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Purple Gallinule #6414059 08/18/16 02:38 PM
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I am interested in a guided hunt for Purple Gallinule. I am a waterfowler and collector from Michigan and only interested in taking one or two birds back for taxidermy. From what I have read, they migrate south really early so the only opportunity to take them would be in the early teal season in September. I am willing to pay someone well if they can get me in to them. I would really appreciate any help...

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Greg aka goosehunter 51

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I never saw/read any one hunting here.
By the way how is its Meat??? food

Re: Purple Gallinule [Re: goosehunter51] #6414161 08/18/16 03:51 PM
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I recognize the woman in the photo, that pic is most likely from Florida.

Re: Purple Gallinule [Re: goosehunter51] #6414162 08/18/16 03:53 PM
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I have never seen one in Texas. It would be a rare bird here. The only times I have heard of people seeing them in Texas it has been birders and in nature preserve type places where there is no hunting allowed. I have seen several in Florida. Around the Everglades would be your best bet. I would not consider them much of a game bird, but then the Rails I hunt every year are like shooting grasshoppers with a shotgun.

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I have seen them in Florida also while duck hunting but unfortunately they are protected there....

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Not true. Check the Texas Waterfowl Digest. There is a season for them in Texas and I know of several hunters who have taken them here. Dont know of any outfitter guiding for them however.

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You need to PM Elliot on here.

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Originally Posted By: waterfowlwonders
Not true. Check the Texas Waterfowl Digest. There is a season for them in Texas and I know of several hunters who have taken them here. Dont know of any outfitter guiding for them however.


He was talking about them being protected in Florida.

Though I don't hear much about Purple Gallinules in Texas, Common Gallinules or Moorhens seem to be fairly common here. There was one on our deer lease pond in Young County last summer.

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Haven't seen purple gallinues but plenty of common gallinues here in Texas. Unfortunately, the habitat where we've normally seen them is suffering from a bad drought.....

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The birds in that picture are likely non native purple swamp hens in Florida or Australia. They look too big to be purple gallinules. Purples are about the size of a white wing dove.

Good luck finding a place in TX- I've been looking for years. Ive shot a couple in the marsh around Sabine lake in LA and in mazatlan Mexico.


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I had a place down in the Valley that we would occasionally see those at, never did shoot one though.

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Seen them in FL in the Bell Glade sugar Cain fields tons of then there.

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I don't pay very close attention ever but I'm pretty sure we see quite a few of these every year in the marsh down here?


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I'm with GK because I like salty old dudes.
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We get them here in south Texas regularly. Hit me up

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Now you got me hankering for a purple headed grey duck. hard to find, but a cool specimen, maybe worth mounting.

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city lake in Eagle Pass has some common gallinules.

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Taken today


Originally Posted by garrett
I'm with GK because I like salty old dudes.
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