Neck collared Ross!

[wooduck26]

I shot this last wednesday in SD............IT was a great trip, we started out in Missouri, and ended up in South Dakota.........great trip! with CLOSE shots....many under 10yds....

[IceHawk]

Way to go wooduck26 and Congratulations on a true trophy!! I have been after a neck collered snow for many years and still haven't been lucky enough to bag one banded yes but neck collered not yet but hopefully someday.

[Flick]

Nice, I seen that on the 'Fuge too. Collars are awesome.

[jblabsnduck]

Nice going.

I was also in SD last week and I shot a Yellow collared snow goose. He is going to go right next to my red collared snow I shot last year in MO.

We also shot one other snow that was banded

[ChuckN]

Looks like a double band...one on the leg too! Sweet.

[koWALLEYEski]

thats a nice photo man

[tealitup]

Get the info from the band after you report it and let us know. I hope you plan on reporting the band

[wooduck26]

Heres the Info....

Banded: 7/26/98

Sex: Male

Species: Ross' Goose

Age of Bird: Hatched in 1996 or EARLIER!

Location: 28 E Churchill Manitoba

Bander: Hudson Bay Project

C/O DR R ROCKWELL-AMER MUS NAT HIS

Central Pk W at 79th St

New York NY 10024

Encounter Data

Location: Near DeSmet South Dakkota United States

Encountered: 3-29-06

It was much older than the band appeared to be............at LEAST 10 years old.Pretty Cool I think!

[Flick]

A few weeks ago we shot 3 bands in one day, all were banded in Nunavet, which is above Manitoba. 2 were ross, one was a blue. One also had a $30 reward band on it. Two of the birds were banded in the last couple years, the blue was banded in '98 but didnt say how old the bird was.....obviously at least 8.

We shot another banded ross two days later but havent heard back from my buddy where that was banded, it was a reward band too, $10

I'll post up the exact info when I get it.

[Flick]

Heres the info:

Bird 1

Band #1557-56664

Blue

Age: Hatched in '98 or earlier

Banded: 08/06/99

Loc: 17KM NE Karrak Lk, Nunavut

Sex: Male

Bander: Alisaukas

Bird 2

#1727-73755

Ross

Hatched in '04 or earlier

Banded: 08/02/05

Loc: 18 SSE Johnson Pt, Nunavut

Male

Bander Alisaukas

Bird 3

Ross

Age: Too young to fly when banded 08/12/05

Loc: 33W Franklin Lk, Nunavut

So we shot a pair of birds that were banded by the same person 6 years apart, I think thats pretty cool. My buddy didnt say who banded the other but I would bet its the same person.