Verse of Biblical Scripture on Jack Miner Bands make them unique and highly prized by collectors:



2008 Migratory Waterfowl Banding Summary

MALLARDS (A)

Date Numbers Released #'s
Aug. 25 170 9466-9635
Sept. 15 175 9636-9810
Sept. 24 130 9811-9940
Sept. 29 108 9941-10048
Oct. 7 55 10049-10103
Oct. 24 125 10104-10228
     
TOTAL 763  

All ducks tagged: "YE MUST OBEY GOD " (Acts 5:29)

GEESE

Date Numbers Released #'s
June 9 20 (G) 100732-100751
Sept. 15 39 100752-100790
Sept. 24 34 100791-100824
Oct. 7 78 100825-100902
Oct. 24 183 100903-101085
     
TOTAL 354  

All geese tagged "LET US CONSIDER ONE ANOTHER" (Heb. 10:24) and
"BE NOT AFRAID; ONLY BELIEVE" (Mark 5:36) (start at 100832)

"SPECIAL SMALL" 4 DIGIT DUCK BAND SUMMARY

(includes B & G/W teal, Woodies, widgeon, gadwall)

Date Numbers Released #'s
Sept. 15 16 1434-1449
Sept. 24 18 1450-1467
Sept. 29 6 1468-1473
Oct. 7 9 1474-1482
Oct. 24 14 1483-1496
     
TOTAL 63  

All special small duck bands stamped "HAVE FAITH IN GOD" (Mark 11:22)

(A) 98% mallards; 2% blacks                                                                                    
(G) Gosling                                                                                                               



Recovering of Bands:

During the year ending JANUARY 31, 2009 Jack Miner duck bands were recovered in:

YR. OF BAND

RECOVERED

LOCATION RECOVERY

BY

ALABAMA

02 11-29-08 TN River, Laceys Spring Schuyler Moore
04 12-11-08 Stevenson Brad Kennamer
05 12-12-08 Swan Creek WMA, Decatur Adam Barnett
06(W) 11-27-08 TN Tombigbee River, Boligee Jay Moyer
07 12-09-08 Cullman, South of Huntsville Ryne Ashley
08 1-14-09 South of TN River, Leighton John Belue

ARKANSAS

99 1-13-08 Bayou Meto WMA Dan Gassaway
03 12-06-08 Little Red River, Searcy Brent Carper
07 11-23-08 Big Lake WMA, Manila Grant Galyean
08 1-22-09 Cutoff Creek WMA, Drew County Brandon Cruce

GEORGIA

06(W) 12-23-08 Lake Seminole, Bainbridge Kris Bowden
07 12-13-08 Cohutta, *Dalton Jeff Mullis

ILLINOIS

03 12-27-08 Union County, Ware Damon Acuff
04 10-26-08 Sycamore, Dekalb County Terry Wybourn
06 1-18-09 SE of Marion, Stonefort Jason Whiting
07 12-11-08 Rend Lake, Bonnie Rob Blair
07 1-11-09 Wolf Lake, IN line / Hammond Jer Clarke

08

11-28-08

Rend Lake, Bonnie

Duane Gulley

INDIANA

94** 12-02-08 Tippecanoe River, Rochester Rod Talbott
02(2) 12-28-08 Scottsburg, North of Louisville, KY Billy Maddox, Jr.
04 11-01-08 South Pike County Bill Ausbrooks
04 1-09-09 White River, Washington Dustin Troutman
07 12-05-08 Grand Kankakee Marsh Greg Hutson
07 1-13-09 Wabash River, Princeton Keith Reutter
07 12-04-08 East Muscatatuck NWR Rod Vogel
07 11-15-08 Portage, off Lake Michigan Paul Cox
08 12-10-08 Orleans *W. Baden Springs Toby Campbell
08 1-24-09 Ohio River, Mt. Vernon Mark Chandler

IOWA

08 10-27-08 Otter Creek Marsh, Chealsea Cody Ellis

KENTUCKY

02 11-30-08 Madisonville, *Hanson Dan Martin
02 1-18-09 Carlisle County, Bardwell Tom Russell

