Alisha Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 I was hunting with my fiance Justin (total disaster), who lives in Nova Scotia.... back during late October/early November and I was lucky enough to bring down my first full plumage male common eider. I had shot a couple other males before this one but never one that was in full plumage. The day I shot this one, a large bunch of eiders came by our boat, close enough to shoot, so Justin and I sat up to try our luck on them. I picked this male out of the group, shot once, he hit the water, I yelled "I GOT HIM!", clicked the safety on, and sat the gun down. LOL. I could have shot twice more but was so excited when this beauty of a duck hit the water that I could have cared less whether I got anymore out of the bunch. Anyway, the day before I left to come back home to West Virginia (mid November), we dropped the duck off to a good friend of ours that lives near the airport (Halifax, NS), who had agreed to drive the duck up to P.E.I. and drop it off to a taxidermist that he'd heard did good work for a good price. Well, we got the duck back in under 2 months (amazing turn around time) and the duck looks great... all except for the feet which are G.I. Joe GREEN. We plan on getting another taxidermist to respray them the yellow/black they're supposed to be. Also, the head feathers are "fluffed up" and stiff instead of smooth. *shrugs* I'm picky. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 so are they suppose to look green?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisha Posted February 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 No, they are supposed to be a yellow and black color...... like this.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DEERSLAYER88 Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsman2500 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 i'd be pretty ticked and would call the taxi about it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Beautiful!!!...that is one of my favorite ones, up here..and yes, that's good you caught the mistake on the feet!...nice mount,though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GobblerBuster618 Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 well besides the feet it looks awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WY Hunter Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 thats a cool looking bird, i wouldnt worry about the feet I doubt any one else would notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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