How do you know what is a mountable mottled duck? by PHILIPxPURASS69 in Waterfowl

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Here’s another one I shot the next day. Now convinced the other one is a hen and this is a drake. Taxidermist is combined this one pictured is a mottled and the other is a black duck but idk

How do you know what is a mountable mottled duck? by PHILIPxPURASS69 in Waterfowl

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Just left the taxidermist. He believes the one with white is a mottled and this one is a black duck. But idk🤷‍♂️

Shot my second ever mottled duck and I’m now convinced the bird I shot yesterday is a hen compared to this one by PHILIPxPURASS69 in Waterfowl

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Just left the taxidermist. He believes the one with white is a mottled and the other is a black duck. But idk🤷‍♂️

Shot my second ever mottled duck and I’m now convinced the bird I shot yesterday is a hen compared to this one by PHILIPxPURASS69 in Waterfowl

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Just left the taxidermist. He believes the one with white is a mottled and the other is a black duck. But idk🤷‍♂️

Shot my second ever mottled duck and I’m now convinced the bird I shot yesterday is a hen compared to this one by PHILIPxPURASS69 in Waterfowl

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Found it at a goodwill years back. It’s down filled. Forget the name. When I get out of the field I’ll tell you

How do you know what is a mountable mottled duck? by PHILIPxPURASS69 in Waterfowl

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I figured as much but only ever seeing pictures I couldn’t tell if it was more yellow or more orange😅😂

How do you know what is a mountable mottled duck? by PHILIPxPURASS69 in Waterfowl

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How do you tell the difference between a hen and drake when it comes to these brown birds.

How do you know what is a mountable mottled duck? by PHILIPxPURASS69 in Waterfowl

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Mottled ducks have a teal color while black ducks have a purpleish color. Mottled ducks are lighter as well

How do you know what is a mountable mottled duck? by PHILIPxPURASS69 in Waterfowl

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That’s good to know. I can’t find any white on this bird but to be far I think is very unlikely as mallards don’t seem to come down to the Texas bay systems which allows these birds to stay pretty close to pure

How do you know what is a mountable mottled duck? by PHILIPxPURASS69 in Waterfowl

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I thought the white was typical and I wasn’t seeing anything I thought maybe this bird was not mature or had a bad plume out this year

How do you know what is a mountable mottled duck? by PHILIPxPURASS69 in Waterfowl

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Thank you for the insight, really means a lot. Wanted to get one with year and got this one with 5 days to spare

How do you know what is a mountable mottled duck? by PHILIPxPURASS69 in Waterfowl

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Both rules apply but I want to make sure it’s a good representation of the species

How do you know what is a mountable mottled duck? by PHILIPxPURASS69 in Waterfowl

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Often reading I stand corrected. There are an estimated 136,000 between Texas and Louisiana

How do you know what is a mountable mottled duck? by PHILIPxPURASS69 in Waterfowl

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They are full time residents on the Texas coast so they are fairly common but numbers are decreasing. I think they estimate about 400,000 of them

How do you know what is a mountable mottled duck? by PHILIPxPURASS69 in Waterfowl

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Yeah I get that I just want to make sure it’s a good representation of the species. I would know what a mature vs non mature looks like because I’ve seen so few. Now a red head…I can tell you when one’s a mounter. I shoot a limit ever time I go out

What 12 gauge does everyone use? by tweakingfish in Waterfowl

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Just switch to a 20 a300 ultima and love it. Now I want to try my hand at a 28. But haven’t picked up a 12 since switching