First hunt of the year 73 birds

A few guys + some sharp knives they don't take long to clean. No jewelry yet but I'm sure we'll start seeing that soon. 138 in 20 minutes has got to be some kind of record.
 
Don't take this the wrong way, but I ####ing hate you. I used to spend a month hunting birds with my Dad before I was married with kids. I'm jealous as ####.
 
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not sure if you have been back out again,but the snows by me are getting hammered.
friend and two of his mates this morning bagged 60 (limited out) in less than 20mins.

everyone is really getting good bags and the snows are here in their thousands.

never have we seen so many snows,its unreal.
ducks are a few and not many canadas either.

Edit my lad has informed me that eight of his mates shot
152 snow geese in 1/2 hour yesterday
 
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Tried Willow blinds for the first time this year and thought there wasn't a hope in hell that birds would decoy to them in the midst of a bare field but lo and behold they worked like a charm.
 
the spank said:
Eight darks(Canada's and Specks of which 5 can be Specks), 20 whites , 8 ducks and 5 Sandhill Cranes/daily bag limit. Alberta is the same except you are allowed 50 whites instead of 20.
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Wow that's a lot of birds. I am not a bird hunter. Sorry for the silly question. I bet it's delicious though!
 
BigUglyMan said:
Don't take this the wrong way, but I ####ing hate you. I used to spend a month hunting birds with my Dad before I was married with kids. I'm jealous as ####.
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No offense taken. Its just too bad you don't live here. To cure the hate we'd let you tag along just bring some coffee and some cigars. Maybe you could tell us some stories about hunting with your dad. I'd like to hear them. I never got to hunt with mine he was an immigrant and didn't hunt and he died when I was just a little gaffer.
 
Limits here in Saskatchestan are 20 Snows/Ross, 8 Canada's/Cackling/White, 8 ducks. There were enough guys but you can fill your limit out here in less than an hour if you are not careful.
 
nowarningshot said:
The snows are a plaque in the artic. Millions and breeding many million more each year. If the migration was early due to weather, they could wipe out farmers that had not harvested yet, like locusts.
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You never see them in standing crops but they will get into a field that has been swathed and not yet combined. They are very opportunistic in that they seem to take the easiest approach. We hunted a field of whites the other day. When I was scouting it was interesting to see them land on the combined side of the field for obvious reasons (easier and safer to land) then spread out and feed where the swath rows had been combined. Easier picking up the fallen waste than walking over to the uncombined swath still on the field even though it was a virtual smorgasbord. I am convinced it is a defence mechanism as a coyote or predator could easily hide in the swath rows and ambush them or as I said the pickings were easier from loose waste grain than having to tear the barley heads apart or maybe a combination of both? Canada's and ducks however seem to be willing to drop right into the swath. If you look at the first picture this was after all had landed and spread out to feed. As you can see their is swath not yet picked up that they are not touching but instead are spread out where the combine had run the swath through the previous day.
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