Re: Thirdwind's Newfoundland Journal
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10/19/17 05:17 AM
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It's not easy to quote multiple people as I'm typing on a phone right now but I'll try. I should know the definite id on the species given my background but I honestly don't. It looks like it could be a ring neck but certain aspects do not match up. Could be a blue wing teal but again could go either way. Going to send off a picture to my old co worker who done some bird surveys with me and get his opinion.
Crosspatch: not disagreeing with you however this duck has no ring on the bill and any ring neck I've seen never had the powder blue patch. Could be a juvenile but I've never seen a ring neck hen look like this, that being said the ring necks I've seen have been fully mature drakes and only few hens. Also, how's the weather up in lab? Any luck calling moose? We've been calling down here and not having any luck, wondering if the rut was early.
Newhouse: not a ruddy, tails a lot shorter and the bill doesn't have the upward sweep a ruddy does.
Jurassic: 303 it is. This is my buddy's gun, trying to get his moose, pretty sure everyone in Canada has at least one in their family and here in Newfoundland every man and their dog owns one
Tweed: this was on my uncles line, shot off an email to him to get the history of it however I'm thinking it's an old logging tilt for the boys cutting wood back in the early 1900s. I'll get the definite history soon
Heading back to my new line this week to get some bait out and sets made for when it opens, the area I'm in now has good sign and and goes on for a while. I'll have to break a new section to make it a round trip but that's not a big deal.
Thanks- Matt.
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Re: Thirdwind's Newfoundland Journal
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10/19/17 10:06 AM
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Been involved with a few surveys myself, mostly with the muskrat falls transmission line. Sent the picture off to doug, a bird biologist, he got back right away, ring neck it is. Juvenile makes sense for the size and plumage of this one. The bill ring was not developed yet. We mostly were involved with song birds and raptors, not a ton of waterfowl species so I'm rusty on those.
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Re: Thirdwind's Newfoundland Journal
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10/28/17 08:56 AM
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Nice work
That is not a teal though Ringbill
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Re: Thirdwind's Newfoundland Journal
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11/05/17 07:06 PM
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Heres that road kill cross fox I was given, small little male. Slight tear under his arm, which we're still not sure on the cause of because there was no internal bruising or bleeding anywhere near it. He was struck almost head on but only enough to kill him, no crushed or even broken bones. Im tanning this one and the guy who dropped it off said he'll buy it back, hes in the freezer now until i get the time to get at the tanning process. Took some time to get some stretchers done up, got one fox, one mink and three weasel boards out of one length of pine. Planed the fox down a bit, still have to finish the others and then sand them all Seasons open now but fur isn't primed up yet. Getting sets out and ready and baiting until later in the season. Take care.
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Re: Thirdwind's Newfoundland Journal
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11/05/17 09:41 PM
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Nice dark coloured cross fox,should look good tanned as a wall hanger.Then after the guy gets tired of looking at it hanging on his wall after a couple years,it will make a nice hat.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Thirdwind's Newfoundland Journal
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11/28/17 06:34 PM
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Haven’t much luck on my snares. Had one pulled through and another two walked down by moose. Still waiting on a good flick of snow to see what’s around and moving where. Got some mink gear out after being too busy recently. With work finishing up Friday I’ll time to get more going. Had a moose along the side of the camp the other morning, nice cow. Hope everyone is hooking into some fur. I’ll have more pictures when I figure out the home computer, it’s a real pain trying to update anything from mobile devices. Also just got engaged Saturday as well! Take care.
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Re: Thirdwind's Newfoundland Journal
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11/28/17 10:27 PM
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Also just got engaged Saturday as well! Congratulations.
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