The Migratory/Ornamental Waterfowl INFO Thread

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

even better news,
The mans she posted on her website replied to me just now
Here's his e-mail


Aubrey,
The statement from Greg Balkcom is correct. This issue arose when I
was misinformed by our permit office due to a different interpretation
of the laws regarding state permits for waterfowl (or lack thereof). I
believe I know the lady that you spoke with and have informed her of the
misinterpretation. Thanks,
Charlie

Charlie Killmaster


That makes me feel even better, I knew as long as I have done this, and as many game officials that have been to my place, if it were illegal, I'd been informed a long time ago.

Still, whew!!!

 

[kangababy]

YEAH!! if not those wold have been fighting words!

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Tell me about it!

If yall remember back a few months when she first told me about it, boy I was HOT!!!

But immediately checked into it and couldnt find any written law saying anything to that extent, and all my DNR replies were possitive that it wasnt the case.
Anyway, Georgia is still legal to posses waterfowl....

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

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YES!!!!

Get radjah or european none of the others can be mixed

Thanks! That is what I was thinking.. I just like the Orange birds

yep me too, they are very nice, just wish they werent so ornery! actually the ruddy's are about the worst too.
you might could get by in a big pen like yours IF you only had other aggressive or large species in it like pintails, barrows, widgeon, mandarins, treeducks, stuff like that
but with teal, bufflehead, smew, smaller genteler species, they'd have all their butt feathers ripped out in no time.

That's mainly what they do, grap birds by the butt and sling them around, kinda "goose" them in a way

 

[kangababy]

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Thanks! That is what I was thinking.. I just like the Orange birds

yep me too, they are very nice, just wish they werent so ornery! actually the ruddy's are about the worst too.
you might could get by in a big pen like yours IF you only had other aggressive or large species in it like pintails, barrows, widgeon, mandarins, treeducks, stuff like that
but with teal, bufflehead, smew, smaller genteler species, they'd have all their butt feathers ripped out in no time.

That's mainly what they do, grap birds by the butt and sling them around, kinda "goose" them in a way

So now Shellducks for me but I sent the money off for my Smews today!!

YEAH!!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

How do you all mark your birds? Do you use wing bands? I was thinking about getting a couple for my two, does anyone have a good link? Thanks!

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

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some can be marked by the physical marking, toe clip or wing pinioned, left or right, etc

But yes leg or wing bands are the easiest

here's a good supply link for them, numbered or color coded.
I like the wing bands myself

http://www.nationalband.com/nbtpoult.htm

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

congrats on the smew Kanga,
you're gonna love them

 

[KansasKid]

(sigh of relief) finally got my 3-186 form yesterday and sent back copy to him today. I'm really hoping that this monday alabama guy gets my other pintails sent off.

 

[kangababy]

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lol us Alabama folks are suppossed to get snow again the first if the week.. Aweful for shipping anything!! I think for Jan we've had mailed deliveried like 10 days!