[timmey9]

Its quiet in here and i don;t see alot of new posts so i thought i would start one i saw on another forum.

Whats the oldest binded bir you have gotten.

A few years ago i shot a 8 year old mallard. I could harldy read the tag as some of the numbers were warn right down. It was banded as an adult so it was over 8 years old.

What about everyone else?

 

[Guest]

The oldest banded bird i have ever shot was an 9 year old common goldeneye(whistler), I shot over here on lake nipissing after breaking the ice for about two hours to get to open water in late november, they say that the average life span of a common goldeneye is about 4 and 1/2 years so this was quite an old one.

 

[timmey9]

You are the only other person i know that calls them whistlers. If i call them whistlers everyone always asks what a whistler is.

 

[Guest]

I killed a 9 year old Mallard Drake that was banded as an adult. That was in North Louisiana 4 years ago. He was banded in Manitoba.

 

[Guest]

In the chesapeak bay we call the Goldeneyes Whifflers

 

[DUKHTR]

7 year old mallard drake a couple years ago - it was banded in the next town over from where I recovered it on Great Bay.

In Ellington CT, back in 1984 I believe, I got an eight year old goose. She had been banded in Mich I think.

 

[Guest]

just got a banded ringneck that was banded in 1998 in badger,mn.

 

[winchesterx2]

I've only got two bands But one was banded two months and the other one day :? . He flew fromway up north the day he was banded to tennessee in one day. cool huh !!

 

[h2ofwlr]

I shot a big bull Can about 20 years back. It weighed in at 4 3/8 pounds :shock: It was banded---no way to tell the numbers it was so worn, heck where the leg bone was it had worn away the metal 3/16" down. It is REAL old to say the least--but exactly how old is a good question. Too bad the numbers could not all be seen.

 

[kill`em ducks]

A couple years ago i shot a drake mallard on Lake Erie that was 12 years old with a Jack Miner band on him that was almost worn through his leg.

 

[greentimber]

In 2001 I killed a 9 year old white fronted goose. His gray neck collar was worn in half, how that happened I don't know and his leg band was worn smooth. I could barely see the numbers on the leg band. By far these bands were the rarest in my collection.

 

[dirtyharry3801]

Well i shot a Mallard Hen this morning and it was banded. Now what do i do? Does anybody know the number i need to call?

 

[John Hayden]

I shot a pacific black brant that was 17 years old. FWS didn'y believe me so I had to send in the band. They sent it back with conformation!

 

[bill 1965]

three years ago i shot a 8 year old dreak mallard from Klammathfalls oregon.I was hunting blind 6 out of Los Banos CaliBut i know a guy who shot a 28 year old goose out of los banos.Ive been told its possible for gesse to get to be 30 years old by a biologost thats a long time to fly through double bbs lol

 

[yellowlab]

dirtyharry .... the number is

1-800-327-BAND

(2263) <--- (band)

 

[yellowlab]

oh yeah ... the oldest band i have shot was a 7 year old greater .... wait... that is my only band :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:

 

[donell67]

the oldest banded bird i got was only 3.

 

[20gauge24]

i shot a 11 year old can goose

 

[Greg Wile]

I've shot at some birds that had to be really old cause the shot just bounced off them. :toofunny: Honestly the oldest bird I have shot that was banded was a 4 year old goose that was banded in New Brunswick and the other two birds that had bands were 2yrs and the same yr as shot. Both were banded in Round Hill 30 miles from where I hunt.

Keep the sport alive take a kid hunting/ fishing.

 

[InTheDecoys]

Shot a Drake Mallard last year that was less than a year old but it was pretty good sized. :salude: