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  1. 11-13-2021, 09:34 PM #1
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    Default Once in a lifetime bird

    Headed out Thursday morning with some good friends for our annual trip to the Currituck sound. We hunted yesterday and managed to kill a few teal and a couple of mallards but nothing much and ended the day with 6 birds. Went back this morning and hunted and managed to do a little better killing 13 today just teal and wigeon. We had one group of wigeon set into the decoys and on my last shot folded a once in a lifetime bird. Out of all of the drakes killed mine was the only one in full plumage. I'll leave it at that and let the picture speak for itself.
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    How cool is that!!! Sometimes you never know what you're gonna get!
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    How did he taste?
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    Quote Originally Posted by loud1 View Post
    How did he taste?
    Like a widgeon.


    Super cool! Euros are neat. East coast Euro is really cool!
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    My dream!

    They are around here for sure. I’ve seen a few killed, and spotted some alive in SC before.

    Congratulations. That’s big time.
    Be proactive about improving public waterfowl habitat in South Carolina. It's not going to happen by itself, and our help is needed. We have the potential to winter thousands of waterfowl on public grounds if we fight for it.
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    Great bird for sure!
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    Nice! I've shot one. Wish he'd been as pretty as yours, but we had to chase it, and he caught a couple extra loads.
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    Congrats bubba! that's a pretty bird
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    Eurasian Widgeon!!! Theres a few mounted in the cabin at the outer banks, but haven’t seen one in person yet.
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    Saw this on the bookface. Amazing bird and good choice on taxidermist as well!
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    Very cool indeed. Congrats
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    Beautiful!
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    Nice. Seem be a few already this year. Never know what’s going to come in. Great bird…congrats!
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    Pretty cool bird. One or two show up in the coastal impoundments in SC every year. You might have killed him before he made it all the way down.
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    Congrats !
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    Pro tip. When you have a flock widgeon decoying, most people(myself included)will never notice the red head. It's crazy, but you don't.
    What you notice is the silver back. The back just stands out and that bird will look different than all the rest. Shoot that one.
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    Interesting tip, Sprig. Thanks.
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    This thread inspired me. I went out to shoot a Euro looking for silver backs this afternoon. None seen.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sprigdog View Post
    This thread inspired me. I went out to shoot a Euro looking for silver backs this afternoon. None seen.
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    What a rough hunt, hate it was ruined by not seeing a euro


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    Quote Originally Posted by sprigdog View Post
    Pro tip. When you have a flock widgeon decoying, most people(myself included)will never notice the red head. It's crazy, but you don't.
    What you notice is the silver back. The back just stands out and that bird will look different than all the rest. Shoot that one.
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    Kind of like seeing a cinnamon teal when you aren’t used to them. That deep red looks like a black blob and it takes your brain a minute to get it together.


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