Varying weather patterns perplexing snow geese
Snow geese passing toward wintering grounds much later than normal.
Main Menu
Utility Menu
Snow geese passing toward wintering grounds much later than normal.
Hopefully, future weather will bring some better waterfowl hunting circumstances, and improved flights of migrants, or this may end up as a “no duck dinner” year for this blogger's home.
He won with his painting of a pair of redheads floating in the water.
Comment period on Biden USFWS proposal to eliminate the duck stamp ‘hunting element’ ends July 23
Heavy snow is finally melting, and snow geese are pushing through in a hurry.
With another shot of cold hitting next week, the waterfowl window is closing, so get out now.
Don’t miss out on the early season woodies hunting opportunities in Pa.
Being flexible and willing to quickly change tactics may put more resident geese in your bag.
Excellent breeding conditions in the Dakotas and Manitoba helped produce an abundance of ducks, which should benefit hunters this season.
Important waterfowl species struggling with conditions in the Prairie Pothole Region.
Call it climate change, a freakish mild winter or little snow cover, but huge flocks of greater snow geese have made their way into Pennsylvania, especially the southeastern portion-much earlier than normal.
Goose hunting is often not easy in Pennsylvania.
Water, water everywhere during autumn 2019 demands precision and thorough searching for locating productive duck hunting spots.
Tips that may put a few more September geese in your bag.
Also, in AP hunting zones – including southeastern Pennsylvania – the length of the regular season has been decreased from 50 to 30 days and daily bag limits have been reduced from three to two geese per day.
Pennsylvania youth finishes third in the annual competition.
Ian Gregg, game management division chief for the Game Commission, said there isn't one single cause that is responsible for the declining mallard population. Contributing factors include habitat changes impacting food reserves, competition from Canada geese on food sources and genetic issues resulting from hybridization with domestic mallards.
Crazy weather has slowed snow geese migration movements locally.
There are multiple game birds and waterfowl worth pursuing for Pennsylvania hunters during their time away from work and school.
A long stay of extreme heat has resulted in poor goose hunting, and may allow biting midges to nibble on whitetails much too often.
Scouting, hard work, patience and serious planning with a willingness to change from what worked in the past are the ways to go.
The 2018-19 waterfowl seasons are very similar to those selected in 2017-18. However, hunters will enjoy longer seasons for doves, woodcock, and other “webless” migratory game bird species this year.
Shop our online store for products and gear: Print of the Year, Outdoor News History Book, Outdoor News Clothing and more!