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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

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

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.

Wow! congratulations

Will you mount it?

Poor duck.

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

Neat odd DUK for around here!
Brian

Looks like a duckbilled sea gull to me!

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!

What are you going to do with her?

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.

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