Snow geese have reached Churchill, Manitoba and the survey flights for the pond counts are underway. With early goose broods popping up all across the country, the signs of renewal are all around. The earliest of the early season is less than five months away and its time to start planning for next year’s waterfowl season.
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And now, on to the Breeding Ground Report.
First a little unfinished snow goose business: Reports from Churchill, Manitoba indicate the bulk build-up of light geese is peaking in that area. As the last stop-over for snow geese before they arrive on their tundra breeding grounds, the area offers some spectacular gunning in the first few weeks of May.
Every day “recon” flights of snows, eager to get started with the whole nesting process, travel out from the Churchill environs to see if the conditions of the tundra are ready. For hunters willing to put in the extra effort to make the journey, these flights provide for some of the most awe inspiring snow goose decoy hunts anywhere. This last hurrah of the conservation season takes place in an area reachable only by train or plane.
With the conservation order wrapping up in the US, hunters are now turning their attention to this year’s nesting efforts by North American waterfowl. So far, the conditions are looking positive for a good production year.
Spring rains have taken much of the breeding ground out of drought. Biologists, who are keeping watch, have determined that the increase in rain fall holds a hint of optimism for the first round of nesting.
But it is still early in the game and the rains or lack thereof, over the next few weeks can be critical. So, keep those fingers crossed and keep an eye on Waterfowler.com’s weekly Migration Reports. As reports from the “duck factory” come in, we will pass them along as quickly as a teal escapes gun range.
