I live in southeast North Carolina were I've never seen a BWT till this season I killed 2 hens this year they were flyin right by there self and dove right in the decoys. Were are the drakes? And were is the rest of the flock? Anything will help. :help:
are you sure they were drakes, a lot of the drakes dont look like drake early in the season. you can look at the wing and tell what they are....do you have pics
We probably killed around 30 so far this year and they all looked like hens. The only way we could tell the drakes from the hens was the drakes were just starting to get the white cheek stripe. Not very visable but it was there.
To identify the drakes before they're in breeding plumage, look to the white wing stripe between their blue shoulders and speculums. The hen's white feathers will have brown centers (shown at top of photo) and the drakes are solid white (shown at bottom):
Yep, they are gone here too. I see em headed back north in april/may on the bayous here and they are beautiful, I've only killed them in full plumage in south louisiana and south texas.
If you ever get a chance go to south la or south texas and hunt the coast late in the season. On the tx coast you will get tons of bwt, gwt, widgeon, all kinds of divers, and more than anything redheads and pintails out the wahzoo and snows and blues. On the la coast you will get the same plus mottled ducks and specks.
Im in northwest louisiana(the shreveport area to be specific) we get multiple species but more gadwalls and woodies than anything. I'm so tired of wood ducks.
Im in northwest louisiana(the shreveport area to be specific) we get multiple species but more gadwalls and woodies than anything. I'm so tired of wood ducks.
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