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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: chester on January 07, 2010, 12:03:10 AM

Title: Honkers
Post by: chester on January 07, 2010, 12:03:10 AM

Finally got some geese with some size. been shooting all the little cacklers all year. the big ones just moved in. perfect timing for the morning.  ;)

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Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 07, 2010, 12:45:58 AM

been doin the same thing myself just got some big birds moved in

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Post by: h2ofowlr on January 07, 2010, 07:42:12 AM

Nice birds.

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Post by: WCTaxidermy on January 07, 2010, 08:17:22 AM

Nice birds Chester.  That bird that is second from the right has a beautiful chestnut colored breast.  Great job.  John

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Post by: CP on January 07, 2010, 09:29:21 AM

Good looking birds.  Is that dark one a Dusky?

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Post by: Rudy on January 07, 2010, 11:24:58 AM

Thata boy....good shootin, nice birds

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Post by: CoryTDF on January 07, 2010, 11:26:30 AM

Nice! It's been rough over here i'm starting to have withdrawls! :bash: :(

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Post by: chester on January 07, 2010, 11:33:04 AM

Quote from: CP on January 07, 2010, 09:29:21 AM

Good looking birds.  Is that dark one a Dusky?

no its was one shade off of a vancouver and the bill was 59.5 mm....not even close on the dusky size.

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Post by: jordano on January 07, 2010, 01:08:33 PM

great looking birds!!! way to go! congrats!!!

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Post by: Professor Chaos on January 07, 2010, 07:11:17 PM

most duskies will also not have near as sharp a break in color from the black to the neck to the chest. 
nice birds buddy :drool:

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Post by: nchaput on January 08, 2010, 09:21:41 PM

Alright guys, not to hijack this thread but I have grown up on the east coast shooting nothing but canadians. I can tell with geese going over from the calls they are replying with what is not normal for me but honestly how do you guys tell the difference ( besides obvious size difference) between the dusky, canadians and cacklers. Sorry if its a stupid question but I haven't shot a goose here in four years out of fear of doing the wrong thing. Little help would be awesome. THX

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Post by: CP on January 09, 2010, 07:35:08 AM

I just took the goose ID test.  I passed but I have to agree with nchaput, it seems near impossible to be 100% sure on goose ID.  I guess like everything else it comes with experience. 

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Post by: bighorns2bushytails on January 09, 2010, 07:48:49 AM

congrats on the nice birds.

--BH2BT

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Post by: taylorpz on January 09, 2010, 09:08:43 AM

Beauts