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Old 08-17-2007, 05:33 PM
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I was watching Waterfowler TV lastnight and they shot a cross between a Pintail and Mallard...that was one cool loooking duck..Anybody else ever seen that episode?
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Old 08-17-2007, 05:39 PM
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Saw that, I personally saw one better looking drake than that in a Iowa City park that blew my mind, most gorgeous looking thing i have ever seen. It basically had the mallard colors on a pin body with pin markings...
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Old 08-17-2007, 05:54 PM
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That would be such a cool mount. Is there any other cool crosses out there?
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Old 08-17-2007, 07:40 PM
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i perspnally shot a blue and greenwinged teal cross , and a mallard woodduck cross
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Old 08-17-2007, 09:06 PM
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At our local gander mountian they have a mount of a mallard/pintail cross. It's amazing looking. It has a greenish brown flourescent head with a pintail beak, narrows wings like a pintail with the irredescent blue/purple wing patch. And best of all, the long pin tail. I'd love to be the hunter that shot that.
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Old 08-18-2007, 05:08 AM
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Those are called Mule Ducks, and for my money... they are one of the prettiest ducks in the air! Even though they aren't a legit species.

On my old computer I had a bunch of pictures of hybrids that a bird collector had ammassed over the years.

He had a Redhead/mallard, pintail/woodduck, BWT/Shoveler, Gadwall/Mallard, Golden Eye/Bufflehead, all kinds of wierd stuff.

I have personally shot hybrid black ducks/mallards... not terribly uncommon, heck I think its more uncommon to kill a mature male 100% pure black duck anymore.
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Old 08-18-2007, 08:51 AM
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I agree.

BTW, I saw the first ducks of the season yesterday. It is still extremely early, but they were flying. about 6 or so black ducks in formation.
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Old 08-19-2007, 09:19 AM
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I seen that episode, I wonder how common that is. That would probably be a bird for the wall if I shot it.
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Old 08-19-2007, 05:04 PM
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Ducks are very notorious for cross breeding.
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Old 08-20-2007, 03:42 PM
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ive seen it i saw a show that they shot one with a mallards body pintail tail and a redheads head could tell if its a prank or not?
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