29 October 2012, 00:10
collectorSub-species of Brant
Posting this for reference. There are 3 sub-species of Brant Goose:
1) Dark-bellied Brant
2) Light-bellied Brant
3) Black Brant
There are many biologists out there who would love to declare each of these sub-species into full species. While some are at it, they would have you believe that "Grey Brant" is also a species.
Hell they may want to make each of these populations which breed in a different area and winter in a different area their own species. Case in point, "Oriental Brant", "Eastern High-Arctic Brant", and the "Western High-Arctic Brant".
I believe three sub-species is probably enough for the Brant. Rest of the "imaginative" sub-species (insert
icon) could be intergrades between these three sub-species.
29 October 2012, 05:42
rjrtaxidermyCool, where are the dark bellied brant found? I've killed plenty of atlantic brant in RI and the Chesapeake, they are a cool bird!
29 October 2012, 16:08
collectorDark-bellied Brant breed in Siberia and winter in North-west Europe including coastal England.
99% of brant killed on the Atlantic side of USA are Light-bellied...this year there is a 2 bird limit. Although in some years we have had 3 bird limit as well.
29 October 2012, 17:09
Pirate's LifeFor some reason I have always wanted to hunt Brant. I just never seem to get around to it. Too bad because I'm right on the Chesapeake Bay and I can get into them fairly close to where I am.
I think I need to realign my priorities this winter!
30 October 2012, 09:46
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31 October 2012, 00:20
Pirate's Lifequote:
Originally posted by L. David Keith:
Hope your area isn't getting pounded by Sandy
All good. Wind and rain but no damage to anything I own. Took 3 days to pass. The folks north of us are gonna get clobbered though.
31 October 2012, 00:40
blaser93I am due for a Brant Hunt in December
31 October 2012, 00:49
collector@LDK....Sandy just bent us over and had her way with us. Will find out Saturday if anything is left of the marshes.