Banded Birds

[THE GOB-FATHER]

How many ya got?

[turkeyslayer]

I have just one myself, from a goose. But I could go out to my refuge any given day and see 300 geese easily with bands and probably around 50-75 geese with collars on. Too bad they are locals and know where to and where not to fly.

[wildbill]

this year or all time . i got one banded teal last season and 2 malards greenheads, several snow with neck collarsand bands. hope to stack the bands this year too. have alot of hunters coming this year. so we have a great chance for lots of bands. we alredy have snow,s here in s e mo. land owners all already calling. we are going to have a bumper crop waterfowling season.

[goosereaper]

i gots me 2, i shot a full color banded Drake woodie 2 years ago...and when i moved i lost the band and certificate in some boxes...

and FINALLY just shot me a banded canada goose 3 weeks ago. that thing was HUGE! it only took 5 years and over 100 canadas...

Adam M

[smokepole]

goosereaper,
5 years for the banded Canada, try 15 years!!!

My total to date: 1 mallard drake (1989) and 1 Canada goose (2006).

I tell people that I shoot the legs off and the bands get lost.

[Buckhunter]

I only have 1 from a canada goose. I see lots of geese with the big orange bands on them but i never seem to get them lol.

[goosereaper]

smokepole said:

I tell people that I shoot the legs off and the bands get lost.

i say the same thing! ;D i swear i should have over 20 bands...but those legs are so easy to shoot off!

Adam M

[MoGoosin]

Just started waterfowling last year so i don't have any yet

[poohcracker]

Been hunting geese 13 or 14 years no bands no collars no greaters and no specks. Seen one duck band but not sure if I shot or my buddy so I let him have it. Talked to an outfitter that had several feet of bands and collars. Took another friend on his first goose hunt and he killed a speck. Lucky dog !!!!! Here we do not have many specks come through. But I will continue looking. I just like the sport of it.

[Brian89]

we have killed over 100 ducks this season and have not got one banded bird, killed alot of mallards too...

[buckslayer]

I got my first band this year, from a goose. I was pretty excited about it. I definately hope to get many more in the season to come.

[nygoosebuster]

i have three bands and one tarus band from geese still working on the duck bands

[jwj4856]

I have 2, both mallards

[Limbhanger]

Two Bands. One Mallard...one snow goose collar. However, I have personally watched 7 bands be taken by my buddies standing right next to me over the last 10 yr's. Boy that will fire you up!!!

[barlage]

2 years ago was my first time out waterfowl hunting and the first shot i took was at a black duck which ended up being banded. i had no clue how rare that was so i kept the bird and went home and showed one of my hunting buddies and he about had a heart attack.