[BowTaco]

September is coming quick ladies and gentlemen, who’s excited?! What’s everyone’s plans this year. Noticed the planting season was a bit late this year, and I’m not sure how many fields will be ready to hold birds in my area.

 

[waterfowl addict]

Been painting and flocking for the last month........ Start rebuilding blinds soon.

Can't wait!

 

[garyk]

Me and the dog are definitely ready

 

[StrawberryMTN]

Will be sitting in a ditch with the 10 gauge...

 

[Bonecrusher 0.338]

I haven't seen as many around of late, however that doesn't surprise me considering I went to the last ODHA dinner a couple weeks ago and talked to a member of a private club on Sauvie that told me "they killed 197 geese on the September opener last year".

 

[BowTaco]

I have seen few myself, though driving home last night there were about 30 on the river under the bridge going into downtown Albany.

 

[Califbill]

Some East coast states have an early season for the excess local birds. Maybe we need that. We have thousands of resident birds in the SF Bay Area.

 

[Bonecrusher 0.338]

Some East coast states have an early season for the excess local birds. Maybe we need that. We have thousands of resident birds in the SF Bay Area.

Yes. That's why they have it here. Better than Euthanizing hundreds of them, like they do in Seattle WA

 

[wildwood]

Yes. That's why they have it here. Better than Euthanizing hundreds of them, like they do in Seattle WA

While scouting for my antelope hunt I found an high desert reservoir that had hundreds of geese on it. Might need to make a trip there in Sept.

 

[StrawberryMTN]

Early Cackler only no plug season....I like

I don't contribute to a very big dent in the population during regular season...Very hard to decoy cacklers for me...I like the surprise/ditch method.

 

[BowTaco]

Geese are very hard in the Willamette valley it seems. I’ve tried to get permission, most the time they already are allowing people to hunt there spot and don’t want more. A few people tell me they don’t condone killing animals. I finally got a spot last year on private to hunt from a coworker and on the right day it gives you the days you dream off.

 

[JeffP_Or]

......Early goose - duh. post deleted. I get even fewer of those!

 

[garyk]

I haven't seen as many around of late, however that doesn't surprise me considering I went to the last ODHA dinner a couple weeks ago and talked to a member of a private club on Sauvie that told me "they killed 197 geese on the September opener last year".

With September's 5 goose limit, that's 39 members limiting....must be a pretty big club

 

[Bonecrusher 0.338]

With September's 5 goose limit, that's 39 members limiting....must be a pretty big club

Not really, they take guests.

 

[BowTaco]

Not really, they take guests.

I volunteer to be a guest if you happen to be a member without friends 🙋🏻‍♂️

 

[hawg boss]

I have seen few myself, though driving home last night there were about 30 on the river under the bridge going into downtown Albany.

Most of the bird flu cases I heard of in Eastern Washington and the Willamette Valley were of resident geese dying. Probably a few less available this year I would guess.

 

[StrawberryMTN]

Something needs to control the population...I would assume the bird flu is similar to how rabbits die off every 3 years or so.

 

[BudW]

Something needs to control the population...I would assume the bird flu is similar to how rabbits die off every 3 years or so.

I’m thinking us goose hunters would be a good control..

 

[BowTaco]

Spotted a couple pairs in some wheat fields today as I took my dog to train

 

[wildwood]

Spotted a couple pairs in some wheat fields today as I took my dog to train

Friend of mine has 300 to 400 sitting in his field by his house every night.

My parents ranch has a few hundred staying on it.