Nother, what kind of duck is this?
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At 1st I thought it was a canvasback, but it looks exactly like what the DU site has pictured as a teal hen, but its much bigger than the other teal hens Ive shot (bottom pic) and it has no green in the wing??? oh and dont know know if you can tell in the cell phone pic but the beak is black and light blue. Attachment 12782
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looks like a Teal to me
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Thanks, keep in mind the 2 top pics are the bird in question, the bottom is a different bird,what I believe to be a greenwing teal hen and is about 1/2 the size of the bird in the top 2 pics, and has a totally different beak, could it be a different kind of teal? It has no color at all in the wing, just black, white and brown.
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Brown wing patches makes me believe it is a gadwell.
Bill color matches although the pics are hard to see. Say if you ever do this again take a wing and show the ful wing expanded as the color bars on the wing help greatly to run a ID. JW |
A question: why do you take a shot when you do not know what kind of bird you are shooting at?
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Originally Posted by Ruddyduck
(Post 3702113)
A question: why do you take a shot when you do not know what kind of bird you are shooting at?
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Everybody always gets all sensitive... =P
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It looks like a Drake Widgeon not in Plumage yet but also like a Gaddy
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Those are some of the lamest excuses for not knowing what you're shooting I ever heard. Although the harlequin is the not allowed to be harvested the odds of seeing one in your particular area unless hunting on the coast would be near 0.
There are bag limits on species and not knowing what you're shooting at is irresponsible. Can you tell the difference pass shooting between hen mallards and black ducks? You could easily shoot a pair or blacks which would make you illegal. My point is if you don't know what you're shooting you shouldn't shoot. You can bet the warden will one day and if you do make a mistake be ready to have you're gun confiscated one the spot and a citation written and not seeing you firearm again until you go in front of a judge to pay your fine and who knows how the law is these days , you might not get it back. |
Originally Posted by Ruddyduck
(Post 3702762)
Those are some of the lamest excuses for not knowing what you're shooting I ever heard. Although the harlequin is the not allowed to be harvested the odds of seeing one in your particular area unless hunting on the coast would be near 0.
There are bag limits on species and not knowing what you're shooting at is irresponsible. Can you tell the difference pass shooting between hen mallards and black ducks? You could easily shoot a pair or blacks which would make you illegal. My point is if you don't know what you're shooting you shouldn't shoot. You can bet the warden will one day and if you do make a mistake be ready to have you're gun confiscated one the spot and a citation written and not seeing you firearm again until you go in front of a judge to pay your fine and who knows how the law is these days , you might not get it back. |
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