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Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair

Posted By: jwp0020

Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 05/15/18 12:05 AM

I think that they both turned out great.

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Posted By: ozarktroutbum

Re: Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 05/15/18 12:50 AM

Those are great looking. I can tell they were at the taxi when the pics were taken. The second pic shows the hen's bill finished
Posted By: Stob

Re: Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 05/15/18 06:28 PM

Breautiful.
Posted By: Highlander

Re: Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 05/17/18 02:54 PM

Those really are awesome, how excited were you when you harvested them?
Posted By: mauvilla

Re: Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 05/18/18 12:26 PM

Super nice
Posted By: jwp0020

Re: Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 05/19/18 02:41 AM

Originally Posted by Highlander
Those really are awesome, how excited were you when you harvested them?

When they flew over we knocked the drake down right in front of us, but the hen was able to fly off before it fell into a thick cutover across the swamp. We didn't really think about it until we started looking at the drakes head and noticed how his coloration wasn't normal. We sent pictures of him to people that we thought might know and got a wide range of opinions. One guy told us to try to find the hen that was flying with him to see if that might give us a better idea of what kind of duck he was. After the hunt, I took my dog over there and let him do the rest. Somehow by the grace of god he found the hen 200 yards from the edge of the swamp in a part of the thicket I wasn't even going to try to walk into. To be honest with you, I was more excited to see how well my dog worked that morning than I was to kill those two ducks. But I will admit that it was pretty exciting when my taxidermist told me that he thought they were both hybrids and then later got it confirmed by a biologist. Is it common for hybrids to fly together like that? I don't know anyone that has killed any that might know.
Posted By: top cat

Re: Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 05/19/18 06:31 PM

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Posted By: BigEd

Re: Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 05/19/18 10:10 PM

Beautiful birds and a good story too.
Posted By: canvasback

Re: Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 05/22/18 12:18 AM

Man those are beautiful birds! Congratulations man!
Posted By: jlbuc10

Re: Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 05/22/18 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by jwp0020
[quote=Highlander] Is it common for hybrids to fly together like that? I don't know anyone that has killed any that might know.

That was my first thought. And my guess in no way.
Posted By: jwp0020

Re: Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 05/22/18 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by jlbuc10
Originally Posted by jwp0020
[quote=Highlander] Is it common for hybrids to fly together like that? I don't know anyone that has killed any that might know.

That was my first thought. And my guess in no way.
They were definitely flying together. The odds of them flying together must be pretty slim though.
Posted By: AC870

Re: Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 05/31/18 01:06 AM

My brother killed a hybrid years ago. And I got the duck that was flying with it. It was a regular black duck.
Posted By: Big Game Hunter

Re: Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 05/31/18 03:32 PM

Nice pair.
Posted By: BigCountry062307

Re: Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 08/29/18 03:34 AM

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Posted By: Bull64

Re: Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 08/29/18 04:33 PM

Beautiful birds and mounts
Posted By: Stob

Re: Picked up my Mallard x Black Duck Hen/Drake Pair - 08/29/18 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by jlbuc10
Originally Posted by jwp0020
[quote=Highlander] Is it common for hybrids to fly together like that? I don't know anyone that has killed any that might know.

That was my first thought. And my guess in no way.


My first thought. Unless they were Siblings.
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