Proof in the pudding

[coyotemaster]

I hope this goes over well because I don't want to come off big headed but this serves better than some pieces of paper with holes you can't hardly see. I am posting SOME of the leg bands from the geese taken in the last 30 years. (Don't ask me why I haven't turned them over to the scrap dealer--too busy I guess LOL) Approximately 10% of the geese in our area are bedecked with bands. I will save you the time ---there are 41 bands in the pic and I sold 10 a couple weeks ago to a woman who was making a shadow box for her hubby. Most if not all these birds were taken on the pass and the AVERAGE range is probably 55 yds some closer some farther. ALL were shot with T shot and most with the big bore {10 Ga.}

[les gedge]

hi buddy good shooting what is the oldest goose you have shot at the time of getting it going bye the ring number.les

[coyotemaster]

hi buddy good shooting what is the oldest goose you have shot at the time of getting it going bye the ring number.les

 

Thanks Les,

They used to send a certificate each time you reported a band telling where and when it was banded, as I recall ( I have long misplaced the certs) the oldest bird was 9 yrs. The vast majority are juveniles and up to 4 years old. Some birds came down from the Horicon marsh in Wisconsin and their bands were usually stained from all the tannins in the water.