What I thought were Dusky Canada's...

Mike~

We have only "original recipe" Canadas back east here - but that plastic sheeting sure makes a great hide!

All the best,

SJS
 
Ya, those photos aren't great and resizing them under 100 makes them pretty fuzzy.

Your site has great pictures, Brad, that's a good resource.

While we're at it, this is something I hadn't seen before. You? It was a standard issue Lesser I shot in MB.

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piebald goose. Interesting you say lesser. That bird looks large for a lesser. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resource...e-permits/docs/Goosefieldguide_ch3_lesser.pdf

I would expect most resident birds in Manitoba to be maximas, and they have a widely known history of coloration due to limited genetic diversity. Most of the migrants should be either Hucthinson's or Interiors that are smaller than maximas. The parvipes subspecies migrates through western but shouldn't be common in Manitoba.

Here is another resource on Dusky geese.
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resource...se-permits/docs/Goosefieldguide_ch3_dusky.pdf You'll see from the range map that they should have been in Juneau. While the Vancouver Canada goose by definition is a medium to large dark Canada goose that breeds in SE Alaska and BC coast and is essentially non-migratory. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resource...ermits/docs/Goosefieldguide_ch3_vancouver.pdf
 
The Dusky Canada goose is a very good lookin' Canada Goose, and I carved a hollow white pine decoy of a Dusky years ago. I've hunted 3 of the 4 flyways but not the West coast. Of all the Canada geese I have hunted, killed and ate, the Cackler is my favorite. For me it is the perfect size Canada Goose...
 
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