Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: boneaddict on October 26, 2010, 09:20:32 PM
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Is a Ross' goose protected. If so, how the hell do you tell them from a Snow. Smaller yes, but that seems like it could be hard
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Both are legal. It is tough to identify in flight, unless they are together. On the ground the Ross has a smaller bill (around 1.25 inches), while the snows bill is longer (2-2.5 inches). The Ross is usually about the size of a big mallard.
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(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deltawaterfowl.org%2Fresearch%2FAAB%2Fimages%2F034-rosssnow.jpg&hash=c43717d27948022b5be721fb736e5591d82d7023)
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It's like shooting a cackler vs. a Lessor. The ross will be the smaller one of the two. I have also shot the snow on roids that looked like a honker as well. I had it mounted.
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I have also shot the snow on roids that looked like a honker as well. I had it mounted.
lets see a pic of that beast!
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Hey bone, I think the only problem a hunter in the field would have in identifiying them is if a flock of Ross only flew in. If you have snows and ross mixed I think you can be able to clearly tell the difference due to the size. Just my 2 cents worth. h2ofowlr I would like to see a pic of the big snow as well bud. John
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Thanks guys
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Wow Dustin...that would be hard.
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Wow Dustin...that would be hard.
considering how many people I've seen mistake a SWAN for a snow... yeah, LOL
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Yeah, I think I can tell the difference between those two. :chuckle: