Canvasbacks

[txbowkill]

How rare are they? Yesterday my older brother and 2 buddies killed there 6 can's. I duck hunt fairy often and have never seem one shot. Just curious

[shark79]

seen a bunch on the tanks in Mills Co. this year.

[coach2]

Toledo Bend is covered in cans. Mostly a big open water duck.

[panhandlehunter]

It just depends. I hunt flooded rice/fallow where the water is relatively shallow and any diver is rare, though we do kill some. I imagine hunting a big lake or reservoir it'd be more common though.

[Boyd1212]

I've killed 1. And he is now on my wall.

[Chase This!]

Not all that common, depends on where you hunt. I've shot a lot of ducks. One Canvasback.

[Walding1989]

I would love to kill one. But never had the opportunity to do so.

[unclefish]

They are abundant this year with all the cold weather and frozen water up North. My nephew has been wearing them out in East Texas this year.

[Slew]

Depends on where you hunt. Big lakes with lots of hydrilla beds are full of em. They used to swim outta the way when you launched your boat in the spring around here!!

[TallTexan]

How rare are they? Yesterday my older brother and 2 buddies killed there 6 can's. I duck hunt fairy often and have never seem one shot. Just curious

I saw a bunch on Dam B today

[texas bound]

Depends on what kind of water you hunt. I have some places that I can almost guarantee seeing some and others you would never see one. Find open water and you will normally see em.

[Lungbustr]

Basically another trash duck to me (diver). Like a rehead, makes a good mount if its a mature fully plumed bird but thats about it. Not uncommon at all, as said earlier in the thread, just depends where you hunt.

[Blue Tick]

I saw a bunch on Dam B today

I grew up hunting, fishing and swimming that place. We need to do something hunting there sometime. I still know of a few hidden holes.

On the cans, we hunted a spot earlier this season and shot a few. Definitely a bigger, more open water duck. Sure are pretty too.

[gator89]

I've killed quite a few birds in my life and like others have said only one can and it was a hen.

[Blackdog21]

Hardly a trash duck. Known as the king of ducks. It was the most sought after duck in the days of the market hunter. Very fast and largest of the divers. It is a trophy duck to some hunters. Not long ago you could not even kill one due to low numbers. They have made a slight comeback but nowhere near previous numbers. Like the previous posters said they are common where there is plant food for them. Just not as cool to shoot for the mallard hunters. I will take a drake can any day.