Out with the Super Fox again....

[Destry L. Hoffard]

Dark and overcast so I didn't take any pictures but when we picked up birds at quitting time I did think the leg on the far left bird was interesting. Hunting on the Walpole Reservation in Ontario.

[Destry L. Hoffard]

Lost my original lanyard years ago when somebody broke into my truck but the new one is getting a few on it. Feels funny that, as many years as I've been at it, all my bands are 1-800. Everything on my old string was Avise and even a Fish and Wildlife. Losing that lanyard still haunts me every time I look at the new one.

[John Dallas]

Can anyone tell me why some birds are "Redlegs" and some are "yellowlegs"?

Old wives tale I've heard is that the Redlegs are recent arrivals from the north.

[Destry L. Hoffard]

I've heard all those same stories John but never really knew the truth. I turned the band in online and it was rung as a hatchling in July 2013 in Wisconsin. I was surprised it was that young. Bird was HUGE, half again the size of the other drake in the pile.

[scott kittredge]

how does that silver growth get there and does it hurt the bird :shock: good shooting scott

[Destry L. Hoffard]

Somewhere I've got some great shots of a goose banding project I worked on. I'll try to find them.

[Stephen Hodges]

how does that silver growth get there and does it hurt the bird :shock: good shooting scott

State Fish and Game work with the Feds and rocket nets birds feeding that they have fed for a few weeks. Bands are put on and birds are released. At least that is how it is done in NH. Does not hurt the birds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6qmK2QfsSU

[Steve Cambria]

Again .....and again.....and again!

Urgent telegram just arrived from Philly:

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, ol' Swamp Angel is singing....it's Super Fox or Bust!!!"

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Crossing the tracks has never been easier Destry.

Check or money orders to: AHFCA, PO Box 652, Fairport, NY 14450

[charlie cleveland]

looks like you had a good day destrey...that band sure puts the iceing on the hunt..hope you get to fill that new string up with bands...charlie

[Rick Riddell]

Here in Downeast ME, the Capitol of Black Duck central, those redlegs belong on hybrids. We have a small population of Mallards here that interbreed with Black ducks. I've seen some pretty cool color combinations on a few mallards.

[scott kittredge]

shot one of those ducks with a growth on its leg :shock:

[Rick Losey]

shot one of those ducks with a growth on its leg :shock:

that's cool - always exciting to get the report

[Destry L. Hoffard]

Nice!

[scott kittredge]

that's cool - always exciting to get the report

ya, banded 5 miles away in sept of this year. banded for 2 months to the day LOL. scott

[charlie cleveland]

nice going.....boy that bird sure did not get very far away from home did he...anyway as destrey says its nice to get one with jewelry on it..i ve got my first banded duck to get yet...charlie

[charlie cleveland]

what loads you useing in that super fox....hope your out there again today with the super fox...charlie

[Destry L. Hoffard]

Some 1 3/8 ounce loads of Kent TM #3.

Season is still open in Ontario till the 11th and we're getting teens type temperatures here during the night. If Lake St. Clair glazes completely over, the diving duck shooting will get mighty interesting on the St. Clair River. Hope the cold weather holds......


DLH