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Last of the MS Satellite Mallards Caught Saturday
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:27 pm
by Wingman
Word from the trappers is they caught the last of the mallards Saturday just south of the Scatters. I'm not sure what all they banded, but they needed 5 or 6 ducks to finish. I was told that one mallard drake that was netted was already banded. With this summertime weather and gale force south winds, it's a miracle enough ducks hung around this late.
Just thought you fellas would be interested to know.
See them here:
http://waterfowl.cast.uark.edu/default.asp?Cmd=INIT
Should be 80 mallards on there when they all start transmitting.
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:10 pm
by Duckwarden
Wingman, you are correct we have 30 Mississippi satellite mallards headed toward the pot holes. We put transmitters on 4 hens and a drake Saturday morning.
It's going to be fun watching them.
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:34 pm
by Anatidae
Good work, fellas!
I'd be interested to know the banding data on the drake, when that info becomes available......purely out of curiosity.
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:45 pm
by Wingman
Me too, Randy. I feel certain that the data was recorded, but I wasn't there so I really don't know.
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:48 pm
by Blackduck
Last I checked one of the ducks was over in middle of Nevada!!! never heard of that migration route.
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:15 pm
by rjohnson
Blackduck wrote:Last I checked one of the ducks was over in middle of Nevada!!! never heard of that migration route.
Stuck in the grill of a truck!
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:19 pm
by hotty toddy
Duckwarden, Was the duck (MS20) tagged in the eastern side of the state or has she moved there since tagging. She is now sitting in the Noxubee refuge it looks like. She is not listed on the track flight path tools.
I am just wondering becuase I live very near there and if she was tagged in the area I would be very interested in seeing where she goes and what route she takes.
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:14 pm
by Jeff
Pretty cool the one mallard that is in Illinois just north of the Iowa border is right where my inlaws place is. I'll have to call my father in law and tell him it's time to go shoot out of season!!
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:15 pm
by Duckwarden
MS-1, MS-2, and MS-20 were all caught on Noxubee Wildlife Refuge. MS-1 & 2 released on 01-20-06. MS- 20 released on 02-15-06. Arkansas is working on getting all our ducks on the flight path tool.
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:48 pm
by hotty toddy
thanks for the info duck warden. I will keep and eye on those three.
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:28 pm
by Wingman
They have now included the labels "Canada", "United States" and "Mexico" for those of you who slept through geography class
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:01 pm
by duckkiller
Hotty Toddy they caught some up at trim Cane to I believe (thats what the area manager told me)
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 12:30 pm
by Chuckle12
Did they ever put trackers on any of the ducks caught at Mahannah?
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 1:27 pm
by Wingman
I don't think all of the MS ducks are showing up yet.
There were a bunch in the Mahannah area a month or so ago.
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:17 pm
by Duckwarden
Yes, there were some ducks done on Mahannah.
Wingman, they are in the process of changing their web site to include more MDWFP stuff (logo, MS options). When they get this done we should see more Mississippi ducks.