ORIGINAL: johnch
IMO it is more about where you hunt and luck than skill
As I hunt in a area that they band local birds
But if the geese are gliding in
I look for neck and leg bands
John
Amen...location is key. And luck...If i remember correctly the odds of killing a banded Mallard were around 1 in 300...I think it is greater for snow geese...based on those numbers I'm due a few bands this year...we'll see though.... but those statistics only tell part of the story, as I believe ducks tend to follow similar routes from year to year making band success greater in certain areas than others (since birds from a banding site may migrate together)...nothing scientific though....
then again some folks (I know a couple) could get a band walkin' through Wal-Mart....