Woodcock banding
Woodcock banding
How many woodcocks bander in this forum?
Let me hear about you w/c banding season.
At once I should start banding end of April (Montreal area)
Let me hear about you w/c banding season.
At once I should start banding end of April (Montreal area)
- lawoodcocker
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Re: Woodcock banding
I can only say that I have shot 2 banded woodcock. Both were shot in La. One was banded 2 weeks prior within a mile of where I shot it. The other was banded in Maryland 2 years prior.
Re: Woodcock banding
lawoodcocker wrote:I can only say that I have shot 2 banded woodcock. Both were shot in La. One was banded 2 weeks prior within a mile of where I shot it. The other was banded in Maryland 2 years prior.
The other was banded in Maryland 2 years prior. Interesting from Maryland to La.
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Re: Woodcock banding
Been out a few times and have set a few small males but no hens or nests yet.
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Re: Woodcock banding
If you ever find female on nest could you take picture
M1Tanker wrote:Been out a few times and have set a few small males but no hens or nests yet.
Re: Woodcock banding
I'm a bander in NW Minnesota - was out scouting Thursday (April 15) and had a hen flutter flight and do the broken wing display. It has to be too early for chicks this far north, and I didn't have any of my gear with me so I didn't search too hard. Planning to check that area in the cool of the morning this week and see what we can find. I'm betting the peak hatch will be at least a week early this year, which for us will be late next week.
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Donna D.
Detroit Lakes, MN
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Re: Woodcock banding
Donna everything was 3-4 weeks early when I was in upstate Ny this pass week.
Lawoodcocker You got that banded bird in Sherburne?
Lawoodcocker You got that banded bird in Sherburne?
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Re: Woodcock banding
Haven't seen shot a woodcock in many years as i lived in AK- moved to Wisc but not many in our area- then my young lab flushed one on our place last week and I heard 3 more- great if they are coming back. i will avoid that area of our place for a while now.
Re: Woodcock banding
Went out on the 21st and found a nest near the spot I flushed the hen in the earlier post. A colleague checked the nest Tuesday (April 27) and it appeared to have hatched (sometime between Saturday and Tuesday). That is extremely early for this area. It is raining now, but as soon as it dries out I'll be out there looking for those chicks....
We are anticipating the peak hatch next week.
We are anticipating the peak hatch next week.
- lawoodcocker
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Re: Woodcock banding
Both banded woodcock I shot came out of Sherburne WMA woodcock research area.
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Re: Woodcock banding
Are there many woodcock banders in Minnesota? I believe the birds that we get in SW Missouri come straight down from Minn. I have never shot a banded woodcock even though I have killed several woodcocks since 1990. None of my woodcock hunting acquaintances have taken a banded woodcock either.