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 Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
#1031096
11/12/09 02:36 AM
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honkhntr
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Light Foot
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Light Foot
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I shot bad but had a nice surprise in the bag this morning...  Josh
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: honkhntr]
#1031107
11/12/09 02:40 AM
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Jeff Elder
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: Jeff Elder]
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11/12/09 02:54 AM
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A-5_Guy
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Dadgum!! That thing has a set of legs on it! Not the most wary of prey, but a great surprise. Let us know how that thing tastes.
"In the ethics of shooting dangerous game is the premise that the trouble you shoot yourself into you must be prepared to shoot yourself out of." -Ernest Hemingway Semper Fi ![[Linked Image]](http://i54.tinypic.com/347csj6.jpg)
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: A-5_Guy]
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11/12/09 02:55 AM
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Matt M
Outdoorsman
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: Matt M]
#1031175
11/12/09 02:57 AM
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honkhntr
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Light Foot
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Black Belly Whistling Duck...
This one is going on the Wall...
Josh
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: Matt M]
#1031177
11/12/09 02:57 AM
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Dave Speer
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Let's see, Haslet's over by Ft. Worth but I got the impression those whistling dux were a southern thing, you shoot that around here or down on the coast?
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: honkhntr]
#1031179
11/12/09 02:57 AM
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TreeBass
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
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11/12/09 03:29 AM
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J.P. Greeson
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We have been seeing those pretty often. I always thought they were called Mexican Whistling Ducks.
“Wildlife and its habitat cannot speak, so we must and we will.” – Theodore Roosevelt ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2019/09/full-13-25328-gco.jpg)
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: J.P. Greeson]
#1031307
11/12/09 03:31 AM
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TrackerFouts
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Talk Low...Talk Slow...And Don't Talk To Much... -The Duke 
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: TrackerFouts]
#1031361
11/12/09 03:50 AM
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fordtough
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congrats! sure are pretty birds!
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: fordtough]
#1031439
11/12/09 04:12 AM
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cable
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Sweet! I have seen them around during the summer but am still waiting on the first one to drop into the dekes. Congrats
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: cable]
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11/12/09 04:25 AM
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roofer
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Dave:
They are around DFW, but I am in the same boat as Cable. Never seen one on a hunt.
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: roofer]
#1031550
11/12/09 04:54 AM
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dove_buster
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Down here we call them Mexican whistling ducks. I can shoot a limit of them at will, but dont cuz someone told me they don't eat well, but i may take one this yr and try for myself.
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: dove_buster]
#1031751
11/12/09 12:09 PM
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Jeremy_Arnett
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Down here we call them Mexican whistling ducks. I can shoot a limit of them at will, but dont cuz someone told me they don't eat well, but i may take one this yr and try for myself. I shot a limit of them 2 years ago and they tasted as good as a mallard.
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: fordtough]
#1031786
11/12/09 12:55 PM
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TBK
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They are every where. I've got 12 that stay around my house and I live in town. I've seen some groups when scouting.
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: TBK]
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11/12/09 01:03 PM
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Zack
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They taste as good or better than other puddlers in my opinion. We usually shoot several every year at a more southerly location.
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: TBK]
#1031802
11/12/09 01:07 PM
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obsessedduckman
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Man look at the talons on that thing. It might fight back 
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: obsessedduckman]
#1031805
11/12/09 01:09 PM
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obsessedduckman
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But i guess they might make a good toothpick after you grill him 
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: obsessedduckman]
#1031832
11/12/09 01:28 PM
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tjs011
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i have also heard that tree ducks/whistling ducks make very good table fare... i haven't shot any yet, but i met some folks at the boat ramp last weekend that had 4... they're definitely around N TX right now.
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: tjs011]
#1031880
11/12/09 02:02 PM
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Guy
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i have also heard that tree ducks/whistling ducks make very good table fare... i haven't shot any yet, but i met some folks at the boat ramp last weekend that had 4... they're definitely around N TX right now. Yeah, tree ducks, folks call them a lot of things, but the proper name is a Black-bellied Whistling Duck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-bellied_Whistling_DuckYou also have the Fulvous Whistling Duck, but the one posted is a Black-bellied.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvous_Whistling_Duck
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: Guy]
#1031937
11/12/09 02:27 PM
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yzrider16
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that sure is a pretty bird
i had alot of fun hunting with you
and congrats on the bird
thanks
kody
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: yzrider16]
#1031982
11/12/09 02:48 PM
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DUAggie
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Yep those birds are all over the coast and west houston. You can hear them whistling from several hundred yards away. We always let them fly right by.
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: DUAggie]
#1032061
11/12/09 03:25 PM
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nogeese
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: nogeese]
#1032895
11/12/09 09:29 PM
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kyotee1
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Was it the only one that came by? They usually are in small to large flocks. Nice BB though!!
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Re: Interesting bird for the bag this morning...
[Re: Dave Speer]
#1033079
11/12/09 10:52 PM
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honkhntr
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Light Foot
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Let's see, Haslet's over by Ft. Worth but I got the impression those whistling dux were a southern thing, you shoot that around here or down on the coast? A little futher North, near Justin... Josh
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