Spring snows 24

[Kurtr]

This cold weather coming might slow them down. Some big flocks by the ND SD border

Nothing from Aberdeen to Mobridge. Went to Watertown on Friday seen one flock by mellete

 

[Wall-eyes]

Lots in Iowa, Nebraska, SD border I have people I know down there.

 

[Kurtr]

Just seen my first big spin a little south of Mobridge. Specks have shown up in huge numbers over night

 

[snowkiller]

They just moved in the Aberdeen area sunday

 

[pointer]

huge flocks went over here today, started out with canadians, then snows and blues, thousands going north west

 

[Kurtr]

Snow and blowing 40 out of the north here. Bet a bunch are heading back south today

 

[Davey Crockett]

Been seeing and hearing a few local Canadian's checking out thier territory. No idea how far these go south but they seem pretty toughened in for cold weather. Fun starts in a couple weeks when you see trios of them flying together a fight will soon start and boy do they go at it .

 

[Wall-eyes]

Just a bunch of Canadians flying high before storm central ND.

 

[Kurtr]

Just took the dog out and could hear the snows and specks flying over.

 

[snowkiller]

Going south?

 

[Kurtr]

Going south?

Far as I could tell it was going back north. I will be scouting next couple nights for this weekend and have a better report

 

[Kurtr]

Got a spot found about 5 feeds around this one but it has some sheet water and they like to loaf in it to so hoping that will work. Up at 3:30 to start setting decoys .

 

[CatDaddy]

Got a spot found about 5 feeds around this one but it has some sheet water and they like to loaf in it to so hoping that will work. Up at 3:30 to start setting decoys .

Good luck!

 

[Kurtr]

White devils won this morning. Little breakfast and nap back after them this afternoon. No shortage of birds but it’s the smart adults. Can’t kill them from the couch. Dog is pretty disappointed watching hundreds of honkers land and no shooting we got a couple looks this morning haha.

 

[Maddog]

Good luck Kurtr

 

[Kurtr]

I will say since I have mover here in 02 never seen this many geese of all varieties sitting on the river. 40 mph winds we have one lined up tonight they were landing 10 yards from a group of cedars right off the lake.

 

[wslayer]

Give'm hell Kurt . . .

 

[Kurtr]

We got 24 . The amount of birds is crazy in a two mile area from Mobridge never seems this since I lived . Guys I hunted with lived here their whole life has never seen this. That wind was brutal. I hope the juvies follow the same route I would say it’s 90 percent adults .
Hard to get good pics in this wind.
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Honkers decided to fly over during picture time haha.
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[CatDaddy]

We got 24 . The amount of birds is crazy in a two mile area from Mobridge never seems this since I lived . Guys I hunted with lived here their whole life has never seen this. That wind was brutal. I hope the juvies follow the same route I would say it’s 90 percent adults .
Hard to get good pics in this wind.
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Honkers decided to fly over during picture time haha.
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That's a dang proud dog! Nice job Kurt!

 

[SDMF]

I will say since I have mover here in 02 never seen this many geese of all varieties sitting on the river. 40 mph winds we have one lined up tonight they were landing 10 yards from a group of cedars right off the lake.

The big temp swings and 180 degree strong wind switches have to have had an effect on them. The river makes sense after last weeks dip below zero froze a lot of the sheet-water just as some bigger numbers were pushing North.