Girlfriend scores first band!!!

Derek Arsua

Well long story short we didnt get drawn in so we took #5 standby hunt sucked never fired a shot in the 45 minutes we were there. So we sign in again get drawn for sat PM and get the spot I've been waiting for all season. Needless to say the birds were all over before and during our setup as I was out looking for my 5th bird I see a bird coming I get ready it passes me at about 50 yards so I pass on the shot as it was too windy to try, and the bird goes right over the spread into my GF and she nails her first shot and crushed her. Goes and picks her up turns out the hen ringer had a band on her!!!!

the crazy thing is my buddy nick that was with us that afternoon also killed his banded ring neck hen in the exact same spot 2 seasons ago and my first and only banded bird was also a double banded ring neck hen. So we ended that hunt one bird shy of a 3 man limit but she said she was fine with that
sunday am we finally got picked in the drawing got to a new spot and passed on hundreds of blue and green wing teal and ringers trying to have good light to actually see for sure what we were killing. Ended up that hunt killing 2 pintail hens a shoveler 11 grew wing teal drakes and hens a folvus and 3 blue wings
glad we had such a great weekend as this will be one o the last hunts for nick here in Florida before he moves and we are ga bound tomorrow after work to visit my dad and maybe whack a deer or a pig. Hope you all enjoy

duckmanJR

Congrats to your GF....

GT Fish

Good birds and congrats on her band. We walked on in STA2 and then STA5 both morning back to back. Did very well at both.

onICE

Congrats Derek! That's a great mixed bag. Love the green wing drakes.

Derek Arsua

I love to see the little buggers. I shot one of the bunch of course immature but hey I'm not a full blown trophy hunter and they all eat the same

duckmanJR

Derek Arsua wrote: »

I love to see the little buggers. I shot one of the bunch of course immature but hey I'm not a full blown trophy hunter and they all eat the same

Yes...Ringers all eat the same....

around here they eat like Chorizo....Dan's meat market makes it just right.

Derek Arsua

I don't have a highly sofisticted pallet as some and if you soak and fry them they pretty much all taste the same just some more mild than others. My buddy shared a diver recipe with me from DU its for divers and its supposed to make them taste like a good steak

Pinman

That's awesome! I've only managed 3 banded Mottleds in 30+ years. Congrats!!!

Derek Arsua

Yea I've managed one banded in 20 so looks like I've got some catching up to do

eazy89

Very cool. Where was the band from?

duckmanJR

Pinman wrote: »

That's awesome! I've only managed 3 banded Mottleds in 30+ years. Congrats!!!

I've heard of these "bands".... are they good?..........

duckmanJR

eazy89 wrote: »

Very cool. Where was the band from?

Laurel MD....:grin