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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