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Got an oddball Honker
« on: January 31, 2021, 02:18:09 PM »
I've taken quite a few geese over the years and have not seen one like this.  Besides the coloring on it's head it has white spots under it's wings too.  It's a big goose with a pumpkinhead.  It's definitely different.  I don't know what you would call one like this.  Here are some names I've thought up and a few that hunting friends have offered up.  What do you guys think and what would you name this colored up goose.

1)  Piebald Goose
2)  Wigeononker
3)  Wigeonanada Goose
4)  Appaloosa Goose
5)  Holstein Goose 


I don't know, it was different enough for me to pull the string on getting it mounted.  You just don't see this every day..

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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2021, 02:23:25 PM »
Cooked goose :dunno:
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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2021, 02:28:34 PM »
That's rad! Would love to see the mount after its completed. Maybe post it up here after you get it back? Cool goose.

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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2021, 02:49:29 PM »
Cooked goose :dunno:

Well. That's a given.   I picked up the carcas after the taxi skinned it out.  Got right at 5lbs of meat off of it.

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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2021, 02:52:38 PM »
That is a truly unique one.

Very cool.

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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2021, 03:18:36 PM »
Very cool

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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2021, 03:20:24 PM »
It's a benchleg...no, a piebald...no, wait...Neat goose. :tup:
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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2021, 03:42:27 PM »
I’ve shot a similar one on alder, had a little less white on head but had more white on wing area. Definitely unique.

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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2021, 06:02:18 PM »
 I like Appaloosa goose!

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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2021, 06:22:34 PM »
Go to Google images and google Quill Lake Canada Goose

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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2021, 06:26:19 PM »
Go to Google images and google Quill Lake Canada Goose

I saw those.  Don't think there is any chance this one came from that population.

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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2021, 06:26:46 PM »
Hoof rot fer shure.

I agree, Apaloosa is the best name.
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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2021, 06:28:07 PM »
Shot one years ago in Eatonville. Common explanation i got from a few different bios is domestic cross.  No idea if thats accurate or not.
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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2021, 06:31:22 PM »
Shot one years ago in Eatonville. Common explanation i got from a few different bios is domestic cross.  No idea if thats accurate or not.

I got the question into our local bio here.  No reply yet.  The dang thing did have a pumpkin head.

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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2021, 06:38:02 PM »
A friend shot two a couple years ago over by Moses lake out of one flock. They had the small white spots on neck like your bird but also had the bigger white spots on breasts and wings. They looked just like those Quill Lake Geese. Pretty sure he had them mounted as well

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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #15 on: January 31, 2021, 07:54:17 PM »
 :dunno:
Could be partially leucistic, it happens.

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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #16 on: February 01, 2021, 09:18:55 AM »
I'm guessing its an old goose, it's getting a little silver in its hair. Get it aged! Haha, that's a cool trophy!

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Re: Got an oddball Honker
« Reply #17 on: February 01, 2021, 11:15:12 AM »
We had a bonded pair on the Rocky Reach pool for a few years of a domestic graylag goose and a Canada that produced hybrid broods, it was the wild color (gray) graylag.  Most of the brood would look like Canadas mostly, a few were "blond" Canadas in appearance where the normal black was replaced by tan.  Don't recall any white patching but I'd imagine a white graylag might introduce white patches.  Or, just a leucistic individual.  Very cool regardless, and a beautiful unique bird.
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