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lakerwaterfowler
12-11-2006, 05:58 PM
Well I know that there are some black ducks that come through the upper Mississippi flyway, but was just wondering how many hunters out there have shot one in this region?
I was lucky enough to go back home in eastern IA fall of '05 to do some field hunting and we ended up shooting two black ducks that day. Here is a pic of mine to confirm.
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6145/dscn0625nw3.jpg
FlockedUp
12-11-2006, 06:35 PM
i dont know how many come down the central but a good friend of mine has one on his wall that came out of kansas that was neck banded. I dont think i personally have ever seen or shot one. I really dont know though because earlier in my career i would have thought it was an immature mallard. Very nice looking duck you have though. Big time congrats. Its always cool to get a rare bird.
Jason Mears
12-11-2006, 06:47 PM
Congrats!
Michael Weiss
12-11-2006, 06:59 PM
I have killed a few here in Illinois. They are my favorite. Congrats!!
jamesmc
12-11-2006, 06:59 PM
My cousin just shot one last weekend in central In. This is the only one I have heard of in this area.
Canadian killer
12-11-2006, 07:17 PM
Well there has been way more then ussual this year here on PEI, so maybe they'll start heading your way in force soon. There pretty much the only ducks we get buck mallards are starting to spread out here now.
Kevin Kriha
12-11-2006, 09:51 PM
Nice Pic!
Ontario Gunner
12-12-2006, 05:59 AM
Im in southern ontario which is mississippi flyway. Got one last thursday and a few other birds as well,, get 3 or 4 blacks every year. One area we hunt its pretty much gauranteed youll get a chance at one every time there.

http://www.hunt101.com/img/456562-big.jpg (http://www.hunt101.com/?p=456562&c=525&z=1)
Mallardbreath
12-12-2006, 08:43 AM
We used to shoot a lot of them in Western Michigan when I lived there. One of the most common ducks in our bag. I've only seen a couple since moving to central MN.
cootshooter
12-12-2006, 03:53 PM
We would kill them every now and then in flooded timber off the Tennesee River.
Boykinhntr
12-13-2006, 08:49 PM
I kill a few every couple of years here in Arkansas. There certainly aren';t a lot of them., Congrats!