Proper way to hand out bands...

If its known who shot it they get it of course. If its not known, anyone that might have killed it but hasn't gotten one yet gets it. If its not known, and everyone that might have shot it already has a band then they draw straws.

It is true that we know when we killed a duck. It is not true that we know that nobody else did. If there is one shot, one kill, we know who killed the band. If there are two shots, two kills, and the band is discovered on the retrieve, we know who killed the band. We have all been in a situation where there are two hunters, two birds come in, and both shooters "double". Often, more than one shooter kills the same bird. Many times simultaneously.

Keeping the band because you own the dog or the boat makes you a band hog.




That is why we establish who got what before we release the hound.

Toledo's solution seems the fairest.

cant eat the band, boys

I wonder how many texas boys have a lanyard full. The only lanyards I've seen in texas with more than mine is my dad and grandpa. Dad is 54 and grandpa is 81. I got a lot of years to be hard core if that is the case.

Never have understood wearing them on a lanyard. Guess it makes you look "legit". They make a good trophy room decoration and conversation piece.

Willing to bet brazosboyt will hold his own with anybody on bands. He can teach a class on bands, collars, tracking chips etc..

I don;t get the draw straws thingy or the "Who killed that bird" theory. How do you not know who shot what? I can't tell you what I shot without question. If you are having to decide who got what, technically you could be illegal so far as your strap of birds. You are not allowed to give birds away in the field. Yall are a bunch of dern lawless wildmen.

Yea but the problem with that is when someone else swears they shot the bird after they find out it is banded. I am not gonna get in a pissing match over a band so I just tell whoever else thinks they hit it we can flip for it or draw straws. It has happened to me twice where someone else claimed the bird I killed after they found out it had a band. Luckily justice prevailed and I won both in a coin toss.

I know guys that will claim every bird even if it's not banded. One tried to claim my mallard the other day and he didn't even shoot.

Was he being serious or joking?

I can see only one way to to solve such a problem. A true TEXAS size problem solver.

Everybody drops they draws and biggest decoy wins the metal. Some of you's may never get a band!.

except you play kinda like Cinderella right? Whoever the band fits. Is that why you have so many on your lanyard?

I agree. Who gives a flying duck crap about a band? I'm guessing you probably worry about how much lift your neighbor's son has on his F-350 too?

Me... I still get excited when I see one, even when it isn't mine.

, there is no cash in that scrap metal.....

Sometimes there is.

My group avoids shooting bands so that we don't have any problems.

except you play kinda like Cinderella right? Whoever the band fits. Is that why you have so many on your lanyard?

I think bands are great if you have a young person/kid in the blind hunting. Great keepsake and probably something they will always remember.

To me, a band is like that buck with a drop tine. Something special. If we aren't going for something special, we are wasting our time. Something got them hooked. heck, if it don't excite ya, maybe ur just a birder. That's fine too

I saw someone post on here once about being a guide that the band belonged to him......Try me my friend lol

Funny, I thought the special was spending times with the kids and good friends. Every hunt is special if you're in the right company, heck, even the solo hunts were special to me. I guess your idea of country music is Sam Hunt.

Funny, I thought the special was spending times with the kids and good friends. Every hunt is special if you're in the right company, heck, even the solo hunts were special to me. I guess your idea of country music is Sam Hunt.

Special to me is being "ready" 30 minutes before shooting time, drinking coffee with any one of my 3 sons. looking up at the stars with a crisp chill tugging at me. And hoping my waders don't spring a leak. But, I will readily admit if two drakes came looking for company, and I see's a band on one....I, like you and 100% of every honest duck hunter, is shooting the banded bird.

BTW, I like Strait, Jones, and Haggerd.... and and been known to listen to some Skynard.

Last shot on the bird gets the band. This is the reason I give even dead birds the ol' double tap.