Squirrelhunter91 Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Been seeing a bunch of Canadian geese down here in my neck of the woods.. Just gotta wait till Sept. 1st until we can start blasting them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Re: The Migration has begun! I thought you could only use bow ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted August 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Re: The Migration has begun! We found an area that we can hunt on where we can use a gun. It's in the middle of a mountain where we go fishing at. I counted 38 geese there last week. Probably are more now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palssonater Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Re: The Migration has begun! I have seen a ton of birds pouring into the area here. Isn't long till Sept 8th, and my weekends will be all taken up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Re: The Migration has begun! Squirrelhunter91 , the birds you are seeing now in NY are not migratory birds , but actually resident geese. They have been here all summer long. The reason you have not noticed them is that the little ones where growing and could not fly. Now that the weather is cool and fall crops are approaching they will begin to fly around from roost to roost, field to field. About mid morning when the air heats up, the flying and honking will cease, until very late afternoon. Migratory geese will start through your area around late october and run through until late November. They will be in very large groups and be flying very high well out of gun range. You will see group after group past over. All through the day and even after the sun sits down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted August 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Re: The Migration has begun! Ok. Thanks for that info I didn't know that. But if the resident geese hang around in an area, will the migratory birds still land in the pond/lake/reservoir that the residents are in, or is it considered their territory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Re: The Migration has begun! No. The resident geese don't typically enforce any type of territorial boundaries. Migrators will land and mingle with resident flocks. ...think live decoys. If the migrators are looking for place to stop and rest and grab a bite to eat, they'll be drawn to anywhere that other geese can be seen regardless of whether they're resident geese or not. But, like RTF says, if they are a mile up and on a mission to get South, you can pretty much forget about getting a close up view of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: The Migration has begun! Squirrelhunter91 , also notice that resident geese in NY are not as big in size as the travelers are. those migratory geese from Canada are huge ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palssonater Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: The Migration has begun! Biggest I have ever put on the ground was 14.6lbs! I have heard they will go as big as 22lbs...Branta Major or Great Canada Geese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Re: The Migration has begun! [ QUOTE ] I have heard they will go as big as 22lbs...Branta Major or Great Canada Geese. [/ QUOTE ] When their that big, they are required to have a pilot's license Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Re: The Migration has begun! I never thought to weigh the big one I shot last year, but we all thought it was pushing 15 lbs or better. I guess I should start carrying the scale from my tackle box with me form now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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