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01-21-2009, 11:11 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Corvallis - Hillsboro
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Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
Last Duck of the Day - First Band of My Life
Well I already posted the story in another thread but oh well ill post it again... Went out for a hunt with my cousin and good friend this weekend. Hunting was pretty slow to start but when the wind picked up the birds started working. I chose to set the gun down for a day and take some pictures. We were down to two ducks for a limit, and i decided I needed to get a bird and of course it took forever to get that last group to come in. Well finally a group of a dozen mallards started working us and on the last pass me and my buddy shot and dropped one each. We walked to pick them up in the trees behind us. When i walked up to my drake my heart raced when i saw it lying belly up with a hint of silver. I set a goal to shoot a band this year, limiting myself to shoot only mallards on many hunts, it seemed like every hunt i couldn't make someone, shot a band (including one reward band) and it was a little frustrating to feel like a was wearing metal repellant. It was probably my best feeling during a duck hunt yet so i decided to get a mount instead of throwing it on the lanyard and will start looking around for the right taxi. Thanks for a memorable hunt guys.
A little behind...
Banded: August 8, 2003
Alberta, Canada
Last edited by sharpshott; 01-21-2009 at 11:59 AM.
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01-21-2009, 11:15 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: vancouver wa
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
good job 
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01-21-2009, 04:00 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Hillsboro, OR
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
looks like a very successful and memorable hunt. congrats and good luck with the mount!
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01-21-2009, 04:08 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Oregon
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
Awesome that looks like a great time!! Good work!! And congrats on the band!!
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01-21-2009, 04:34 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Tigard,Oregon
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
Limits with a band "cant beat that " congrats..
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01-21-2009, 06:12 PM
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Cutthroat
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: albany
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
good job maybe I'll get a band someday!
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01-21-2009, 10:12 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Vancouver, WA
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
I love the capture of the two wads in the air shooting behind that widgeon.
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01-21-2009, 10:29 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Albany
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
nice work guys looks like a sweet hunt. Cory picked up a band back in december that i think was banded that same day in alberta also. What were the numbers on that guy? We could barely make out one of the numbers but figured it out to be an 8 on the beginning of the suffix digits.
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01-21-2009, 11:19 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Lebanon,oregon
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
my bird was banded on 8/16/2003 in Alberta, 1657-87008 were the numbers.nice work man!i think i met you at the shop a couple weeks ago pickin up decoys.
Cory
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01-21-2009, 11:24 PM
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Cutthroat
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: mount vernon wa
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
It was a nice day, huh?
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01-21-2009, 11:25 PM
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Cutthroat
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: mount vernon wa
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
What size of shot did you use?
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01-21-2009, 11:34 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
Nice photos guys!
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01-22-2009, 06:51 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Scappoose Oregon
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
Nice!
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01-22-2009, 08:45 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Corvallis - Hillsboro
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
Quote:
Originally Posted by High Life
my bird was banded on 8/16/2003 in Alberta, 1657-87008 were the numbers.nice work man!i think i met you at the shop a couple weeks ago pickin up decoys.
Cory
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Hey Cory, Ya that was me at the shop, as soon as you get that new decoy into production ill be back too haha, my band number was 1737-46736, thats pretty cool it was 8 days off though!
Scott
Quote:
Originally Posted by romanfishing
What size of shot did you use?
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4's in the morning and 2's after light
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01-22-2009, 10:50 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: the x
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
nice work
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01-22-2009, 07:37 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Marquam
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Strangelove
I love the capture of the two wads in the air shooting behind that widgeon.
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I agree. Next time SWING!
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01-22-2009, 07:51 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Beaverton, OR
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Re: Last Duck Of The Day (Pics)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Strangelove
I love the capture of the two wads in the air shooting behind that widgeon.
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I agree also, a unique shot. It could only mean that the photographer had finished his limit and was taking pictures, waiting for his "slacker"  hunting partners to finally completed theirs.
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