Finally it happened!!!

[dukhnt]

I have been hunting ducks for 20+ years. During that time there is one duck that I have had as my favorite. I never have gotten a crack at one until today. It was our only duck of the day but he sure is a beauty. I just had to share.

[strait-meat]

very nice looking bird!!---I got my first bull pintail down in LA---very pretty bird and fun to hear their whistle.

[walleyehunter80]

very nice looking sprig congrats

[Scott M]

Beautiful pinny. Putting it on the wall?

I've heard taxidermists on the west coast can get some good sprig tailfeathers...those birds are supposed to be more showy.

[buddha]

We popped a couple of nice ones in Canada last week, they looked just like that but lacking the tail. Too early in the year but man are they pretty.

[dan z]

congrads on the drake pintail. I havent shot many of them either. handful of hens every year but only 2-3 drakes my whole life. here a pic of the last one I shot. and yes thats a true sprig on it. thats what put the icing on the cake for the mount

picture sucks I will try and find or take another one

[Moonie]

I hear the sprigs don't usually get those long pintails until they're further south in their migration. My (and I'm sure all) taxidermists order feathers to place on the bird when mounting because of this.

[Moonie]

By the way... BEAUTIFUL bird dukhnt! Congrats!

[Lunker]

Nice bird. I got my first and only last year, also without the longer tail feathers. I was not aware they usually don't have those around here...maybe I shoulda put him on the wall...

[Gordie]

congrats and nice bird and I really like the no hunting sign in the back ground of your pic

[MN Greenheads]

Nice Pintail for MN. I always shoot some each year but never that nice.

[broken_line]

niceee!! bird! and the no hunting sign adds to the pic! congrats

[nate larson]

Awesome bird! I had an awesome pintail fly by while I was taking a [PoorWordUsage] in ND...by the time I grabbed the right gun it was too late.

[dukhnt]

Beautiful pinny. Putting it on the wall?

He is in the freezer along with my Minnesota snow goose I shot this spring. Now I just need to work some Overtime to pay for it.

[Sifty]

Nice looking Pintail.

The first is special and it will look nice on the wall.

Sifty