03

1-15-09

Corydon, SW of Henderson

Scott McNabb

06

1-01-08

Lick Creek, Beaverlick

Lucas Turner (9 yrs old)

07 11-27-08 Six Mile Island, Louisville Don Lamar

07

12-03-08

Barlow, western Kentucky

Frankie Cage

07

1-18-09

Floyd's Fork, Mt. Washington

Nick Hibbs

08

12-18-08

East of Lexington

Jim McCarty

08

1-03-09

Henderson

A.D. Boehman

08

1-18-09

East of Lexington, Mt. Sterling

Jay Caskey

LOUISIANA

04

12-15-08

Waverly Club, Delhi

George Seacrist

MANITOBA

06(wid)

9-13-08

Netley Marsh, Petersfield

Braydon Chwartacki

MICHIGAN

98

11-09-08

Harsens Island SGA, Algonac

Bryon Hammond

02

12-01-07

Lake St. Clair

Todd Fahner

02

12-06-08

Lake Erie, Rockwood

Mike McKee Jr.

03

10-11-08

East Lansing

Gib King

05

11-20-08

Harsens Island SGA, Algonac

Jake Gillespie

05(FD)

1-30-09

Saginaw Bay, Bay City

Greg Kukla

06(W)

10-07-08

St. Johns, North of Lansing

Ven Lengkeek

07

10-14-08

Harsens Island SGA, Algonac

Chris Hiltunen

07

11-08-08

Harsens Island SGA, Algonac

John Childs

07

10-14-08

St. Marys River, south of Soo

Rob Harford

08

10-21-08

Harsens Island SGA, Algonac

Jon Kelly

08

10-28-08

Grosse Isle, Detroit River

Rob Abraham

08

10-29-08

Harsens Island SGA, Algonac

Ron Laszczak

08

11-09-08

Pointe Mouillee SGA, Monroe

Matt Stein

MINNESOTA

07

10-04-08

Clinton, South Dakota Line

Blaine Peterson

07

10-15-08

Dayton, *Champlin

Ross Schended

MISSISSIPPI

99

1-09-09

Mississippi River near Vicksburg

Wayne Roberts

04

12-29-08

"Belle Chase", Minter City

Jim Robbins, IV

06(T) 1-05-08 Tuscumbia WMA, Corinth John Watts
06 1-07-09 Tallahatchie County, Sumner Shawn Counce
07 12-27-08 O'Keefe WMA, Lambert Brandon Allred
07 1-25-09 Arkabutla Club, Coldwater Charlie Brindell, Jr.

08

1-14-09

Prentiss County, TN/Tom Waterway

Clay Pearson

08 1-11-09 West of Batesville, Marks Buck Blair

MISSOURI

05 12-10-08 East Prairie, southeast Missouri Rob Barker
08

1-08-09

New Madrid, southeast Missouri

Ryan Riley

NEW JERSEY

04

1-06-09

Salem County, Woodstown

Bill Trainor

04 10-25-08 Hospitality Lake, Williamstown Chris Castineira
06 12-22-08 Cape May County, Dennisville Bill Paul
06 12-27-08 Pedericktown, *Woodstown Nate Seely

NEW YORK

07

11-13-08

Wawarsing, West of Poughkeepsie

Al Babcock, IV

NORTH CAROLINA

05

1-15-09

Lake Hickory, Hickory

Heath Adams

06(S)

12-25-08

Pantego, Pungo River

Charles Brown

07 10-04-08 Hyde County Greg McDonald
08(W) 12-20-08 Pee Dee River, Anson County Kevin Thomas

NORTH DAKOTA

06

10-24-08

Forman, Southeastern North Dakota

Logan Roth

OHIO

97

10-04-08

Pickerel Creek, Castalia

Kyle Wardrope

02

10-20-07

Lake Erie, Huron

Brian Ford

03

12-26-08

Wooster

Mike Snyder

04

11-06-08

Sandusky Bay

Kurt Rohrbacher

04

12-24-08

Maumee River, Waterville

Greg Wagener

05(W)

10-18-08

Northeast of Akron, Streetsboro

Jeff Hunter

06

11-27-08

Winous Point Club, Port Clinton

Dave Welles, Jr.

