Absolutely I am. I think it totally undermines the entire hunting experience. It puts a quantity on hunting. People who do things like that (whether they admit it or not) are doing so just to show off... look at how many banded birds I've killed... look at me look at me.... thats just the cultural/emotional part of why I think its stupid and gay.

Moreover, if you are actually trying to kill ducks... why would you hang something that shines and jingles around your neck... after spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on camoflauge and concealment? Think about it?

Lastly... I have lost a lion's share of stuff in the swamp over the years.. lost a cell phone among other things this year. And I have, in the past, had my call lanyard take a swim when leaning over to pull the dog back in the boat. Bands to me are special memories, and I keep them in the house on a lanyard full of old calls I had when I was just starting out in the early 1990s... no more than a kid. I've lost count now, but I'm well over 35 ducks and a dozen geese. It brings back good memories for me... I can replace the duck calls I use now... though I'd rather not.. which is why I have a floating lanyard (bands sink you know). But I cannot replace those bands... why would I risk losing them just to show off?