Members slabstacker Posted Sunday at 12:44 PM Members Share Posted Sunday at 12:44 PM Anyone get out and hit opening day? I went out to Talbot with a guy for a quick couple hour hunt, had a tight window because I had to get back but we had a good hunt. Found a big covey of 20+ birds right off the bat. We busted them up and started working them, killed 5 total in a little less than two hour hunt. Was a really nice morning, nice to be out behind the dog again! Had something different go on that maybe someone on here can help me out with. Of the 5 birds we shot 4 of them had bands on them. I have shot banded doves before and seen duck bands but these bands on the quail are not like any I have seen before. You can see the band in the picture, it has MDC and a number stamped on it. I don’t know if the conservation needs the numbers off the band or what but I can’t find any way to report these bands online. I guess I’ll email the regional office and ask them if they want the numbers? I have never seen banded quail before. Flysmallie, BilletHead, ness and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilletHead Posted Sunday at 03:16 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:16 PM 2 hours ago, slabstacker said: Anyone get out and hit opening day? I went out to Talbot with a guy for a quick couple hour hunt, had a tight window because I had to get back but we had a good hunt. Found a big covey of 20+ birds right off the bat. We busted them up and started working them, killed 5 total in a little less than two hour hunt. Was a really nice morning, nice to be out behind the dog again! Had something different go on that maybe someone on here can help me out with. Of the 5 birds we shot 4 of them had bands on them. I have shot banded doves before and seen duck bands but these bands on the quail are not like any I have seen before. You can see the band in the picture, it has MDC and a number stamped on it. I don’t know if the conservation needs the numbers off the band or what but I can’t find any way to report these bands online. I guess I’ll email the regional office and ask them if they want the numbers? I have never seen banded quail before. Great Hunt! They are tracking how long they mortality rate of a covey. Yes, they want that information. Reason you have so many bands is the whole covey that are set up for winter were together. I am betting that whole covey was banded. Thanks for posting This is really neat! "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillback Posted Sunday at 03:54 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:54 PM 3 hours ago, slabstacker said: Anyone get out and hit opening day? I went out to Talbot with a guy for a quick couple hour hunt, had a tight window because I had to get back but we had a good hunt. Found a big covey of 20+ birds right off the bat. We busted them up and started working them, killed 5 total in a little less than two hour hunt. Was a really nice morning, nice to be out behind the dog again! Had something different go on that maybe someone on here can help me out with. Of the 5 birds we shot 4 of them had bands on them. I have shot banded doves before and seen duck bands but these bands on the quail are not like any I have seen before. You can see the band in the picture, it has MDC and a number stamped on it. I don’t know if the conservation needs the numbers off the band or what but I can’t find any way to report these bands online. I guess I’ll email the regional office and ask them if they want the numbers? I have never seen banded quail before. Last time I was over at Talbot, and that's been a few years, they had a drop box over by the MDC bldg. where you could drop the bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slabstacker Posted Sunday at 09:59 PM Author Members Share Posted Sunday at 09:59 PM Hey thanks for the info, I’ll swing by headquarters and see if they have a box over there to turn the bands in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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