06

11-08-08

Curtice, east of Toledo

Sand Weil

06

12-26-08

Charles Mill Lake, Mansfield

Vic Owens

06

12-29-08

Clark Lake, Springfield

Kirk Anderson

07

1-23-08

Scioto River, Circleville

Jeremiah Evans

07

12-01-08

Ottawa NWR, Martin

Larry Porter

07

12-24-08

East of Akron, Rootstown

Larry Caudill

07

12-26-08

East of Cleveland, Burton

Terry Wiggins

07

1-18-09

Scioto River, South of Columbus

Toby Rodock

08

10-05-08

Port Clinton

Matt Huckaby

08

10-20-08

East of Cleveland, Geneva

Jeff Gribble

08

10-18-08

Ottawa NWR, Oak Harbor

Dylan Witt (age 10)

08

12-27-08

South of Columbus, Commercial Point

Jared Garren

08

1-01-09

Springfield

Brad Niemeyer

08

1-08-09

London, west of Columbus

Kevin Bennett

08

1-17-09

Northeast of Dayton, Enon

Lee Clonch

08

12-20-08

Camden, Preble County

Mike O'Diam

ONTARIO

99

9-27-07

Lake Erie, Kingsville

Rob Galiano

00

11-01-07

Kingsville

Rob Archambault

02

12-05-08

Walpole Island IR, L. St. Clair

Biscuit Steuer

02

11-14-08

Lake Erie, Leamington

Wes Lightfoot

02

11-15-08

Leamington

Chad Ouellette

02

12-13-08

Leamington

Jason Grieve

03

11-22-07

Holiday Beach, Amherstburg

Rick Spencler

03

11-18-08

Lake Erie, Leamington

Wes Lightfoot

03

12-13-08

Colchester, Lake Erie

Tyler Shepley

04

12-13-08

Colchester, Lake Erie

Tyler Shepley

04

12-09-08

Colchester, Lake Erie

Kirk Shepley

04

11-20-08

Lake Erie, Kingsville

John Jones

04

9-03-08

Big Point Marsh, Lake St. Clair

Jim Vanos (A)

04

10-11-08

Outside Leamington

Tyler Sabelli

05(W)

9-27-08

Hardwood Lake, Denbigh

Morris Keller

05

10-30-08

Walpole Island IR, Lake St. Clair

Ron Gorski

05

11-29-08

Lake Erie, Leamington

Wes Lightfoot

05(W)

10-07-08

Lake St. Clair

Mike Frak

05

10-27-08

Lake St. Clair

Mike Frak

05(B)

12-13-08

Leamington

Jason Grieve

06

12-13-08

Colchester, Lake Erie

Kirk Shepley

06 12-02-08 Lake Erie, Kingsville John Jones
06(W) 10-18-08 Ruthven/Kingsville Mike Coppola
07(2) 10-05-07 Leamington Tyler Sabelli
07 9-27-08 Walpole Island IR, Lake St. Clair Bob Rolfs
07 9-27-08 Walpole Island IR, Lake St. Clair Ken McEwen
07 12-14-07 Lake St. Clair John Haggeman
07 9-27-08 North of Leamington Joe Palmer
07 11-08-08 Big Creek, Amherstburg John Farmer
07 11-19-08 Lake Erie, Leamington Wes Lightfoot
07(FD) 4-04-08 Lake St. Clair Mike Frak
07 10-22-08 Lake St. Clair Mike Frak
07 12-17-08 Lake Erie, Kingsville John Jones
08 9-27-08 Lake St. Clair Mike Frak
08 11-20-08 Big Point Club, Lake St. Clair Ray Sylvain
08 11-08-08 Lake St. Clair Ean Duplessis
08 10-15-08 Lake Erie, Kingsville John Jones
08 9-27-08 Detroit River, LaSalle Steve Taylor
08 9-28-08 Lake St. Clair, Mitchell's Bay Aaron Duplessis
08 9-27-08 Kingsville Ryan Hickey
08(2) 9-30-08 North of Leamington Joe Palmer
08 10-14-08 North of Leamington Joe Palmer
08 11-01-08 Walpole Island IR, L. St. Clair Keith Cole
08 11-10-08 Paincourt (near L. St. Clair) Keith Cole
08 10-15-08 Lake St. Clair, Mitchell's Bay Hunter Duplessis
08 11-15-08 Holiday Beach, Amherstburg Matt Thier
08 11-21-08 Rondeau Park, Blenheim Scott Loveday
08 11-19-08 Lake Erie, Leamington Wes Lightfoot
08 12-15-08 Big Point Club, Lake St. Clair Maurice Sylvain

