Wildlife - Species
Species Specific Regulations
Pintail
Licenses: Hunting License required. Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck Stamp) that is validated by the hunter signing the stamp in ink across the face of the stamp
Limits: Please see Migratory Bird Regulations for any game zones restrictions or Limitations.
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Description
The long neck and tail make them appear longer than mallards, but in body size and weight they are smaller.
Average Size
Pintails have an average length of 26 inches and an average weight of 1 3/4 pounds.
Preferred Habitat
These ducks use all four flyways, but are most plentiful in the west.
Typical Flock Pattern
Wings
Food Habits
- They are agile on land and often feed in grain fields.
Miscellaneous
- The drakes whistle and the hens have a coarse quack.
- They are extremely graceful and fast fliers, fond of zigzagging
from great heights before leveling off to land.
Publications and Literature
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Federal Duck Stamp Office Presents: North American Waterfowl
Dean Harrigal - Waterfowl Biologist
SCDNR
585 Donnelley Drive
Green Pond, SC 29446
Phone: 843-844-8957
Fax: 843-844-2525
E-mail: harrigald@dnr.sc.gov