BilletHead Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 Report later , BilletHead nomolites and Krazo 2 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
fishinwrench Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 When you shoot a banded bird are you supposed to call it in, or log on to some website and report it? Otherwise what's the purpose of banding them ? Daryk Campbell Sr 1
snagged in outlet 3 Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, fishinwrench said: Otherwise what's the purpose of banding them ? Biologist job security
BilletHead Posted February 5, 2019 Author Posted February 5, 2019 27 minutes ago, fishinwrench said: When you shoot a banded bird are you supposed to call it in, or log on to some website and report it? Otherwise what's the purpose of banding them ? Yes https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pwrc/science/bird-banding-laboratory?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects https://www.fws.gov/birds/surveys-and-data/bird-banding/reporting-banded-birds.php I cannot remember but on one of these sites there is a map where you can see where some birds have been banded and recovered. I have shot birds banded here in Missouri, Manitoba along Hudson's bay, Minnesota, and Iowa. and then todays bird. BilletHead Daryk Campbell Sr and fishinwrench 2 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
BilletHead Posted February 5, 2019 Author Posted February 5, 2019 Well my friend Brad made it to hunt a couple of times. He generally makes it between Christmas and new years for a week but it did not happen so we did one here at the end of season. A quick weather change had changed things since Pat and I did our little smack down Sunday morning. Brad made it yesterday morning and we hunted last evening. it was 60 degrees when I got up yesterday morning and it was 31 with a strong north wind when we set up. No shots fired but worked a few birds. They had places to be and it wasn't with us. Watched the weather forecast and had a window this morning. A close place here to the house between a rock quarry and a body of water they were traveling back and forth to. A few were using the pond we sat up at. A freezing mist and thick fog as we set up. Scared some birds off. Nothing for a long time. Birds behind us in formation. Lots of birds in waves. Sow went on and some we tricked into the decoys. I bet well over a hundred in two of those flights. We dropped two. Walked to the side where they were blowing to on the water. Brad picked up one of his and I did mine. As I was standing there six passed over the decoys high heading over me. Triple B's in the gun I figured why not? Swung on lead bird and dropped him. Walked over and picked him up. Big bird looked at legs. Hollered at Brad it's banded. He says your Shi%&*ng me? Nope .Season ends Wednesday but this was my last hunt and a great way to finish up. Birds For Brad to take home and another band for my collection! I am truly blessed or a lucky turd. Came home, cleaned birds and reported band. It was banded near Bartlett, Ramsey County, North Dakota. So I can add another state to my bands! Brad with the birds, Then just the birds, Banded one was a greater and the other two lessers. All were very fat and healthy. One thing that surprised us. The banded bird was banded when it was too young to fly in 2018 so it did some growing on good groceries to get this large. Thanks to all for following the BilletHeads waterfowl posts we enjoy sharing, BilletHead Old dog 417, Quillback, nomolites and 8 others 11 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Johnsfolly Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 4 hours ago, BilletHead said: Report later , BilletHead Very nice buddy. Congrats! JohnP and BilletHead 2
Daryk Campbell Sr Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 2 hours ago, BilletHead said: Thanks to all for following the BilletHeads waterfowl posts we enjoy sharing, BilletHead I believe I speak for more than myself when I say, no..., thank YOU. JestersHK, Johnsfolly, BilletHead and 1 other 4 Money is just ink and paper, worthless until it switches hands, and worthless again until the next transaction. (me) I am the master of my unspoken words, and the slave to those that should have remained unsaid. (unknown)
BilletHead Posted February 5, 2019 Author Posted February 5, 2019 Thanks to you all. BilletHead Johnsfolly 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
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