Trophy bird thread

[Rogue Bay]

Starting what I hope is a long running thread of guys killing their dream bird. Pics and story required. I’ll go first. I’m a widgeon guy through and through. I’ve killed a few euro widgeon but I’ve spent 25 years obsessed with wanting to kill a Storm. Last week the sun broke after a stormy morning and a solo drake came down from the heavens right onto the Avain spinner. Got out as quickly as he came in but I killed him on the way out. Didn’t realize what I had until the dog came back.

Not a perfect storm but best one i will ever see. And no one I know has seen one as nice.

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Beautiful bird! I’d give almost anything for a nice storm wigeon but I’ve never even seen one alive.

 

[Rogue Bay]

I don’t have any good field photos but here are a few of my trophy birds. Photo 1 is a big gander Tule white-fronted goose, the only one I’ve shot. Photo 2 is my one and only Black Brant. I’ve shot a lot of wood ducks, but this drake was an absolute giant by wood duck standards and had perfect plumage. He dwarfed the other woodies we shot that day.

 

[Navaluk]

Drew a nonresident mountain goat in Nevada in 2010. To help get in shape I hunted Himalayan Snowcock in the same area first. Ruby Mountains 10,500 feet. Shot one of my few doubles on birds.