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Reverse migration of Snow Geese has begun in our area. Greater Snow Geese are a sub-species which mainly winter on the Atlantic Coast of USA. They are a good 25% larger in size than the Lesser Snow Geese found in other flyways. Mean weight of males: Lesser: 6.0 lbs Greater: 8.0 lbs Some Greater Males can go upwards of 10 lbs. These birds are significantly larger from the ones hunters are used to in Mississippi and Central flyways. Here is a mature bird taking some rest before starting the long journey back up north to the breeding grounds.  Lesser Snow Geese sub-species have close to 30% birds with Blue phase. Greater Snow Geese however have 0.1% birds with Blue Phase....here is a nice mature Blue Phase Greater Snow Goose....some biologists believe that such a bird (Blue Phase Greater Snow Goose) is a Unicorn and does not exist...well I have news for them   The dark bird in the mix is a juvenile.  Putting on some fat before a long journey up north.  There was only 1 Blue Phase Greater Snow Goose in this Gaggle of Geese  This B.c. canadensis (Atlantic Canada Goose) seemed a little upset with the snow geese  | ||
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I've hunted Greaters in NC once. It was an outstanding site to see. We took Swans there too but they rank very low in the brain department  Still a good hunt.Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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@LDK NC is the southern most range for the Greater Snow Geese hope you had fun there....I love the NC style BBQ Tundra Swans (with permit) sure are fun to shoot in NC. | |||
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The area I was in was Pamlico Sound. We flew in on my friends single engine and from the air it was a sight to behold. One morning the F&W boys were banding geese. When they fired the cannon net, the geese blacked out the Sun. Lots of ducks were there too. Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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I had heard the other day that some of the snow geese are coming north again through Saskatchewan already. I thought it was early especially since we have a ton of snow still here in Alberta. We kill a few snows in the fall in my camp but they don't come through my area as much as an hour or 2 east of me on the east edge of Alberta. Nice looking birds though and fun to hunt. | |||
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the swans are coming through here in pretty good numbers right now | |||
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So do you guys hunt them in the spring also, or is that just the Mississippi/Missouri flyway? I have been seeing lots of geese and swans here as well, for a couple of weeks now, but we don't get much in the way snows around here. | |||
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I saw big group of swans sitting on the ice with the snows heading north. | |||
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@crbutler Maryland boys were still chasing them as of two weeks ago. Those birds must have been wintering in North Carolina. Here are the Spring hunting regulations for MD. Light Goose Conservation Order Season Season Dates: Jan. 31 - April 16 Daily Bag Limit: No daily bag or possession limits Hunt Area: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Howard, Kent, Queen Annes, Somerset, St. Mary’s, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties; and that portion of Carroll County east of Route 31 to the intersection of Route 97, and east of Route 97 to the Pennsylvania line; that portion of Prince George’s County east of Route 3 and Route 301; and that portion of Charles County east of Route 301 to the Virginia | |||
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LA, AR, W. TN, MO, SD, ND, TX are all good for lesser Snows/Blues and Ross geese in the conservation season. We can use electronic callers, motion decoys (all types), shoot 30 mins after sunset, no limit, etc. Some of the best waterfowling left in the US. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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