Snow geese in NW TN

[RUGER]

My son is working in Obion today.
He said between the bottoms between Martin and Union City he said they were literally everywhere. As far as you can see in every direction.
Then when he got to Obion he said there were three times that many.
He said he has never seen this many East of the Mississippi.
He said he would be scared to even try to put a number on how many they have seen.
Wouldn't be scared to say WELL over 700,000.
Makes me wanna take a drive just to see them.

 

[Hymie3]

When I was at thorny last weekend there were several thousand flying over every day. Sky carp….

 

[TNGunsmoke]

When I was at thorny last weekend there were several thousand flying over every day. Sky carp….

They eat just as good as any other duck or goose as far as I'm concerned.

 

[RUGER]

They eat just as good as any other duck or goose as far as I'm concerned.

Absolutely !!
We are going on a conservation hunt in February. I hope to stock up on them.

 

[WilcoKen]

I made a bunch of jerky with the snows I killed last year. It was pretty good.

 

[RUGER]

I made a bunch of jerky with the snows I killed last year. It was pretty good.

I bet the bootheel will be covered in ducks this weekend.

 

[Bgoodman30]

They seem to show up in force last few weeks of season. Hope they don't spread the bird flu around our refuges..

 

[bluewinged46er]

My son is working in Obion today.
He said between the bottoms between Martin and Union City he said they were literally everywhere. As far as you can see in every direction.
Then when he got to Obion he said there were three times that many.
He said he has never seen this many East of the Mississippi.
He said he would be scared to even try to put a number on how many they have seen.
Wouldn't be scared to say WELL over 700,000.
Makes me wanna take a drive just to see them.

We hunted near Obion Monday and Tuesday. The sky was filled with snow geese. It was very cool to watch.

 

[WilcoKen]

I bet the bootheel will be covered in ducks this weekend.

Yeah probably. They were last weekend--actually alot in the dry rice field next to our bean field. I did not go though. Them snow geese just dont do it for me.

 

[Bgoodman30]

I bet the bootheel will be covered in ducks this weekend.

Been waiting on this "reverse" migration for about 2 weeks now....

 

[4scout]

Been waiting on this "reverse" migration for about 2 weeks now....

Me too and time is running out fast. I'm sure when it does finally happen, I'll be working and won't be there to see it...

 

[WilcoKen]

Me too and time is running out fast. I'm sure when it does finally happen, I'll be working and won't be there to see it...

Been waiting on this "reverse" migration for about 2 weeks now....

Feb 1. Book it. Lol.

 

[Ed B]

They seem to show up in force last few weeks of season. Hope they don't spread the bird flu around our refuges..

Hopefully it's flamed out, doesn't seem near as prevalent if it all in our area now.

 

[poorhunter]

Yeah probably. They were last weekend--actually alot in the dry rice field next to our bean field. I did not go though. Them snow geese just dont do it for me.View attachment 164698

Generally speaking I hated hunting snow geese. They were what we targeted on our trips to North Dakota/Canada, and in 6-7 years we only had a handful of hunts that were great and some that were good. Ducks and honkers were far more reliable and just as plentiful, but we were stubborn.

 

[CritterGitter]

When I was at thorny last weekend there were several thousand flying over every day. Sky carp….

Sky carp . Thats a new one. Like in tunica i guy i used to hunt with called shovelers "smilin mallards" lol

 

[WilcoKen]

Generally speaking I hated hunting snow geese. They were what we targeted on our trips to North Dakota/Canada, and in 6-7 years we only had a handful of hunts that were great and some that were good. Ducks and honkers were far more reliable and just as plentiful, but we were stubborn.

It's funny, I've gotten to where about all I want to kill is mallards, pintails and gadwalls.

 

[Hymie3]

It's funny, I've gotten to where about all I want to kill is mallards, pintails and gadwalls.

Teal teal teal. Tasty.

 

[Hawk]

Sky carp . Thats a new one. Like in tunica i guy i used to hunt with called shovelers "smilin mallards" lol

A shoveler is called a "Hollywood "in these parts.