Well looking at some of the results from Victoria I suspect the saying
should be modified to something like "if it moves and is near water then
it is probably a duck", shoot it.
Andrew
On 26/06/2013 11:28 AM, Philip Veerman wrote:
Yes that is obviously what I am suggesting. I wonder if you are asking in a
sarcastic way. It is easy for someone who knows the birds to say that a
species is distinctive. Yes they are. If you care. If you are experienced.
Every duck species has features on which it can be identified. There is
surely a huge range of skills in the shooting fraternity, just as there is
among us. There is the saying "if it looks like a duck and quacks like a
duck it is a duck" and that will be the level of interest to many people.
Philip
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Shute
Sent: Wednesday, 26 June 2013 8:54 AM
To: 'Philip Veerman';
Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Duck Shooting in NSW
Philip, are you suggesting that shooters might have trouble recognising a
Pink-eared Duck? I would have thought there were few ducks that were so
distinctive. In Victoria at least, shooters have to pass an identification
test.
Peter Shute
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