Fifteen years in the making!

[Kaiser878]

Yesterday a buddy of mine went out for a little jump shooting action with me. We had an excelent day. We ad a limit of mallards in less than 30 minutes. 9 shots, 8 mallards! Unfortunately I was the one to mess up the perfect streak. Now there was one little catch to all this action. I had shot a mallard that coasted down the creek about 150 yards and hit the water. We walked down and I just happened to see the bird floating towards us with its head up. I sent my lab leo and when he picked the bird up I was in amazement. HE retrieved the bird to me and I looked and it had an Avise band on it. The band looked worn something fierce, I knew it had to be old. I called it in when I got home and found out the bird was banded on a lake in Ontario on August 16th 1994!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats what I call a veteran.
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[B4BAMA]

Awesome hunt. Man that is one old bird.

[Cody Oberfoell]

Just think how many miles he had on them wings!!!!! very nice!! I shot one this fall that was banded in manitoba and it was 12 years old.

[PWILLIAMS]

nice job congrats

[Charlie Sawdey]

Absolutely awesome!

-C

[hardcore dekem]

Congrads on the band!

[kwackerstacker]

congrats on that old bird and band

[pjgoose]

hes way old good job

[krazee4h2ofowlin]

Guess thats one banded mallard that I wont be getting this year since he wont be returning home! Thanks alot! Way to go, congrats on a veteran of many seasons, thats cool:cool:

[ARKfowlmouth]

Great job & congrats on the BLING!