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  1. 01-15-2017, 09:20 AM #1
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    Default My Eleanor...!

    For the past 3 years...







    \"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
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    Thats very cool
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    What is that yellow thing pinned through his nose?
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    Nasal saddle for observation purposes...
    \"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
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    Details please! Past sightings, opportunities?
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    Congrats- I know it's almost a relief! Wall Hanga
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    Too sweet!!! Well done!
    The Elites don't fear the tall nails, government possesses both the will and the means to crush those folks. What the Elites do fear (or should fear) are the quiet men and women, with low profiles, hard hearts, long memories, and detailed target folders for action as they choose.

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    awesome!
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    Quote Originally Posted by mudflat View Post
    Details please! Past sightings, opportunities?
    I have been seeing a couple of them a year with a bright yellow nasal saddles for the last three years... So, it's been a long time coming to make it happen
    \"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
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    Bout time! I totally missed that in the text this morning. Awesome. Just goes to show that imprinting works...
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    Alright, I haven't mounted a bird in 20 years.
    How to prep and freeze...?
    \"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
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    Very cool!

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    How to prep and freeze...?
    I find it's best to completely submerge in water and freeze in a block. This prevents freezer burn.
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    Congrats!

    Pat dry with paper towels, tuck head under one wing, wrap in grocery bags. I always wrap in 3-4 for good protection. Get a as much air out bags as possible.
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    http://www.wildfowlmag.com/tactics/t...ermist_120310/
    \"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
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    Well I have never. Congratulations.
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    Very cool Scott!!

    That's awesome!

    I was hoping the whole time he was some kind of mutant though..
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    Quote Originally Posted by PBiz View Post
    Very cool Scott!!

    That's awesome!

    I was hoping the whole time he was some kind of mutant though..
    Yeah, me too when I first saw em 3 years ago!
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    Quote Originally Posted by swampshooter View Post
    Congrats!

    Pat dry with paper towels, tuck head under one wing, wrap in grocery bags. I always wrap in 3-4 for good protection. Get a as much air out bags as possible.
    This is what I do, but wrap the duck in newspaper or paper towels before going into the bag, per my taxidermist. You can keep them frozen for a year or so and I was told beyond that, especially out two years, it gets difficult to mount.


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    I use paper towels. Newspaper ink can bleed onto feathers
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    Quote Originally Posted by Calibogue View Post
    Yeah, me too when I first saw em 3 years ago!
    I thought I remembered you talking about seeing them several years ago. At my age my memory isn't what it used to be and it's never been as good as I wished it was, but I did remember this one cause it was so cool. Good stuff Scott!
    The Elites don't fear the tall nails, government possesses both the will and the means to crush those folks. What the Elites do fear (or should fear) are the quiet men and women, with low profiles, hard hearts, long memories, and detailed target folders for action as they choose.

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