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Old 04-18-2018, 05:46 PM
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In the smiley, kerrobert area. No snow geese on ground or on water. Thousands in the air. So high need a cannon to knock them down. All headed north and not showing any sign of slowing down. Behind in the breeding and appears that all that’s on their mind. Might not stop till they get up north. Saw this happen years ago when same conditions. Geese went thru in less than a week.
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Old 04-19-2018, 01:17 PM
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Seen multiple small flocks in the Wainwright area today up to about 50ish birds
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Old 04-19-2018, 01:35 PM
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Saw the first flock in this area today.....just flying by.
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Old 04-22-2018, 08:45 PM
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heading out Tuesday scouting any info would be great
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Old 04-22-2018, 08:46 PM
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Had one flock of about 100 fly over my house Friday.
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Old 04-22-2018, 08:57 PM
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Had one flock of about 100 fly over my house Friday.
Camrose ? going to start around there and head south east
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Old 04-22-2018, 09:14 PM
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Sounds like guys in the Brooks area are killing them
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Old 04-23-2018, 08:50 PM
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Sounds like guys in the Brooks area are killing them
Brooks and Taber
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Old 04-23-2018, 08:59 PM
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Tons flying by tonight east of Edmonton
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Old 04-24-2018, 06:23 AM
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Brooks and Taber
They have left the Taber area.
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Old 04-24-2018, 07:43 AM
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They have left the Taber area.
Dang! I was headed that way for announce days ... Now I'm in a conundrum
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Old 04-24-2018, 11:19 PM
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We drove all over hell today over 12 hours cruising and only say a smattering of snows. Last week there were 100 thousand easily.
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Old 04-25-2018, 11:22 AM
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Saw some flocks flying high over Saskatoon last night for the first time this spring.
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Old 04-25-2018, 08:16 PM
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We drove all over hell today over 12 hours cruising and only say a smattering of snows. Last week there were 100 thousand easily.
At the risk of sounding vain (no one truly likes a braggart) .. one of those geese stayed behind with me.
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Old 04-25-2018, 08:21 PM
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Starting to see some around camrose
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Old 04-25-2018, 09:56 PM
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I was out fishing some open water on Monday near Airdrie, later in the evening I don't know what I saw, maybe about 15 birds landed on the opposite side of the ice pack far over on other side away from me, all a lighter dark gray with no other color markings from what I could see, not even a black beak and a BIGGER bird than the normal goose. Never seen these before, they only stayed 5 to 10 mins, maybe I spooked them as I started to walk again. I'm not a bird hunter so unsure of what species, but surprised me to see these birds and how big there were.
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Old 04-26-2018, 08:38 AM
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Sand Hill cranes, perhaps?
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Old 04-26-2018, 09:12 AM
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Sand Hill cranes, perhaps?
Nope... they looked like a goose just way bigger. I've seen lots of birds but nothing like these before. I searched online and couldn't ID.
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Old 04-26-2018, 10:48 AM
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Sand Hill cranes, perhaps?
Digging little deeper if I had to make a guess juvenile tundra swans? They sounded like normal geese but had a slight off tone which was what grabbed my attention. They did look very nice but not on any hunters menu...
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Old 04-27-2018, 08:48 AM
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heading out Tuesday scouting any info would be great
two of us can a 68 bird morning west of tofield on the 25th first time ever hunting spring snows
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Old 04-27-2018, 10:36 AM
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Great shoot!!!
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Old 04-27-2018, 10:51 AM
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two of us can a 68 bird morning west of tofield on the 25th first time ever hunting spring snows
Field shoot over decoys?
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Old 04-28-2018, 01:14 AM
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Field shoot over decoys?
yes !!!500 socks mostly hand made home made e caller
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Old 04-28-2018, 01:16 AM
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yes it was
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Old 04-28-2018, 01:19 AM
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Great shoot!!!
yes it was it could have not been any better
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Old 04-28-2018, 01:23 AM
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Field shoot over decoys?
and one band a 2015 female ross goose
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Old 05-01-2018, 04:43 PM
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much for any birds spotted around vegreville mundre two hills way
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Old 05-01-2018, 10:13 PM
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A few of my hunting clan were by Vegreville the other morning and came home with just over 190 birds.
Great shoot wish I could have been there.
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Old 05-06-2018, 12:43 PM
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Anymore snow geese around east of edmonton
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Old 05-06-2018, 02:24 PM
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Anymore snow geese around east of edmonton
Was out Friday and scouted about 200km of fields and found only three small groups mixed with specks and canadas. Decided to set up on water and got into some birds without problem. They just dropped in without thinking.


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