I need some help! Was hiking down at a local river and came upon a mallard with a problem. He had a bid fishing lure stuck in his leg. Plus, it had a long strand of fishing line hung from it that was starting to wrap around his leg (about 2 or 3 feet long). He can fly.
My thought is he won’t stray to far and maybe I can capture him, get out the hook/line and let him go. What should I do? Lure him close with some food and capture him in a fishing net? I don’t want to hurt him but he needs some help.
Thoughts?