Could have easily shot a limit yesterday but I couldn't hit the broadside of a barn. When I finally had it figured out I managed to knock down the lead Canada in a flock of 20 by then the ducks stopped flying. Let my hunting partner know how much action I had and he was reeling on the fact that he jammed out on me to move his mother in laws furniture. Schmuck!
Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared naught about them.” -John James Audubon
22 geese down yesterday! I'll post a photo later if I have an hour or two to pull my hair out.
KM
if you already have 4 pintails in the bag and shooting to fill your limit at last light. You damn sure better bet you can ID species before shooting. IDing in hand is NOT a proper method in that instance
I agree just starting out its okay to not know 100% aslong as you know its a duck and you aren't close to bag limits or species limits. Hopefully you can tell between ducks geese, and seagulls, cormorants and grebes.
It does take time but after enough hunting and watching birds in flight you can pretty closely ID them based on everything stated, size, wing beat, Pintails always appear longer and skinnier.
Hunt enough and in low light you can tell between gadwalls, pintails, mallards, teal, wigeon and wood ducks no problem.
Last edited by Crazy_Farmers Dad; 10-11-2015 at 04:20 PM.
If you don't know what it is, don't shoot. Basic rule of hunting.