My First Band

[Kevin So]

What a day out at Ladner Marsh, They were a little tough to decoy but I have much to work on in terms of decoy placements and calls. However, some still came in, got three Teals today and my first Band! Stoked!

So many mallards moving after it became too dark to shoot responsibly. Nutz

[Mr. Dean]

I'm a little neeew; What makes the band so important?
Glad ya got some ducks - everything out here is moving at night. I'm 'not a shot fired' for 6 straight outings now (not including my geese hunts).

[Kyle84]

Congrats, whats the band say!? I'll have mine soon.

[warnniklz]

Take the band in and you can find out it's age and where it was tagged and so on and so fourth.

Good job on the ducks!!!!

[naes]

Well done I'm kind of jelous

[Peter Pepper]

I don't get why the band is cool. Other than the age and location...thats neat but guys always talk about getting a banded one like it's special. Pardon my ignorance, but i'm not a duck hunter...yet

[shadow1982]

I'm a little neeew; What makes the band so important?
Glad ya got some ducks - everything out here is moving at night. I'm 'not a shot fired' for 6 straight outings now (not including my geese hunts).

A band is used to see how far a duck migrates, age it got harvested, they can see where the healthy population is being harvested, in other words it gives the parties responsible good stats on ducks and for duck hunting.

Hunters collect them becasue its duck jewellery, looks good on your duck calls... lol.. i got two last year, none this year, they are very hard to come by, you can also win cash if you find one thats green. Hope this helps

[Kevin So]

The band has an I.D number, 1-800# and the address for the reporting center in the states. Not a reward tag.

Reported it today and that teal was tagged in Alaska in August 2009. Those guys sure fly a long way! More information on it when I get the certificate.

Sure its interesting to know the history of that bird

[Mr. Dean]

The band has an I.D number, 1-800# and the address for the reporting center in the states. Not a reward tag.

Reported it today and that teal was tagged in Alaska in August 2009. Those guys sure fly a long way! More information on it when I get the certificate.

Sure its interesting to know the history of that bird

The same thing is/was done for salmon heads; If ya caught a marked salmon, you dropped off the head @ a collection facility and you later got the 'what and where's'..... I've got no idea as to how many of those I submitted over all my years of fishing. The europhia that a band brings, muses me. People are willing to poach birds, it seems (Jeff Folie, sp), just to get a 'good looking' collection of them... It's just something that I don't understand, I guess.

[Angus]

First band? That's cool

Way to go!