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Help Identifying this duck

Just heard back from taxidermist. He's thinking Blonde but is sending it off to a biologist. Interesting opening morning..
 
bj139 said:
Can you just shoot any duck and identify it later?
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Kind of. There aren't many, if any you can't shoot at least one of. Typical identification is based on the wing. In flight, they can be hard to identify right away. In this case, looking mostly mallardish, good shoot.
 
bj139 said:
Can you just shoot any duck and identify it later?
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This is what keeps me from really trying to get into duck hunting. Takes experience and a trained eye to identify different varietys on the wing. I just dont have that experience or confidence. I can tell a mallard and woody, not much else. Goose hunting on the other hand is fun.
 
kenn1320 said:
This is what keeps me from really trying to get into duck hunting. Takes experience and a trained eye to identify different varietys on the wing. I just dont have that experience or confidence. I can tell a mallard and woody, not much else. Goose hunting on the other hand is fun.
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My uncle used to call it positive ID. Shoot first and identify later. I think he was just joking but who knows.
 
kenn1320 said:
This is what keeps me from really trying to get into duck hunting. Takes experience and a trained eye to identify different varietys on the wing. I just dont have that experience or confidence. I can tell a mallard and woody, not much else. Goose hunting on the other hand is fun.
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Nor as hard as you might think. Try it.....you'll love it.
 
Ok, google Khaki Campbell. I think it might be a domestic cross.. If it is, kind of takes the coolness factor down a bit..
 
I thought about the Campbell cross. Particularly since the legs appear to be back a little more than most wild ducks.

The teal we shot this am were easy to identify, even in the rain. Small and very, very quick....lol.
 
I've never duck hunted but 1 of the wma I hunt is supposedly a top waterfowl destination in Florida.....I don't know how those guys identify anything.....they start shooting way before u able to see good. I get a kick out of listening to them with their calls....they are ridiculous
 
Weldabeast said:
I've never duck hunted but 1 of the wma I hunt is supposedly a top waterfowl destination in Florida.....I don't know how those guys identify anything.....they start shooting way before u able to see good. I get a kick out of listening to them with their calls....they are ridiculous
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I started ducked hunting seriously 2 seasons ago. Have a few buddies who are BIG time that showed me the ropes. Identifying birds in flight is definitely a skill that takes some effort and practice. When I go out solo I'm always supper reluctant to do any calling. I'm pretty sure I sound like one one those "ridiculous ones" you are referring to lol
 
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