What kind of duck is this?

[Wingman]

I hear that question all too often. It's better to know before you shoot, so let's play a little game.

What kind of ducks are these, from left to right, and what is the daily limit on each in Mississippi?

[rawalley]

Male Gadwall (6) Female Gadwall (6) Female Mallard (2) Female Shovler (6)

[yankee]

the bird on the left looks a little hen pintail-ish to me, then gad, mallard, boot lip. daily, I assume y'all are 2 on pintails and mallards and 6 on gads and shovelers.

[IBHC]

Hen pintail 2 hen gadwall 6 hen mallard 2 hen shoveler 6

[H20 Fowl]

Thank you for doing this!!!

[LODI QUACKER]

Hen pin
Hen gad
Drake mallard
Bigwater special.



Is that just the light on the bill or is it green around the edges?

[bulldog ducker]

[arduckslayer]

[Jeff]

[kris Schaumburg]

i have a new lease where redheads and ringnecks overlap. The hens of those two are a beast to tell apart if you don't have a drake of one of the species in your hand for a size comparison.

[Anatidae]

Brown Ducks - 6

[H20 Fowl]

Might as well go ahead and make a sticky of what rice breast is, and how to tell the difference between a mottled and a black duck!

[Wingman]

LeMaster has a waterfowl ID app out for your phone. It's just like the book. It has life-sized drawings of the bills that you csn put a real duck's bill beside for comparison.

DU also has a good app with sounds and photos, although most of the photos are of drakes.

[the doctor]

Need to kill all them hen shovelators...they using up nesting spots where good ducks could be. No limit on them in my blind.

the doc

[cajun squealer]