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Cool mallard! Hybrid?
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01/24/15 03:39 AM
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BradyBuck
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Justin Wilson a guide with Bullzeye shot this sweet mallard this evening. I asked his permission to post it on here to see what y'all thought? Has anyone seen one with a bill that color?
Last edited by BradyBuck; 01/24/15 04:58 AM.
HRCH Washita's Kimber Locked N Loaded GRHRCH Firefly's Rally The Troops MH
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Re: Cool mallard! Hybrid?
[Re: BradyBuck]
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01/24/15 03:50 AM
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NTX Waterfowl
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Just recently, it's a Mallard but with a rare color mutation for the bill. More common in Europe but still rare. My understanding is that they are 100% mallard.
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Re: Cool mallard! Hybrid?
[Re: BradyBuck]
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01/24/15 04:53 AM
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SR025
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Very cool
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Re: Cool mallard! Hybrid?
[Re: BradyBuck]
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01/24/15 05:06 AM
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DocHorton
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That's awesome! If it were me, that sucker would be going straight to the taxidermist.
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Re: Cool mallard! Hybrid?
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01/24/15 09:46 AM
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Fowlman
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Nice looking bird.
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Re: Cool mallard! Hybrid?
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01/24/15 12:59 PM
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Erichugh22
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Mallard bluebill cross, duh. Only logical explication here.
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Re: Cool mallard! Hybrid?
[Re: Erichugh22]
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01/25/15 03:52 PM
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hoof n wings
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Ghay duck with lipstick Only logical explication here.
I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.
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Re: Cool mallard! Hybrid?
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01/25/15 04:55 PM
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Pittstate
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Nothing on it (from that pic) except the bill has a different color than the average Mallard. Put a mallard in the fridge for a week or two and his bill will turn the same color pretty much. It still would be a cool looking bird coming into the spread. Congrats on a nice bird!
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Re: Cool mallard! Hybrid?
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01/25/15 10:09 PM
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hoof n wings
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Are you saying if he had been in freezing weather for awhile, the bill would be orange? Nothing on it (from that pic) except the bill has a different color than the average Mallard. Put a mallard in the fridge for a week or two and his bill will turn the same color pretty much. It still would be a cool looking bird coming into the spread. Congrats on a nice bird!
I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.
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Re: Cool mallard! Hybrid?
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01/26/15 12:02 AM
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Brian R.
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We got one today. Last bird of the season!
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