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 Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 07:31 PM
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A Mallard Hens Bill is Orange and Black from the day she hatched till death no matter how old she gets. Ducks molt feathers. They change. Legs, feet, bills dont molt.
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 07:35 PM
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Regardless...it is a cool bird. Nicely done Rob.
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 07:38 PM
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standard issue mallard drake...He is just a lot behind on his plumage. I shot one yesterday that looked like a early Oct Sask bird...never seen one that ugly.
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 07:40 PM
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Then my next guess would be mottled duck x mallard.
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 07:42 PM
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standard issue mallard drake...He is just a lot behind on his plumage. I shot one yesterday that looked like a early Oct Sask bird...never seen one that ugly. I no think so, I could be wrong but I don't think drake. Look at the back feathers, no white collar or even a hint of it. Brown bandit stripe through the eyes. Everything but the beak screams hen. We don't have a good pic of the beak so I go hen.
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 07:44 PM
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Mallard hens have a orange/black beak, where as Drakes have more of a olive yellow colored bill. Just my experiences. I'd say a Mexican duck.
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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standard issue mallard drake...He is just a lot behind on his plumage. I shot one yesterday that looked like a early Oct Sask bird...never seen one that ugly. I no think so, I could be wrong but I don't think drake. Look at the back feathers, no white collar or even a hint of it. Brown bandit stripe through the eyes. Everything but the beak screams hen. We don't have a good pic of the beak so I go hen. Curled tail feathers ....check Mallard drake wing....check Olive bill....check Splotchy green in head....check What am I missing Wal ????
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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no need to be an expert to see its a Canuck in drag
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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We don't have a good pic of the beak so I go hen.
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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Rob is the 3rd person I know of this week that has shot an eclipsed greenhead
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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Rob is the 3rd person I know of this week that has shot an eclipsed greenhead Its not Rob's first one.
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 08:03 PM
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WE need to establish that this is an eclipsed greenhead.
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 08:07 PM
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A Mallard Hens Bill is Orange and Black from the day she hatched till death no matter how old she gets. Ducks molt feathers. They change. Legs, feet, bills dont molt. ok that's what I thought we are on the same page now
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 08:09 PM
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I thought even an eclipse drake had white tail feathers, and mex ducks have more brown tail feathers. Anyone know?
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 08:14 PM
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That is a mottled duck drake.
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 08:29 PM
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It's a cross between a mallard drake and a mallard hen.  
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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It's a cross between a mallard drake and a mallard hen.  I think I shot one of those hybrids one time
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 08:57 PM
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Then my next guess would be mottled duck x mallard. This is my bet. That is not a poorly colored drake, feather quality is too good.
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 09:05 PM
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Not need for excitement here boys. That's just a mallard drake. In another couple of weeks or so his head would have been greener and his chest feathers would have started turning also. Mexican mallards don't have that curl. If you ever make a hunt up north in October, you will see plenty of these.
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 09:09 PM
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 09:49 PM
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I am just not sold on it being a mallard drake yet.
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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11/08/13 09:51 PM
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Alright rob. The real question is this. If say you were at the point in a limit here shooting a hen would put you over the limit, would you chance it. Like if you had a hen and the bird in question. Would you be confident to shoot another hen and school the GW on gender.
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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I am just not sold on it being a mallard drake yet. X2 I've seen a lot of eclipse drakes, and they ususally have some white tail feathers.
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Re: Duck ID experts What say yee!
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Alright rob. The real question is this. If say you were at the point in a limit here shooting a hen would put you over the limit, would you chance it. Like if you had a hen and the bird in question. Would you be confident to shoot another hen and school the GW on gender. Just going by the Bill color and nothing else I would make a strong case for Drake.
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