Got My First Wood Duck!
 

And he's a nice one!

Sweet! Mounting or eating?

Congrats that should make a nice mount. I have to agree about the eating part also. I think they are probably the best duck to eat.

Dr,

Very nice looking drake !


I still need my first male woody...........................that "will" be a mount when I get him !!!

Congratulations !

I ended up eating this one. The next one I get Is going to be mounted! Lone flyer came into land on our Mallard dekes, I was so dam happy when he came flying in.

Congrats I got my first yesterday also, but not in full plumage, Cant wait to get a mountable one.

i just ate some woodie breast tonight! sooooo tasty!

:( I shot my 1st woodie when I forst started duck hunting. Didn't know how awsome of a duck it was and I didnt even get a pick with it let alone mounting.

nice lookin duck!!!!

That's a duck that I regret not mounting...one morning when a buddy and I just started into duck hunting, we had 4 birds come in and each got a double. Ended up being 4 drake woodies.....neither of us got them mounted, and we both kick ourselves to this day! They were all perfect too.

Hey cool ~ I have a pair mounted. Look at the white side bars along the body and if you have 3 or more you have an older male.

They sure do make a pretty mount.

JW

I didnt know you could Identify age by the stripes. I wish he was still around to check. Now I really want to get a nice banded Drake woody!

There are alot of woodies around here i've shot probably 15 of them this year :) got 4 of em in the freezer to mount myself :) last year i shot my first merganser

You guys need to come hunt just north of the St. Louis area... woodies everywhere.

Nice bird!