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BANDS, who has shot one this year


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We shared the band by putting it on the wall at our duck hunting shack along with the certificate that comes with calling the number in instead of one guy keeping it.

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Very cool way to do it. Always a story to talk about when you are sitting around drinking/playin cards at night too.

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Our group has nothing yet this year hopefully late goose will change that though wink.gif Last year we got 2 bands in the early season and then shot a banded mallard in November.

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For 2006 and 2007 a combined total of 850 honks and mallards, 1 band, a hen mallard, and I'm embarrassed to say I shot it. Those are MN and ND birds.

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we added another cananda band this afternoon just south of Le Seuer. I will post details when they are received. Jonah

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Money bird.

After 40 some years of waterfowling and 20 or so band recoveries I whacked this mallard Friday just west of Boise with a $100 reward band.

How to make money duck hunting!

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Picked up another Goose band yesterday! By looking at the number sequence which is very similar to my other 2 goose bands, and my brothers, I am almost positive it was banded near Rice, MN. Best part was it was the last shot I took yesterday and I am out of town this upcoming weekend so its cool to say my last shot of the year produced a band!! Talk about a cool way to end the season!

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Nope, smiley faces are bad ebough with out all this stuff on top of it. Take care and N Joy the Hunt././Jimbo

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I work all summer long catching geese and banding them and it is nice to see all the enjoyment people get out of shooting bands. I shot two this year in MN and many more in the past, makes it easier when I know where banded Geese are!!

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I shot a hen ring-bill on Lake Christinia this year. Mid - October 07 and I just received my certificate in Dec 07 Called from the boat to report it. Nice duck , but young and not banded to far from where I shot it. Jeff Schultz

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How about those orange neck bands? what are they for? i got one a couple of years ago but they only have a # on them??

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The reason that we put on the neck bands is for much of the same reason we put leg bands on...but the nice thing about the neck band for wildlife managers is that the goose dosen't have to be caught to read the numbers, the use of some binocs or a spotting scope and the bird can be IDed. It really can save alot of time and money

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i and my brother n law raise geese and 2 years ago the bro n law had a mallard drake fly in the pasture with his farm geese and never left and why would it all the feed and water it can have.it does have a ducks unlimited band on it though, but never did anything with the bandor duck it is still there

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Shot my first banded wood duck. It was a 4yr old bird banded in southern La. I shot it the second weekend in the Weaver Mn. Bottoms. The last fowl I shot with a band was a goose that was banded that fall about 3 miles from where I shot it. The wood duck was a cool surprise.

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I got the results back from the goose I shot during late season. It was a a goose banded in 2005 near Quamba, MN. Sweet!

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How long does it usually take we shot a banded goose over Halloween an called it in right away. No word yet, lady on the phone said it was an old number?

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Flowage called his in around mid-December (same day he shot it)

You should have gotten a call by now. I'd call again and check if you don't have it in a couple weeks or so.

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