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Duck ID ? #7130136 04/02/18 02:45 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 21 L Levelland OP Light Foot
OP Levelland Light Foot L Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 21	Can anyone tell me what species this is? Has been hanging out behind my house since the fall. Thanks in advance.

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7130162 04/02/18 03:10 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 36,728 Lake X Guy THF Celebrity
Guy THF Celebrity Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 36,728 Lake X	Ringneck drake.

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7130164 04/02/18 03:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 7,759 Graham S snake oil THF Trophy Hunter
snake oil THF Trophy Hunter S Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 7,759 Graham	Looks like a Bufflehead....... "You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Guy] #7130167 04/02/18 03:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 236 Fort Worth M mdryg1970 Woodsman
mdryg1970 Woodsman M Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 236 Fort Worth	Originally Posted By: Guy Ringneck drake. "Hell with them fellas. Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms."

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7130272 04/02/18 04:44 PM
Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 428 North Texas P PoppinPiggies Bird Dog
PoppinPiggies Bird Dog P Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 428 North Texas	Ringneck! They are pretty birds, but we pass on a lot of them because their skin is thicker and they are a pain in the butt to clean! Follow me on instagram @crosstexasoutdoors

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7130282 04/02/18 04:50 PM
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 11,712 texas R rickym THF Celebrity
rickym THF Celebrity R Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 11,712 texas	Ringneck drake. Killed my first one this past year.

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7130453 04/02/18 07:41 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 21 L Levelland OP Light Foot
OP Levelland Light Foot L Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 21	Many thanks- that's a new one for me.

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7130493 04/02/18 08:24 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,958 The Great State L LarryCopper THF Trophy Hunter
LarryCopper THF Trophy Hunter L Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,958 The Great State	The fat girl of the marsh. Spoonies are the mopeds of the marsh. Plenty of fun but I wouldn't go braggin' about it.

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7130707 04/02/18 11:42 PM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,833 Duck Hole, Tx M mohunter Pro Tracker
mohunter Pro Tracker M Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,833 Duck Hole, Tx	AKA-Tank Turd Guy loves shooting them, I bet he ended his season killing a couple!

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7130857 04/03/18 02:00 AM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,052 D Dodge_Rock Pro Tracker
Dodge_Rock Pro Tracker D Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,052	It oughta been named a ringbill. Ring around the neck is hard to see. They're beautiful diving ducks, for sure.

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: mohunter] #7131094 04/03/18 01:01 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 36,728 Lake X Guy THF Celebrity
Guy THF Celebrity Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 36,728 Lake X	Originally Posted By: mohunter AKA-Tank Turd Guy loves shooting them, I bet he ended his season killing a couple! Dog has gotta eat too.

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Dodge_Rock] #7131152 04/03/18 01:48 PM
Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 428 North Texas P PoppinPiggies Bird Dog
PoppinPiggies Bird Dog P Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 428 North Texas	Originally Posted By: Dodge_Rock It oughta been named a ringbill. Ring around the neck is hard to see. They're beautiful diving ducks, for sure. That's what I always thought! Follow me on instagram @crosstexasoutdoors

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7131230 04/03/18 02:52 PM
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 12,858 North Texas Duck_Hunter THF Celebrity
Duck_Hunter THF Celebrity Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 12,858 North Texas	They make OK jerky. That�s what I do with them. Originally Posted by bill oxner I just turned it on . I was looking bird dogs in the butt this morning.

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7132445 04/04/18 06:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 20,412 Wylie, TX J Judd #1 Creedmoor Fan
Judd #1 Creedmoor Fan J Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 20,412 Wylie, TX	Not to be confused with a scaup or bluebill but equally worthless. Originally Posted by Phil Robertson Don't let your ears hear what your eyes didn't see, and don't let your mouth say what your heart doesn't feel Originally Posted by BigPig As much as I hate to admit it, I do like my truck

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7132456 04/04/18 06:48 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,074 D ducknbass THF Celebrity
ducknbass THF Celebrity D Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,074	If I've got to carry an ID to hunt why don't the birds?

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: snake oil] #7133322 04/05/18 03:03 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,145 Burleson F FamousAmos THF Trophy Hunter
FamousAmos THF Trophy Hunter F Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,145 Burleson	Originally Posted By: snake oil Looks like a Bufflehead....... Not at all, actually. “And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” ‭‭Micah‬ ‭6:8‬

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: ducknbass] #7133399 04/05/18 03:53 PM
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 11,712 texas R rickym THF Celebrity
rickym THF Celebrity R Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 11,712 texas	Originally Posted By: ducknbass If I've got to carry an ID to hunt why don't the birds? They do, you just gotta be able to read it at 50 mph

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7133740 04/05/18 10:04 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 8,169 Lubbock TX, W westtexaswatkins THF Trophy Hunter
westtexaswatkins THF Trophy Hunter W Joined: May 2007 Posts: 8,169 Lubbock TX,	How the heck did you find water in Levelland

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: FamousAmos] #7133822 04/05/18 11:25 PM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 4,236 NE Texas 6 68A Extreme Tracker
68A Extreme Tracker 6 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 4,236 NE Texas	Originally Posted By: FamousAmos Originally Posted By: snake oil Looks like a Bufflehead....... Not at all, actually. Not even close

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7134032 04/06/18 03:29 AM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,052 D Dodge_Rock Pro Tracker
Dodge_Rock Pro Tracker D Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,052	Here's what a pair looks like. I shot these(with cam) last week in March. I'm sure they're gone by now...

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7135496 04/08/18 01:14 AM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,151 North Tejas G Greekangler Veteran Tracker
Greekangler Veteran Tracker G Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,151 North Tejas	We had a group about 200 buzz blind- land middle of lake. Pretty awesome. We pass on them unless REALLY slow. Never seen one flock of any ducks that large in north Tx set and land on smaller water Take a kid Huntin

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7135535 04/08/18 02:06 AM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 23,839 B beaversnipe THF Celebrity
beaversnipe THF Celebrity B Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 23,839	They eat all your fish. Go ahead and shoot him. There is no,season for it. They are the poor man cormorant www.TexasPondPoppers.com Originally Posted by bill oxner Loved my 4 inches. Well needed. Originally Posted by bill oxner Hate Russians. Love happy endings. I saw snot fly.

Re: Duck ID ? [Re: Levelland] #7139896 04/13/18 11:40 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 120 J JCCinOhio Woodsman
JCCinOhio Woodsman J Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 120	Ring neck fo sho! This seems to be a big year for them..

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