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Kill the Coots to save the Canvasbacks.

Thu Jul 21, 2016 2:59 am

Documented Coot predatation of Canvasbacks.
http://youtu.be/P3kYz8QW4Ug
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Re: Kill the Coots to save the Canvasbacks.

Thu Jul 21, 2016 8:20 am

Crazy.
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Re: Kill the Coots to save the Canvasbacks.

Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:38 am

Wow! Who would have thought this was happening. It doesn't appear that the Coot was defending its nest, but rather being on an aggressive attack. Maybe it is time to thin the Coot flocks and save some Cans or other ducks.
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Re: Kill the Coots to save the Canvasbacks.

Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:03 am

I've given ground and formed coot jerky to unsuspecting people and they can't tell the difference between that and a mallard. Just saying.

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Re: Kill the Coots to save the Canvasbacks.

Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:34 pm

Coots are like northerns, take as many out as possible and leave on shore

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Re: Kill the Coots to save the Canvasbacks.

Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:36 pm

Any idea of how common this is? Would be interesting to know. Don't wanna turn into a crazy coot killer (within legal limits obviously) just because of one video.

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Re: Kill the Coots to save the Canvasbacks.

Thu Jul 21, 2016 3:37 pm

It really wouldn't pay to just randomly shoot coots along the flyway. Maybe delta will get permitted to slaughter coots during nesting season in the main canvasback breeding areas like the predator control research in the prairie pothole region.

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Re: Kill the Coots to save the Canvasbacks.

Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:00 pm

maplelakeduckslayer wrote:Coots are like northerns, take as many out as possible and leave on shore


Yeah that will really help improve the image of sportsmen.

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Re: Kill the Coots to save the Canvasbacks.

Fri Jul 22, 2016 3:59 am

Predation would indicate a targeted for source.

More likely territorial competition/defense actions by coots. Likely happens to other ducks besides canvas backs, but no one cares enough to put a camera on a widgeon/ring neck/red head nest

And how big of a sorry sack is a canvas back getting it's ass kicked by a coot. It's a freaking coot!

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Re: Kill the Coots to save the Canvasbacks.

Fri Jul 22, 2016 4:27 am

lanyard wrote:And how big of a sorry sack is a canvas back getting it's ass kicked by a coot. It's a freaking coot!

Hahaha

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