ive got a couple gwt, pintail, can, woodie, had a redhead(sister's dog ate it) i want the hooded merganser and the bwt in my freezer mounted. and lookin forward to a wigeon and cinn eventually but with seasons like this past one it doesnt look like it'll be anytime soon

I got a full plumed widgeon (baldpate) at the taxi now... I guess I agree with Marc, all ducks are cool looking in their own way. I'm not much for getting the birds moounted, but when I saw the widgeon I shot and the condition it was in- I thought "how could I not get this mounted?" It looked like it died from a heart attack, and with my shooting lately... It probably was! It's all about how it looks after the shot- a perfect specimen Gadwall is going to make a better mount than a shot-up, dog-chewed, laid-in-the-mud drake woodie, Buffie, Can or pintail any day!

got a gorgeous barrows goldeneye and the taxi right now. can't wait

I have a woody, cinnamon, and bufflehead on the wall(well the woody is on a shelf, and the buffie is hanging from the cieling). I have a widg and a mallard at the taxi right now. A pintail is the highest on my list. I have shot plenty of them, but I want one with a real trophy sprig so that might be a while. Unless I get that trophy a greenwing is probably next, and I would like to go to the coast and get a full plummed bluewing too. Eventually I would like to have at least one of all the more common species including divers, and hopefully some of the more exotic ones(to us in TX) like harlequins and eiders. I plan on getting a mount done each year till that happens. I missed last year though, so that's why I did 2 this year. I'm also trying to take them all from different lakes or properties.

I know what you are talking about. I have been doing this for years and have to date on my walls....widgeon, gadwall, mallard, 2 wood ducks, bluewing and greenwing teal, pintail, redhead, canvasback drake and hen, hooded merganser, specklebelly gooses, ross goose, greater canada goose and a brant. I took them all from different places and there is a story behind each one. Don't have a full plumage spoonie yet but missed my chance the last week of season this year. Oh well, he isn't on my wall but there is still a great story there as I was taking a 10 year old duck hunting for the first time and I gave him the shot at it.