A very lost Duck- Hen Old Squaw!

[bman]

A hen old squaw came into our decoys Sunday at Apalachicola.
Have to admit I thought it was a big drake Buffy when I pulled the trigger.
When to pick it up and started freaking out!


The new PC name is a Longtail - but since this one is a hen I'm sticking with Old Squaw
Very few of them ever come this far south


Word from from friends up north is its a first year hen- Probably not worth mounting because of its plumage but I froze it whole anyway.
Who knows when I will ever kill another one!





I thought the little tail feather was cool!


My first ever and made the weekend- Maybe the season1

[fireant21]

Must gonna be cold this year if she came this far.

[MudDucker]

Awesome. This early cold front has driven down more big ducks than usual. I have taken grey ducks and widgeon, which usually don't come until January.

[Salty Gator]

Wow! congratulations

[SS-342]

Will you mount it?

[Jumptrout51]

Poor duck.

[Big Bend Brian]

Homer!!!! You shot my Homer!!! That was one of my favorite homing DUKs…..

Neat odd DUK for around here!
Brian

[TallyFish]

Looks like a duckbilled sea gull to me!

[bman]

She is wrapped up in the freezer... I showed photos to my buddy up on Chesapeake bay and he says its probably a first year bird. Not bad plumage but far from perfect.
If I thought I'd never go up there to hunt I'd put her on the wall.
But maybe one day I'll get up there and harvest a good drake!

[Salty Gator]

What are you going to do with her?

[bman]

I may eat her... or find some one who wants her for a mount.
May call some DU friends. I know they have mounts for the Greenwings Duck ID contest.

[Salty Gator]

Good idea Bman, she will stump a bunch of folks.