg
IMG757.jpg
IMG758.jpg
IMG759.jpg
I'm thinking drake mallard x wigeon. And yes, that is the kitchen table. Shhhhhhhhhht
It's a less retarded cousin of the great northern spoon bill
Merica!
Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:57 pmby The Duck Hammer
Juice Box wrote:flight control wrote:I shot this in a beaver pond I was scouting today. Anyone know what it is?
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IMG757.jpg
IMG758.jpg
IMG759.jpg
I'm thinking drake mallard x wigeon. And yes, that is the kitchen table. Shhhhhhhhhht
It's a less retarded cousin of the great northern spoon bill
Merica!
I think it had spoony blood in it too.
Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:06 pmby Juice Box
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Merica!
Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:00 pmby RonE
flight control wrote:capt1972 wrote:Coot
Of course! So, should I mount it?
If I were you, I would mount it from behind.
Re: shot an oddball today
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Fri Oct 04, 2013 12:21 amby Goldfish
RonE wrote:flight control wrote:capt1972 wrote:Coot
Of course! So, should I mount it?
If I were you, I would mount it from behind.
With the lights out
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Re: shot an oddball today
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Fri Oct 04, 2013 1:13 pmby JGUN
My guess would be mallard x wood duck. Looking at the bill and coloration of the feet. Widgeon do not have black on the top of their bills only the tip.
Re: shot an oddball today
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Fri Oct 04, 2013 1:15 pmby assateague
Where you are, I'm more inclined to agree with FF- black mallard.
Re: shot an oddball today
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Fri Oct 04, 2013 1:21 pmby 3geese4me
Would have been a real trophy next year...
Re: shot an oddball today
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Fri Oct 04, 2013 3:13 pmby flight control
Shit. I thought I had it pegged as mallard x wigeon. The feet lijook like a woody, wing and body looks like mallard to me, and where the hell is the blue bill from? Maybe it's not clear in the pics but the bill is really blue. I've heard duck hybrids are sterile, but could there be more than two species in there?
Re: shot an oddball today
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Fri Oct 04, 2013 4:00 pmby assateague
Well, never mind then. On my phone the bill looked greenish gray.
Re: shot an oddball today
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Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:17 pmby banknote
Re: shot an oddball today
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Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:18 pmby banknote
Captive mallard-woodie.
Re: shot an oddball today
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Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:31 pmby flight control
Yup. Thats what it is for sure, but I still don't get where the blue bill comes from. Jgun, I will never doubt your duck ID skills again. Banknote, thanks for posting those pics, I never would have believed without seeing that for myself. 50 points for each of you
Re: shot an oddball today
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Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:32 pmby capt1972
it's not of pure blood and now it's dead. good ridance!
Re: shot an oddball today
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Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:36 pmby flight control
capt1972 wrote:it's not of pure blood and now it's dead. good ridance!
Exactly. One duck closer to the final solution.
Re: shot an oddball today
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Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:21 amby aunt betty
Blue billed ducks, wigeon, pintail, ???
Re: shot an oddball today
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Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:24 amby jehler
Farm duck
Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:04 pmby aunt betty
I will try to figure out what kind of duck is in the op using ¨The LeMaster Method
So we start with the bill.
That bill screams pintail at me.
Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:06 pmby aunt betty
See?
Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:08 pmby aunt betty
Wings say no.
Now look at the immature drake. Sept.-Oct.
Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:10 pmby aunt betty
Now the feet. The foot says PINTAIL.
Re: shot an oddball today
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Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:11 pmby aunt betty
I'm going out on a limb and saying that op shot an immature DRAKE PINTAIL.