I was suprised over the years at how old some of my banded ducks were. Approaching 9 years I believe. I know I have several that were 7-8 years old. Some of my bands you have to really guess at the last number as the band is almost worn through. One of my neater stories is years ago I called a single greenie in for my dad..he killed it and it was banded. Then an hour later he called a single greenie in for me and it was banded. They were banded intotally different areas and years so that was quite a coincidence. We also have consecutive banded ducks shot years apart. Again...small world.