This year I shot a hybrid black duck mallard cross.As you can see from the pictures both have t


he black duck white underwings but one had mallard wing spectrums.

That’s different, congrats on getting some ducks.

Unusual color pattern for sure

Not a new thing.
Mallards have been cross breading with Black Ducks for
the last 30 years.
What I hate seeing is the cross breading of the Miscovey
with the Mallards.
pick65

That would be my luck. Actually shot one like that in Arkansas and the dang thing landed smack dab on a bean stalk and ruined any thought of it going to a taxidermist.
Still after a Black (full blooded Black.)

I remember from college in the 70's that east coast biologists have long worried about the loss of black ducks to cross breeding with mallards. I'm not sure which is the more agressive breeding species, but just like our American mink here, they will eventually almost wipe out the European mink because they are larger and more agressive.

I love seeing hybrid ducks. My oddest was a beautiful late season drake mallard with a bill shaped normally but blue like a drake widgeon. Unfortunately it was a good day with three guns and it ended up in the pile so no mount.

Good luck Bruce.

Pete

When I started waterfowl hunting over 50 years ago (Michigan) Black Ducks were quite common. They're still around now, but the vast majority are watered down. I did notice, when bear trapping Maine, that Blacks where common, but that was 17-20 years ago.

Seen a few black ducks here,never shot one yet.Really enjoy all waterfowl hunting,this year we had the wetness fall on record.Between the wet conditions work being crazy I only got 4 times last fall,still fun but not enough times out in the field.If I remember right I never fired a shot at a duck this year,just geese honkers and a few snows and blue's.Hope next fall is dryer and I have a little more time to get out a few more times,still have 9 1/2 boxes left out of my case.

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Muscovy X Mallard cross isn't fertile so the result is a dead end, I'm sure they still try though.

Still the most common duck we have around.

Would love to get into some blue and snow geese.Im hoping to maybe in kansas next year.

Alot of black ducks around here.

It's called a "Mottled" duck, google it and you will see your duck. Shot a lot of them over the years. Color of the body is between a hen mallard and black duck.

I don't know as looking it up I'm seeing a different wing spectrum.

Lots of black ducks in my neck of the woods too, be nice to find a little variety but at least it seems like the past couple years I'm the only one out near town duck hunting now. Most of what I got this year was wood ducks and black ducks. See a few mallards but they are certainly outnumbered by the black ducks by me.

Most of the mallards around here live in and around cities and towns.