PENNSYLVANIA

02 1-05-08 Cross Creek Lake, Hickory Dave Lochner, Jr.
05 1-02-09 Allegheny River, Creighton Eric Castello
08 10-18-08 Columbus Township, *Youngsville Steve Morris
08

11-15-08

Juniata River, Newport

Scott Kerstetter

SOUTH CAROLINA

97 1-24-09 Broad River WMA, Newberry Chad Sweatman
04

11-28-07

Santee, Summerton

Rod Galiano

07(W) 12-17-08 Georgetown John Lumpkin
07 1-17-09 southwest of Columbia, Lexington Jer Joyner

TENNESSEE

02

1-18-07

"Haskins Field" Humboldt

Ty Oldfield

03

1-03-09

Tigrett/Friendship

Rich Webb

03

1-11-09

Fort Loudon Lake, Knoxville

Dave Christopher

03

1-01-09

Big Sandy WMA, Paris

Mike Williams

03

1-15-09

Old Hickory Lake, Hartsville

Brad Lund

03 1-20-09 Morristown, Greene County Joe Livesay
03 1-15-09 Weakley County, Macken Ryan Arnold
05 1-25-09 Dover Bottoms, Dover Nick Rhoades
06(W) 9-13-08 Lebanon, east of Nashville Brandon Benderman
06(W) 12-07-08 Darden, Henderson County Shane Hardison
06 1-03-09 Milledgeville, A5 Club Brad Davis
06 12-21-08 SE of Manchester, Hillsboro Jeff Tidwell
07 1-22-08 Lebanon, east of Nashville Brandon Benderman
07(B) 12-13-08 Decatur County, Busseltown Danny Burton
07 12-23-07 Nolichucky River, Mosheim Aaron McPeek
07 12-22-08 northwest of Knoxville Rob Bennett
07 12-25-08 West Sandy, Paris Joey Williams
07 12-16-08 Swamp near Surgoinsville J.R. Adkins
07 1-01-09 Benton County Jake Lumpkin
07 1-24-09 Hatchie River, Brownsville Sonny Maddox
07 1-24-09 East of Mississippi, Finley Don Smith
07 1-25-09 Old Hickory Lake, Lebanon David Wiedlocher
07 12-29-08 Bean Switch, Greenfield Doug Fisher
07 12-01-08 Camden Bottoms, Camden Ken Salhany
08 12-20-08 Cheatham WMA, West of Nashville Herm King
08 1-13-09 Obion River, Rives Josh Leo
08 1-07-09 Horn Bluff Refuge, Humboldt Mike Woods

08

1-18-09

Old Hickory Lake, Lebanon

Brandon Benderman

08 2-01-09 Obion Bottoms, Tezevant Dustin Alexander

TEXAS

04 1-05-08 Southwest of Amarillo, Dimmitt Marco Olsen

07

11-14-08

NE Galveston Bay, *Houston

Rob New

VIRGINIA

00

1-25-08

Chesapeake Bay, Lancaster

Tom Croxton

02

11-25-08

Lake Anna, NW of Richmond

Jack Iden

02

1-24-09

York River, Croaker

Tom Turner

03

12-10-08

Caroline County, Bagby

Ned Upshaw

06 11-29-08 S. Fork Holston River, Alvarado David Henry
06 1-03-09 Rockingham County, Koontz Farm Joe Buckner

