Snow Goose 2012

[Bryce]

Anybody been down south? Sounds like it wont be long for the dakotas to kick in. Big migration this week has birds staged in Nebraska and weather forecast has snow line pushing north in a hurry next week. Pic is the first I've seen of sodak birds. Feel free to report success with guides here also. Since it's my thread, I will ask mods to remove posts bashing guide use. Remember not to include guides name unless they advertise here.

Sorry on the photo. Need to figure out how to switch jpeg to jpg.

Looks like I got it now.

[carpshooterdeluxe]

adult lead edge push into southern SD today. Headed out now to take some pictures and maybe ditch pig a bird or two. Decoying on sunday.

Missouri is still the place to be though. Buddy's permanent spread has averaged just under 40 birds per day the last 4 days.

[Gordie]

Thanks and I'm starting to drool abit right along side my lab

[Bryce]

Mound City area? Sounds like Squaw Creek cleared out and filled back in with juvies in just a few days. Tight migration window this year? Tough to tell. Seeing some guide comments that the Rossies are very thin so far. Hopefully mixed in with the juvies. Also seeing guide comments regarding large numbers of freelancers. Got an idea last years circus in sodak was just the warm up act. Have to see how the migration matches up with my schedule for a sodak expedition. No dinero left in hunting fund for guides and always more comfy and relaxed at nodak camp anyways.

[Todd Caswell]

Planning a couple of trips to NoDak for the first and third weekends in April with our crew, I personally haven't made the trip the last two years, but this year I agreed to go, no gun or lisc. for me just a couple cameras, a new lens, and a well trained young dog that needs some exposure. And no guides or outfitters allowed, they would only cheapen the experience...

[Maxxed Out]

Headed out on a fun hunt with some buddies next weekend. From what I hear from some guides in the area, HUGE numbers of birds showed up day and are right up to the snow line and past it. Last time I checked Todd the hiring of a guide doesn't make the experience cheaper, they usually charge for their services lol

[GooBack]

Mound City area? Sounds like Squaw Creek cleared out and filled back in with juvies in just a few days. Tight migration window this year? Tough to tell. Seeing some guide comments that the Rossies are very thin so far. Hopefully mixed in with the juvies. Also seeing guide comments regarding large numbers of freelancers. Got an idea last years circus in sodak was just the warm up act. Have to see how the migration matches up with my schedule for a sodak expedition. No dinero left in hunting fund for guides and always more comfy and relaxed at nodak camp anyways.

You sound like an expert.ever been snow geese hunting ?

[GooBack]

Anybody been down south? Sounds like it wont be long for the dakotas to kick in. Big migration this week has birds staged in Nebraska and weather forecast has snow line pushing north in a hurry next week. Pic is the first I've seen of sodak birds. Feel free to report success with guides here also. Since it's my thread, I will ask mods to remove posts bashing guide use. Remember not to include guides name unless they advertise here.

Sorry on the photo. Need to figure out how to switch jpeg to jpg.

Looks like I got it now.

Awsome pick who got the snow geese ?

[GooBack]

When do the snow geese get to mn where do they fly ? by rochster ?

[GooBack]

Planning a couple of trips to NoDak for the first and third weekends in April with our crew, I personally haven't made the trip the last two years, but this year I agreed to go, no gun or lisc. for me just a couple cameras, a new lens, and a well trained young dog that needs some exposure. And no guides or outfitters allowed, they would only cheapen the experience...

if you go wit a guide maybe they can loan a gun to you

[Maxxed Out]

Heading down to the Freeman area on Thursday A.M to scout and then 3 days of hunting with some buddies. Bringing the GoPro with so hopefully I'll have some good photos and video to post when we get back.

[creepworm]

A big push of Canadas with some snows mixed in made their way into the Brookings area today. Not many snows but it is nice to see a few.

[creepworm]

Well, I just went for a drive and I lied in my last post. Goldsmith, Sinai, and 81 ponds were absolutely packed with snows, as well as many fields in the area. A very conservative number would be a million birds. I absolutely love watching this spectacle in the spring.

[123fish]

There was a pile of them here in the Worthington area that I saw on my way home from work this afternoon. Definitely not the numbers creepworm saw but a field that had at least a 1000 of them in it.

[Scott M]

Got a call from a buddy that the snows are piled into SoDak...Anybody have the SD GFP snow goose hotline number?

[creepworm]

(605) 885-6401 is the hotline number.

[walleyehunter80]

Plenty in the kato area tonight mixed with canadas

[Finlander]

A few years ago getting ready to go to S Dakota for spring snows when I was living in Bloomington, I hear a bunch of snows flying overhead, so I look up and the flock must of been around 200 snows. Pretty cool! I didn't think I would see that in this part of Minnesota!

[123fish]

The SOBs are really rolling through sw Minnesota today with these big winds. I've seen a bunch of flocks while just dinking around outside. South Dakota must be just packed I would guess.

[IceHawk]

Heading out Wed to SD for the first 5 day run cant wait! Got the crew gear and cases of shells ready time to put the hurt on some.

[Eric Wettschreck]

This morning while at work I stepped outside the shop door to get some air, and started counting snow geese. OMG!!!!! I stopped counting at right around 100 million gabillion zillion (squared).

They're in SW MN now that's for sure!!!

[jigginjim]

I think we were watching snows fly over Buffalo today. I could not get my bino's out in time. I could hear them coming for a distances.

[jeff127]

I was outside the house last night and a good size flock of snows and specks flew over tree top high---today doing yard work waves and waves of high flying specks and snows way up heading NW all morning. I havent seen this many specks come through (or over) MN before. I will be in SD chasing them in 2 weeks----can't wait!

[123fish]

I don't know jeff but with the weather they are forecasting they could easily be in southern Canada in two weeks. Looks like possible record temps off and on for the next two weeks.

[jeff127]

The main or leading edge birds are fun to watch---its the tail end birds that are fun to shoot. I have some buddies who are guiding for snows in MO and they are just starting to see some bigger numbers of juvies showing up and reports of birds still fairly plentiful in parts of Arkansas. The juvies are always lagging behind a couple weeks.

A friend of mine who lives in central Sask. said he has not seen any snows yet but there is no snow on the ground and they really had no winter there either. The Canada geese never left along with tons of mallards. Strange year for sure