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Hooded merganser
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12/27/14 07:23 PM
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txtrophy85
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For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Hooded merganser
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#5502506
12/27/14 07:31 PM
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mohunter
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No, not at all, maybe rare for some to shoot though, we normally let them pass. Not very good tablefare.
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Re: Hooded merganser
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#5502511
12/27/14 07:34 PM
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Jacob645
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They make a pretty mount.
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Re: Hooded merganser
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#5502531
12/27/14 07:43 PM
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Nogalus Prairie
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Beautiful birds. Only ones I've ever shot were with a camera. Daddy: Momma:
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Hooded merganser
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12/27/14 07:55 PM
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txtrophy85
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They make a pretty mount. I shot one today (didn't know exactly what it was when I Shot it) and had to google it They make pretty cool mounts from what I've seen online. I've never seen one before and I've seen alot of birds in the wild, I did not know if they were common, semi common or rare
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Hooded merganser
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#5502572
12/27/14 08:01 PM
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8pointdrop
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Depends on your area like anything else. I've only seen 4 in all my years of hunting. Talk to guys in east tx that view them as bad as coots. I think merganser table mounts look great, mount that sucker!
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Re: Hooded merganser
[Re: txtrophy85]
#5502617
12/27/14 08:24 PM
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txtrophy85
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He is in my freezer now.
I guess like you said it's regional. Mallards are by no means a rare bird but if one gets shot down here it makes the local news, same with wood ducks
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Hooded merganser
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#5502678
12/27/14 08:55 PM
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NTX Waterfowl
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He is in my freezer now.
I guess like you said it's regional. Mallards are by no means a rare bird but if one gets shot down here it makes the local news, same with wood ducks LOL, good point... I think I've shot 4 Mallards in my life. They are very rare where I hunt.
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Re: Hooded merganser
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#5502716
12/27/14 09:19 PM
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brazosboyt
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Populations approx 300,000 mcgreasers vs 10.5 million mallards. They are fairly uncommon and not easy to target. One of my favorites in hand but a pain to mount!!!
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Re: Hooded merganser
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#5502743
12/27/14 09:33 PM
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firemack
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They're really tasty, don't even need to season. Just throw straight on the grill! J/k, they do make pretty mounts though
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Re: Hooded merganser
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#5515273
01/02/15 05:22 PM
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HuntCrafted
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We get them pretty commonly in our area, mainly in pairs - does anyone know why they have their own bag limit separate than ducks??
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Re: Hooded merganser
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01/02/15 05:34 PM
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Navasot
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creeks, rivers, bottomland and youll find them.
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Re: Hooded merganser
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01/02/15 05:37 PM
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txtrophy85
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creeks, rivers, bottomland and youll find them. We have none of those here If the population is 300k in North America then I would say that is pretty low. Apparently Canada has the biggest breeding population
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Hooded merganser
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01/02/15 06:20 PM
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One of my customers harvested a beautiful dear today
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Re: Hooded merganser
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01/02/15 06:51 PM
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Navasot
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We roost a good many of them on the Navasot and the Trinity. Usually if you have a good heavy number of wooduck you will have Hoodys
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Re: Hooded merganser
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01/02/15 10:51 PM
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txtrophy85
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We roost a good many of them on the Navasot and the Trinity. Usually if you have a good heavy number of wooduck you will have Hoodys I think they nest in the same habitat
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Hooded merganser
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01/02/15 11:14 PM
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Guy
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I shot one and had it mounted. I pass on them tho, no plans to shoot another.
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Re: Hooded merganser
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01/03/15 01:45 AM
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Trey72
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Two hooded is the limit this year on mergansers.
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Re: Hooded merganser
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#5516236
01/03/15 01:51 AM
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texasdude28
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Don't eat them so don't shoot them
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Re: Hooded merganser
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#5516254
01/03/15 01:57 AM
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But those two hooded don't count against your 6 duck limit?
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Re: Hooded merganser
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#5520264
01/05/15 02:15 AM
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Hunt1253 teachmetohunt
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I moved east to Charleston SC and have shot 4 this year. They are freakin everywhere. I was excited about it but was pretty much laughed at when I showed it to my buddy at the boat ramp.
first one I shot was cool...now I'm just not really sure what to do with them. they aren't tasty to say the least.
good news is they don't count toward your limit.
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Re: Hooded merganser
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#5521177
01/05/15 04:39 PM
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DuckCoach1985
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The hooded mergansers are thicker than the mallards where I hunt.
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Re: Hooded merganser
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#5522617
01/06/15 03:50 AM
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fowlslayer11
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Beautiful birds if you get the right drake to work.. Shot a mounter a few weeks ago.
Coastal Prairie & Matagorda Bay system. Sic'em.
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Re: Hooded merganser
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#5522641
01/06/15 04:00 AM
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rifleman
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Beautiful birds. Only ones I've ever shot were with a camera. Daddy: Momma: Can do both...
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Re: Hooded merganser
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#5522697
01/06/15 04:27 AM
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Bulldog4949
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Man I want one of these baddddd. I see hundreds of mallards every year. Dime a dozen up here.
Guess I will have to go on a guided hunt to get one sometime.
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