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Re: how many bands

I shot a snow goose in Manitoba two years ago that was banded.

My brother shot a banded Hen Mallard this year in Manitoba.

These were first bands for both of us in over 20 years of waterfowling.

It's those darn hunters down south who seem to be killing all the banded birds! wink.gifwink.gifwink.gif

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My brother just emailed me and said his hen mallard was banded Sept 12, 2003 At Rochert, MN (Near Detroit Lakes, 60 miles East of Fargo/Moorhead). The info said it was hatched in 2002 or earlier.

So to recap. Hen mallard was banded in Minnesota, then killed 400 miles away in Manitoba by a Minnesota hunter, and then returned to Minnesota a year after being banded here. grin.gif

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I've shot a pick up bed full of geese and ducks over the years and have ZERO bands to show for it.

Around here most all the birds we shoot are locals and very little banding goes on. I've seen a few geese with neck bands, of course either before or after season.

I hunt Lake Erie a couple times a year, but still no bands yet.

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It took me 35 years of waterfowling before I got my first one off a Greater Canada.

On the other hand, I took my 13 yr old out for his first goose hunt(first hunt fot anything) a few weeks ago. Would`nt you know, the very first goose he shoots, has a band. Doesn`t let me forget it either. smile.gif

Ron grin.gif

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i have 5 that my uncle gave me, and 3 that i have shot/found.the first one i ever got i found on a dead duck.my brother shot a banded goose the same day. then i shot a banded greenhead about a month ago and then tonight i shot another banded greenhead in the same spot. so i guess i have been pretty fortunate since i have only been hunting for 5 years.

huntin in montana,

cole smith

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today my best bud and i were on out way home from hunting the river and there is this feed mill that burned down and there is grain all over the ground. there was about 40 to 50 mallards eating. so i looked through the binos and i saw 4 banded greenheads and 1 banded hen. so i hope to get a crack at em soon.

cole

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