Quote Originally Posted by Andrewh View Post
Don't worry about it Dakota, I can promise not a person here could 100% tell the difference between a similar sized mallard and pintail at either the first or last 5 minutes of shooting light. As long as you can ID as a duck you are fine, BUT you must be able to ID after it is on the ground so you can keep track of your species bag limits.

Careful because those early season pintails can be EASY to mistake as a wigeon if someone just looks at a little blue on the bill, common mistake with newer waterfowlers.
Excuse me???