Mallard X Wood Duck harvested

[Quillback]

Public Lands Hybrid is Hunter's One-in-a-Million Bird | ODWC

[tjm]

I read something years ago, when researching the black duck, that indicated mallards mix with many other wild duck species at much higher rates than than one in a million. Also read that all domestic ducks are mallard descendants, largely because of this tendency. Wood ducks would be less prone to such interbreeding only because of the nesting habits, but when feeding on the same pond, a male mallard will do his best to overcome that hindrance.  

[jdmidwest]

Does that count as 2 birds in your bag limit?  The Fed warden would have a hard time doing the math with that one if you were checked.

[luckycraft]

Not sure they’d know anything but a mallard green wing or gadwall, but they’d try to make you think they are experts on identity!