![]() ![]() Whenever possible, Seil has had a favorite Labrador at his side. “True waterfowlers have a bucket list of the top 10 waterfowl places to go and North Dakota is one of them, particularly the Devils Lake area.” “The waterfowl community is kind of like a fraternity,” said Seil. ![]() He’s taken a ring-billed duck from the Tennessee River, a red head duck and greater scaup from the Columbia River, and a bull canvasback in late November from his home state. An example, he says, is pintails in Washington state and Columbia River diving ducks that are “the most beautiful in North America” with indescribable scenery and tactics.Īmong the most stunning mounts in his vast display are wood ducks taken in western North Dakota. Of particular interest to him is locales where certain species develop their most fantastic plumage. Seil does extensive research before embarking on any hunt. He takes it a step further too, gathering sand or rocks or samples of vegetation from the vicinity of his hunts, items that will be invaluable to taxidermists creating original and meaningful mounts intended to preserve special memories. “Sometimes I have a guide with me that helps pick out birds.” The accomplished waterfowler carries with him a tremendous respect for the game he covets, identifying on the wing birds that were fully mature and could be preserved by skilled taxidermists. Seated on a couch in his display room, next to a mural of Drake, his first Labrador, Seil recounted many of the circumstances surrounding his harvesting of every huntable species of duck in North America. ![]()
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