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cannonw22 wrote:if i killed a duck with a bounty band it would prob have to be atleast 1k for me to send it in, a green band sure would look good between my yellow and silver.. HEII YEAH IT's rare, keep it! Man, they are messing with you, most of the bands from the mississippi flyway are from LAUREL,MD.

I'm not sure from this if you think you have to send in the band or not, but you don't. I may be missunderstanding what you are saying. It is a missconception among some that you have to send the band in. I've even talked to a few newcomers that thought you had done something wrong if you killed a banded bird.

Thanks for the replies. I went ahead and called in the bands......the person on phone said she couldn't tell me where the ducks were banded b/c the #'s have to be tracked. Anyway, the certificate and check are "on the way". Now I have to decide which mount position would look the best.... I really like the hard landing with wings cupped downward, neck stretched down, and feet fully outstretched.

cannonw22 wrote:Nothin wrong with wal mart camo

Yea, that walmart stuff BLENDS!!!!

jdaves wrote:Most of the bands I have say Laurel, MD. on them. However, when the certificates came in it showed the birds being from all over North America. I've killed 2 banded wood ducks in different seasons and they've both had Laurel, MD. on the band. So perhaps the company that makes most of the bands are located in Laurel, MD. Just a thought.

The "company" is not from Laurel, MD. That's were USFWS is located!!!

congrats man, i killed alotta ducks and only one band

I got a $20 dollar one last week on a green head. The green was all rubbed off with a touch of it left inside. It's one of the void 08/06 models. Oh well no money but still a trophy.

crackhead wrote:I got a $20 dollar one last week on a green head. The green was all rubbed off with a touch of it left inside. It's one of the void 08/06 models. Oh well no money but still a trophy.

That ol boy had done some travelin hadn't he! Wonder how many landings he attempted and lived to tell about!

I'm guess he is going to be 9 or so years old. Will post age when I get the cert.

crackhead wrote:I got a $20 dollar one last week on a green head. The green was all rubbed off with a touch of it left inside. It's one of the void 08/06 models. Oh well no money but still a trophy.

That would be my luck too. Haven't killed a reward banded greenhead myself, but when I do, it'll be one with an expiration date. I was fortunate enough to kill a Richardson's Canada in Manitoba a few years ago with a 100 dollar reward band though!