Palssonater Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Hunted last weekend close to Stonewall Manitoba. We had a great morning but unfortunately forgot the cameras!!! I always do that and it ends up being a hunt of a lifetime. Long story short, we shot 32 ducks(limit for 4 guys) and 2 geese(the only ones that looked at us). Among the ducks was a Drake Black Duck/Mallard. I never shot it unfortunately, but the guy was going to pluck and eat it. I told them how rare they are(3 out of 3000 ducks banded) and that I wouldn't mind taking it home and trying my hand at taxidermy on it. I traded him for a nice mature greenhead. He was more than happy. Anyways, I have pics of the black duck at home that I took when I got home. I have frozen it in moist newspaper and will get to stuffing it this winter. Will Post pics later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Re: Black Duck Down!!! Sweet!!! I shot my first drake black mallard last season. I'm having it mounted also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Re: Black Duck Down!!! [ QUOTE ] I have frozen it in moist newspaper and will get to stuffing it this winter. Will Post pics later! [/ QUOTE ] Why moist newspaper ? Put them head first into a heavy sock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palssonater Posted September 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Re: Black Duck Down!!! Hmm. I was told by my buddy who is a taxidermist to do this. Tuck the head under the wing and moist newspaper to retain moisture in the beak and skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gfourhunter Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Re: Black Duck Down!!! i shot a black duck 3 years ago that had a band. the first black duck i shot and the only. had some fly by last seasion but no takers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Re: Black Duck Down!!! I have a wood duck on the wall. Veyr nice. My buddy had a real nice drake mallard done last fall and got it back already. It is awsome. I need to get one mounted also.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechTurkeyHunter Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Re: Black Duck Down!!! Thats gonna make a great mount cant wait to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebobhunter4 Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Re: Black Duck Down!!! whats a black duck? could you show me picks of them please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Re: Black Duck Down!!! [ QUOTE ] Hmm. I was told by my buddy who is a taxidermist to do this. Tuck the head under the wing and moist newspaper to retain moisture in the beak and skin. [/ QUOTE ] That newspaper will be freezed dried out in about 2 weeks time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palssonater Posted October 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Black Duck Down!!! Here's a picture of the black duck. Finally sat down and got a whack of em off the camera! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Black Duck Down!!! Congrats again on the black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebobhunter4 Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Re: Black Duck Down!!! [ QUOTE ] Here's a picture of the black duck. Finally sat down and got a whack of em off the camera! [/ QUOTE ] that looks just like a hen mallard? are they similar to those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob LeBlanc Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Re: Black Duck Down!!! Nope...black ducks are somewhat similar to a mallard hen, but are typically smaller. The northern black duck is pretty close to the same size. Mallards and black ducks can, and do, inter-breed...generally the drake mallard breeds a hen black. Mallards are more aggressive / dominant and have cut their way into the black's domain. We shoot mostly blacks here in NS, but mallards are becoming more and more apparent. Limit of 6 ducks per day, only 4 can be blacks. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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