don't need the wings....
sorry bro, it is a pintail hen
you incorrectly ID'ed the bird and people were kind enough to point it out to you.


I don't see anyone agreeing with you thinking it is a gadwall drake...if they do, I would love to see them post up.

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its a blue footed boobie

sing it with me now folks


LORRRRRRD IT'S HARD TO BE HUMBLE




WHEN YOUR PERFECT IN EVERY WAY

I made this mistake several years ago. The internet game wardens were out in full force that day. Once you learn it then you can spot it from a mile away.

this might help you
http://www.amazon.com/Waterfowl-Identification-LeMaster-Method-Richard/dp/0811729826

What happened to a man owning up to an honest mistake? It makes you look that much worse that you cant admit that you made a mistake

X2. One over pin...who is going to take the ticket

Pintail Hen

Look at the chest feathers, the Gadwall drake has a much finer mosaic pattern than a pintail hen. Look at the back feathers, the Gadwall drakes tuen a solid color half way back then pintail hen is mottled the whole way.

I took a closer look at the picture, I really zoomed in tight...its a Gadwall Drake, you can tell by the wings

Dang it! That is a gadwall Drake. My bad. Sorry what ever your name is Mack or something. Carry on.

I shot a black duck today. Anybody else seeing them? I hear they are hard to come by in the Central Flyway.

^^^^^ Dem taste good!

Yeah, I think I'm with Garret on this, the bill looks very black, and the neck does not look long enough to be a pintail...

This is why there is no monetary prize with the tourny, boy what headache that would be. As it is all this is kinda funny.

By all means keep the thread going fellas I'm getting a kick out of it.


To address the "guide" question.

This must really be bothering "birddog14" (please stop PMing me, my inbox is getting full) I find it all kind of funny.

I rarely "guide" hunts most are for pigs or deer, not ducks. I do "take" a lot of friends and family out duck hunting on occasion. We usually shoot limits of pintail hens, and coots.


My business is the "day hunts" for deer, pigs, and ducks. We manage several properties in various central/north central texas counties. We also trap pigs, and offer "guided" pig hunts during the summer in east texas.

One last thing and I'm done;

My name is on every post it's "Matt" Also my web address and Phone # are in multiple locations, I'm not some jerk hiding behind a screen name. If it's really bothering you so much give me a call, I'm really a great guy.

-Matt

Last thing #2, the internet is no place to be serious. Just keep that in mind.

-Matt

you guys that think it is a gadwall drake....shoot one of those and then two bull spigs....and you better hope the game warden cannot ID it correctly either or you are getting a ticket for being one over for shooting 3 pins. But hey, it is your money.

Cool your jets bro. They are just joking around.

You need to read my previous post about the internet again.

-Matt

this thread is awesome. My vote is for everyone to grab a cold one, stop worrying about someone's mis-id, and get ready for the next hunt. so he killed a pinny hen, and thought for a bit it was a juvi grey duck....oh well. beats the hell out of working.

Gadwall Drake for sure, you can tell by the beak

Yeah birddog you getting yourself all worked up into a lather again, no laws have been broken, so grab a cold one and chill.

Looks dang black to me. I may be color blind tho.

Matt your cool in my books. Good time kill.

Yeah its black, just like a Gadwall

I think the feet would be easier than the beak in this instance, right? Gadwall feet are orange and Pintail feet are greyish...

Pintail hen


Pintail hen


Pintail hen




Gadwall drake


Gadwall drake


Gadwall drake


Gadwall drake



There's a whole list of feet at the back of the LeMasters Method book.

Who cares? Its just a duck.