Recent content by GrouseGuy

What info did you get from the band report?

The Delta Waterfowl notice I received said a bag limit of 1 crane. Is that per day or per season do you think? With the number of cranes in the southern region I can't see the impact of hunting affecting them much.

Joe would be good source for an opinion. That might work.

You are certainly correct about this. I was going to suggest maybe $25, but you might find someone willing to pay more if they like them.

I think it starts on Dec. 4.

Definitely a Black Scoter Hen and Nick's got it right for sure. Not a great edible bird.

The prey fish look more like rock bass than crappie.

Two of us caught 6 yesterday on the US side around Harsens Island. The bite was really slow and I think we did better than most other boats.

Interesting you mention the White-fronted geese. Two springs ago I had a flock of 50-60 land in the corn field behind my home (edging the pond where I saw the Eurasian Wigeon this morning).

This morning I had a confirmed sighting of a Eurasian Wigeon drake on a pond north of Brantford. It was with a small group of about 8 American Wigeons. Although rare, there have been occasional sightings of this species in Ontario and reported recently in Brant County. This is the first time...

I watched over the pond behind my home this evening for about an hour and witnessed quite a spectacle of geese, swans, and ducks coming to roost. One flock of Tundra Swans had to be around 150 birds. Also endless flocks of 40-50 geese. Saw some Trumpeter Swans in the last couple of days.

Jerome....I have not hunted in North Dakota for quite a few years, but did successfully hunt swans there during the 5 or so years I did hunt there. I know a lot about the mess made by the goose broods "at the Bridge" on Big Creek where we have a trailer. Two summers ago I witnessed a gosling...

There are hundreds of geese and Mallards near my home in the Brantford area. There are some Black Ducks mixed in with the Mallards and also groups of Pintails. A good number of Tundra Swans and a few Sandhills are also showing up. Saw some Red-winged Blackbirds and robins as well.

Nice deer. Too bad you can't see the antlers in the photos.

We hunted with my Brittanys south of Brantford into Norfolk county from the '70's into the '90's and had many spectacular hunts. About 20 years ago things changed. I don't think it is coincidence that when we started seeing turkeys in our covers grouse numbers declined quite rapidly. The...