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Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« on: January 20, 2014, 05:34:34 PM »
Any guesses on this goose?
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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2014, 05:37:18 PM »
I agree looks like a hybrid, white-fronted x Canada... Very interesting. Where'd you shoot it?

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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2014, 05:38:18 PM »
More pictures would be better.  My first guess it a Greylag canada cross.

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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2014, 05:39:10 PM »
Forget the name but it's on the endangered speice's list!     :yike:      :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2014, 05:40:22 PM »

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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2014, 05:53:56 PM »
Here's another pic.  Well it spoke Canadian (since I was using a Canadian Goose call) so it assured me it wasn't an endangered :chuckle:. It's huge too.
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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2014, 05:59:00 PM »
Domestic/Canadian cross
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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2014, 06:01:39 PM »
Dreamunelk- I think that looks pretty dang close.
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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2014, 07:47:10 PM »
Quill lake goose
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 The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.
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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2014, 08:51:18 PM »
Domestic / Hybrid.  I have watch them tag along with the big honkers before.  I shot one a few years back.
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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2014, 09:32:48 PM »
h2ofowlr- Thanks, where do they usually hang out? Just migrate with the honkers or stay local? You eat the one you shot? I'm gonna mount it :chuckle:
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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2014, 10:24:44 PM »
Thought you were not going to post a pic. Just could not help yourself.. Interesting bird. Find me one like that and I will definately shorten his life span.. :chuckle:

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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2014, 05:51:15 PM »
Great find.  How did it taste.
Rather be dead than cool.
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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2014, 05:52:32 PM »
Hanford?
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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2014, 09:58:34 PM »
Domestic cross.....several years ago we had a bunch on our local river.  My buddie shot one that looked like a blue goose.  Solid white head with orange bill, canada body, lil more white up the breast and orange feet.  Big one too

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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2014, 01:22:31 AM »
Looks def like a White fronted Canada Cross.
A couple seconds of taxonimy research concludes as much.
http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/geese.html

Note how the bill shape and size is indicitive to Canada breed and coloring is similar to white fronted and canada
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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2014, 01:27:30 AM »
Although the browning in it may be because of a result of other similar species, not white fronted, in breeding range.
Likely not a Domestic cross, other factors such as size would be present. we rasied a bunch of geese as kids, and had Canada crosses every other year or so that were much different.
My guess is 2 separate wild species.
Not uncommon for them to mate and create offspring, but is pretty rare for them to survive long enough to get shot. The crosses usually get picked off as young, do to them standing out like a sore thumb in a crowd.
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Re: Cool Goose (Hybrid Maybe)
« Reply #17 on: January 23, 2014, 01:51:48 AM »
Very cool congrats.  That will make an awesome mount.

 


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