Duck picture

[blacktail]

I shoot quite a few wigeon/widgeon.
I found this fella extremely handsome compared to the normal drake.

 

[Billy Bob]

I always enjoy the variable head colors and patterns of drake wigeon. The hens show differences too. My favorite specie by far.

 

[duck dawg]

Looks delicious.

 

[Ruination]

Very interesting.

 

[blacktail]

Looks delicious.

not nearly as delicious as the other 6.

 

[Billy Bob]

not nearly as delicious as the other 6.
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I see 6 good birds, excluding the 1 on the left end.

 

[blacktail]

I see 6 good birds, excluding the 1 on the left end.

our mallards are just fine.

 

[Billy Bob]

our mallards are just fine.

That's kinda funny because you rate wigeon lower and they're one of the best tasting birds here. Second only 2 teal. Pins and spoonies are right there with them. It must be the aquatic grasses they feed on in the bays.

Your pic is giving me wigeon withdrawls. Good tides in the southern bay tomorrow, hoping to whack a couple.

 

[Woodduck31]

We rarely see wigeons anymore in an area where we used to have 70% of our take as wigeons. My son Caleb picked up this trio today, love january birds. They decoyed great today, just wished there were more around.

 

[Woodduck31]

kind of a novel idea to have a thread about ducks. The staining on the breast of the teal was just like the cap of the wigeon.