07

12-26-08

Brookneal, *Callaway

Martin Owen

07(W)

1-14-09

Chickhominy River, Valley Forge

Tripp Upshur

WISCONSIN

02

10-05-08

White River, Neshkoro

Glenn Reetz

03 10-19-08 Puchyan Marsh, Berlin Randy Jodarski

04

11-23-08

Mississippi River, Maiden Rock

Kris Brantner

07 10-19-08 Trempealeau NWR, NW of LaCrosse Don Heidel
07 11-15-08 "the bay of Green Bay" Kevin Stiller

During the year ending JANUARY 31, 2009 Jack Miner geese bands were recovered in:

YR. OF BAND

RECOVERED

LOCATION RECOVERY

BY

ILLINOIS

01

12-11-08

Dupage River, Naperville

B. Townsend

INDIANA

92

11-25-08

Fulton County, Rochester

Rod Talbott

07 10-11-08 LaPorte Jim Sopko

MICHIGAN

04

10-12-08

Chesaning

James Sass

06

9-06-08

The Soo

Dave Cahilly

07

9-01-08

Fostoria

Rocky Tedford

07

9-14-08

Livingston County

Berend/Baker

07

9-11-08

Monroe County

Sam Vassallo

07

10-28-08

Imlay City

Jerry Quimby

08

10-29-08

Saginaw Bay

Mike Galloner

NEW YORK

07 1-01-09 Niagara River, Grand Island Rob Klinshaw

OHIO

03

1-25-09

Groveport, SE of Columbus

Spencer Cooper

04

1-10-09

Springfield, Clark County

Brandon Thomas

04

1-22-09

Near Ohio River, Felicity

Bryan Shively

07

1-24-09

Ohio River, Portsmouth

Tyler Evans

07

12-31-08

Valley City, Medina County

Josh Smith

08

10-04-08

Maumee Bay, Lake Erie

Brice Bassett

08 11-26-08 Wellington (SW of Cleveland) Mike Youngberg

08

12-16-08

Oak Harbor

Jim Meek

08

1-05-09

South of Findlay

Ryan Robinson

ONTARIO

86

1-02-09

Stratford

Fred Buck

91

11-26-08

Lake St. Clair

Ron Griffore

94

10-27-08

Leamington

Mike Coppola

96

2-26-08

Corunna, Lambton County

Dave Miller

96

12-13-08

Colchester, Lake Erie

Kirk Shepley

98

1-04-08

Kingsville

Andrew Kozub

99

4-23-08

James Bay, Moosonee

Doug Small

04

9-11-08

St. Marys, Thames River

Scott McLeod

04 10-11-08 Lake Huron, Bayfield August Seggie
04 10-02-08 Dorehester, *London Steve Sohl
04 12-13-08 Colchester, Lake Erie Tyler Shepley
05(D) 3-26-08 Windsor Airport Dianna Lovell
05 11-10-07 Lake St. Clair Rob Archambault
07 9-17-07 Cottam, Essex County Kyle Morency
07 9-28-08 North of Bath, *Napanee Todd Thompson
07 10-09-08 Lake Erie, Kingsville John Jones

08

10-07-08

Oldcastle, Essex County

Randy Dame

08

10-08-08

Point Pelee

John Jones

08

10-23-08

Lake St. Clair, Puce

Ray Beaudet

PENNSYLVANIA

07 12-22-08 Blue Marsh Lake, NW of Reading Dave Ely

VIRGINIA

07 1-05-08 Lake Anna, Louisa County Jim Ashley
07

1-02-09

Quantico, south of Manassas

Rod Braillier

WISCONSIN

99 9-27-08 'Salley's Marsh' E. of Troy Dale Arenz

                         CODES

                         *  Postmarked

                         (A) Re-released alive

                         (W)  Wood duck

                         (P)  Pintail

                         (FD)  Found Dead

                         (wid) Widgeon

                         (T) Teal

                         (S) Shoveler

                         (B) Black duck

                         ** Oldest duck recovery of the year

                         Tie for youngest hunter at 9 years old

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