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Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« on: November 29, 2010, 01:19:03 PM »
 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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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2010, 01:36:33 PM »
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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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2010, 01:39:15 PM »
great job! gorgeous birds right there! congrats!
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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2010, 01:47:07 PM »
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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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2010, 02:36:12 PM »
Nice score, so really how elusive are those brown geese ;)?

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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2010, 02:39:23 PM »
Congrats on the birds.
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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2010, 02:41:35 PM »
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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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2010, 03:44:20 PM »
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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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2010, 04:42:45 PM »
Nice hunt Whitenuckles, those are nice looking birds.  Nice darky as well.  John

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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2010, 07:13:52 PM »
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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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2010, 07:19:20 PM »
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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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2010, 07:38:15 PM »
Nice shooting!

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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #12 on: November 30, 2010, 01:46:40 PM »
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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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #13 on: November 30, 2010, 01:49:20 PM »
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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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #14 on: November 30, 2010, 02:06:35 PM »
 :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.
« Last Edit: November 30, 2010, 02:15:58 PM by chester »
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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #15 on: November 30, 2010, 02:13:42 PM »
Nice  :tup:
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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #16 on: December 01, 2010, 09:10:13 AM »
You let it out too quick  ;)
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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2010, 08:28:31 AM »
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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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #18 on: December 03, 2010, 11:51:19 AM »
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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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #19 on: December 03, 2010, 11:54:35 AM »
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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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #20 on: December 03, 2010, 12:23:11 PM »

 :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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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #21 on: December 03, 2010, 12:27:19 PM »
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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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #22 on: December 04, 2010, 06:18:30 PM »
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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Re: Quick Sunday morning hunt!
« Reply #23 on: December 04, 2010, 06:54:26 PM »
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!
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