Quick Question About Duck Jargon

[Feathers and Fins]

So what happens if you shoot a limit of Gadwalls? Are those straight Grey? What about Wood ducks? Straight Rainbow?

My wife read this and said " I just call them Dinner and Sandwich like anyone can tell once they are filled out and cooked "

I do believe her point was the best.

[JohnP]

#'s of birds killed/shot at wise this has been one of the worse seasons I can remember in over 20 years of duck hunting, but hunting wise with good friends/family or just the dawg and I, this has been one of the best as I don't equate success of the hunt into the # of kills you get and I wouldn't trade it for anything as I am thankful for the opportunity to be able to go in the first place. The success to me is the whole xperience from pulling out of the drive to pulling back in. Now don't get me wrong as I like shooting at birds as much as the next guy but I don't get picky with shooting nothing but drakes and although understand it I never did get the whole dead hens don't lay eggs mumbo jumbo, dead drakes don't breed lives hens either , if they didn't want us to shoot hens they wouldn't put a limit on them. Last Sunday I never fired a shot and we only seen 5 ducks total that didn't barely give us a look as the flew by high and out of range, but taking someone out for the time and answering all his questions the best I could and seeing all the other wonders of the lords creations as the sun was coming up including the 4 bald Eagles made trip worthwhile and I'd do it again and again.

[Wayne SW/MO]

I haven't hunted in decades. I pretty well gave it up when you had to get the gender, age, and birthplace before firing at them.

The names do surprised me also. F&F's list for me would be:

1. Mallard = Greenhead

2. Goldeneye = whistler

3. Gadwall = Gadwall

4. Teal = green wing or blue wing

5. Canada Goose = Canada

6. Snow Goose = never

7. Widgeon = Widgeon

8. Scaup

9. Redheads=big ducks

10. Pintails

11. Wood duck=woodie

[tho1mas]

8. Scaup - blue bill

[Bird Watcher]

Many times I have been too enthralled in watching working birds that I have not shot when provided ample opportunity. I do enjoy helping others on this forum that ask for help

I made a couple guys really upset one afternoon this year because I wouldn't call the shot. We probably had 3-4 thousand ducks in a Tornado over the top of us in corn field and I just couldn't make myself shoot the singles that kept dropping in. I was just so mesmerized watching the flock spin, dive, and wheel that I didn't want it to be over. Finally after 10-15 minutes, a large group of about 40 did us right and so it was all good. They forgave me, but if we never would have shot a single time at that flock I honestly wouldn't have cared.

[Bird Watcher]

8. Scaup - blue bill

My Grandpa always called those "blackjacks"

[JohnP]

My wife read this and said " I just call them Dinner and Sandwich like anyone can tell once they are filled out and cooked "

I do believe her point was the best.

Believe she's got it figured out .

[Feathers and Fins]

Chris Im with you I would have watched and been happy as can be. I have been lucky enough to sit under many tornado's never firing a shot. Heck as I said earlier this year had a Blue actually land on me ( him I shot ) but had plenty of birds come in waves on me and just enjoyed it. It is hard to do that with others unless they have the soul for it. Guess it goes back to the 5 stages of a hunter

[Feathers and Fins]

John she does and the lady hates geese with a passion its a revenge thing for her to kill them. Picture a lady mad about someone bothering her quiet time only now its legal to kill and EAT the offenders lol.

[Winchester]

This is what we called called when I hunted in the past.

1. Mallard = Greenhead

2. Goldeneye = whistler

3. Gadwall = Gadwall

4. Teal = green wing or blue wing

5. Canada Goose = Honkers or 747

6. Snow Goose =Snows or Trash Geese

7. Widgeon = Widgeon

8. Scaup

9. Redheads= Reds

10. Pintails= Jets

11. Wood duck=woodie

12. Hooded Merganser= Hoodies