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 Texas goldeneye
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01/27/14 01:43 PM
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LukeDawg40
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Anybody killed one in Texas before. This one is from a river west of the metroplex a few weeks ago. 
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4936090
01/27/14 01:54 PM
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Joined: Dec 2009
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TxDuck24
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I killed my first one last year 
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4936092
01/27/14 01:54 PM
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Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 292
Duckhawker
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Yes sir. That's a pretty one. Nice photograph. We kill lots of them some seasons and very few in others. This year we killed about 12 I think. Drakes are pretty birds, but a fully plumed hen is a neat looking bird as well. Fun to shoot, but not to clean!
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4936168
01/27/14 02:29 PM
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Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 13,415
jdk1985
THF Celebrity
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Instagram @justinkingwoodworking
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4936175
01/27/14 02:30 PM
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 5,574
Leonardo
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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We killed a hen two weeks ago in Jack County.
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4936336
01/27/14 03:29 PM
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Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 5,594
Featherduster
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Have shot a few.
Nice bird
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4936406
01/27/14 03:58 PM
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 264
Hobbs McAvoy
Bird Dog
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I shot one Sunday. Immature drake not fully plumed. I think some guys think the young drakes are hens. I shot a fully plumed drake a few years ago and it was awesome looking. It's on the wall. Now I need a fully plumed hen to go with him. I would see some pairs about every trip I took after the split. Most were on the main lake and would not come close enough for a shot. I could hear the whistling of their wings before I saw the bird guess that's why they are called whistlers by northern folks.
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4936423
01/27/14 04:05 PM
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ArkansasTraveler
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Got one in east Texas. He thought he was a Bluebill!
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: ArkansasTraveler]
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01/27/14 04:15 PM
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 4,124
WhiskeyandMe
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We usually shoot a couple each year... Except this year. Shot them along the Red River and Down on the Coast. Nice Bird!  J.J.
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4936550
01/27/14 04:54 PM
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rob valle
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 I got one this near near New Braunfels
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4936563
01/27/14 04:58 PM
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rob valle
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Sorry....this "year" near New Braunfels
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4936602
01/27/14 05:12 PM
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samsamthemex
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Shot one lasts weekend. In the freezer waiting to save some money for taxidermy.
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4936641
01/27/14 05:27 PM
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LukeDawg40
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I guess they are more common that I thought. Any ideas on mounts? standing or flying?
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4936679
01/27/14 05:48 PM
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Posts: 264
Hobbs McAvoy
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Mine is flying. Look at birdmanstudios.com for ideas on a pose.
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4936701
01/27/14 06:01 PM
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Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 219
RDunlevy
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Woodsman
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Shoot em all the time in West Texas!
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4936783
01/27/14 06:32 PM
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Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,175
txbowhunt7
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Gotten into a few before. Found an area this year that had a couple hundred on it but they moved out before I could get back to hunt them. I was so upset
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4937129
01/27/14 08:50 PM
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Fooshman
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4941115
01/29/14 02:47 PM
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Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 140
TexaShot0341
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Anybody ever see any buffleheads down here? We saw a group of them the other day and had to do a double take.
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: TexaShot0341]
#4941119
01/29/14 02:49 PM
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Navasot
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Hollywood
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Anybody ever see any buffleheads down here? We saw a group of them the other day and had to do a double take. every blue moon or so 
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4941123
01/29/14 02:50 PM
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Navasot
Hollywood
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Hollywood
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That place^ is the only one iv seen goldeneye on too
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4941208
01/29/14 03:26 PM
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Posts: 5,396
Pittstate
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Hard to beat Texas for numerous species of ducks available. I have shot 5 different species in a morning on a couple occasions. Those golden eyes are pretty birds.
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: LukeDawg40]
#4941641
01/29/14 06:34 PM
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Fooshman
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: TexaShot0341]
#4941956
01/29/14 09:15 PM
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Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,850
Merican Duck Hunter
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Anybody ever see any buffleheads down here? We saw a group of them the other day and had to do a double take. usually get a few flocks a year, Hard birds to hit! Way faster than a teal, and smaller than a teal!
Arise.Kill.Eat -Acts 10:13 I have read a bunch of stuff on the internet about Star Wars but that does not mean I can skin a deer with a light saber.
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Re: Texas goldeneye
[Re: rob valle]
#4941966
01/29/14 09:20 PM
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817cd
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I got one this near near New Braunfels Smaller than a teal???
Never used photoshop and never will. Photoshop is for liberals.
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