Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: Whitenuckles on November 29, 2010, 01:19:03 PM
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Ya, the title pretty much says everything. We should have had more geese, but bad shooting and the birds landing outside of shooting range pretty much had us at a stand still. Overall it was a great hunt with great friends. O, and finally got to put my hands on a very rare and elusive bird. :chuckle:
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I don't even know what to say. Good job on the dusky though, hopefully that won't shut my season down.
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great job! gorgeous birds right there! congrats!
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Looks like a pretty damn good hunt to me :P congrats. If I did that good every time I went out I'de be a pro LOL!!!
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Nice score, so really how elusive are those brown geese ;)?
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Congrats on the birds.
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The pic doesn't do justice to the size of some of those greenheads there were a couple bigger and meatier than the cacks. Good times!! 8)
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Nice score, so really how elusive are those brown geese ;)?
Less then 8,000 left and in decline. They base the the 2a and 2b seasons on counts of there wintering grounds. Plus all of Northwest OR It is a huge debate down here, they have a goose task force to deal with it.
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Nice hunt Whitenuckles, those are nice looking birds. Nice darky as well. John
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So, did you get your card punched for shooting the dusky? If your going to take one, make sure it at least has a green or red collar. :chuckle: Looks like a fun shoot.
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I don't even know what to say. Good job on the dusky though, hopefully that won't shut my season down.
:yeah:
Hoping it was on the oregon side.or had a long bill maybe :dunno:
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Nice shooting!
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So, did you get your card punched for shooting the dusky? If your going to take one, make sure it at least has a green or red collar. :chuckle: Looks like a fun shoot.
No punch card needed when your not hunting 2A, 2B, or Oregon!
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I don't even know what to say. Good job on the dusky though, hopefully that won't shut my season down.
:yeah:
Hoping it was on the oregon side.or had a long bill maybe :dunno:
Chester, way to go!! Its not a Dusky. Its a Vancouver. I just let it go for awhile to see how many people are quick to be hatters. :chuckle:
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:whoo: Those are rare. Im pretty sure ive seen a couple but just too scared to shoot for fear that it might come up short when it hits the ground. Good job on pulling one out though.
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Nice :tup:
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You let it out too quick ;)
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A case of ground shrinkage would really suck when shooting dark Vancouvers, especially if you hit a double. I shot one last season but mostly I’m scared to pull the trigger on them.
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A case of ground shrinkage would really suck when shooting dark Vancouvers, especially if you hit a double. I shot one last season but mostly I’m scared to pull the trigger on them.
I dont understand... Nothing wrong with to Cacks in my opinion. Dusky's are bigger than Vancouvers. They are more close in size to a big Western.
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A case of ground shrinkage would really suck when shooting dark Vancouvers, especially if you hit a double. I shot one last season but mostly I’m scared to pull the trigger on them.
I dont understand... Nothing wrong with to Cacks in my opinion. Dusky's are bigger than Vancouvers. They are more close in size to a big Western.
Order is off there, vancouvers are one size down from westerns, dusky's are smaller then Couvs. Closer in size to a lesser
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:yeah:
Vancouver Canada Goose - Description
• Color is dark and similar to dusky.
• Culmen length 50 to 60 mm
• The Vancouver is of comparable size to the western.
Dusky Canada Goose (Dusky) - Description
• Dark-colored; often with little color differentiation between neck and head. A few birds may have a neck ring. Color is a 5 or less on the Munsell soil color chart. Collar colors are red or green.
• Culmen length 40 mm to 50 mm.
Cackling Goose (Cackler) - Description
• Very small goose, similar to the size of a mallard, slightly larger.
• Breast dark brown, sometimes with a white neck ring. Juveniles are generally lighter in color. If collared, the collar is yellow.
• Culmen (bill) length of less than 32 mm. Head appears “puffy.”
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The only sure way to tell a Vancouver from a Dusky is to measure the culmen.
Greater than 50mm = Vancouver, less than 50mm = dusky. Exactly 50mm (flip a coin).
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Our group has taken 5 Vancouvers over the last 4 yers. All checked by the dept. They are big birds, unless those are the worlds largest cacklers and mallards it is probably a dusky.
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Our group has taken 5 Vancouvers over the last 4 yers. All checked by the dept. They are big birds, unless those are the worlds largest cacklers and mallards it is probably a dusky.
It was checked by WDFW. They said it was a Couv. Im taking there word on it!