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d4570 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby Joined: 27 January 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 9961	Post Options Post Reply Quote d4570 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Snow geese. Posted: 29 March 2020 at 09:31
	We have an annual resting point for several 100,000 snow geese only 55 miles from town. The spring Flight is much more concentrated then the fall and can be as short as 3 or 4 days and all the birds go through. This year's fall flight never happened, the lake was frozen and the birds kept going. If you can imagine the name of the lake is "Freezout lake" Management area. No that is not miss spelled. I have seen it many times and at sunup the noise is deafening. The closest town F airfield is 5 or 6 miles away and they here the geese all daylong like near an airport. I have tried to get the wife in on it but never seam to get the timing right. People come from all over the country to see and film the action. There here now. Edited by d4570 - 29 March 2020 at 09:31
	Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box

BEAR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator Joined: 07 September 2013 Location: Appalachian Mtn Status: Offline Points: 14390	Post Options Post Reply Quote BEAR Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 March 2020 at 09:35
	I got it on Google maps. looks green, shallow? A large fish hook shaped lake with some side ponds. is it shallow??? 4-6'?

d4570 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby Joined: 27 January 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 9961	Post Options Post Reply Quote d4570 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 March 2020 at 09:48
	Google earth is not real time. But yes it is. Way back before they irrigated "the bench" it was a natural alkali lake, on out let. The ground water from the flood irrigation collects there and has huge amounts of salts. The original part of the lake , the lower large part , is 20 feet deep in the winter. A lot of it is a foot deep to just wet grass and "GUMBO" The gigantic carp get in to it from the irrigation ditches out of the sun river. The can tolerate the phosphates and salts. It is a destination for bow fisherman. But you need an mud boat or air boat to navigate it. Yes you can use a canoe or kayak, but remember our winds, I have been in F airfield when the wind was gusting over 90 mph. Edited by d4570 - 29 March 2020 at 09:50
	Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box

BEAR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator Joined: 07 September 2013 Location: Appalachian Mtn Status: Offline Points: 14390	Post Options Post Reply Quote BEAR Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 March 2020 at 10:49
	Can you hunt it for waterfowl in fall??

d4570 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby Joined: 27 January 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 9961	Post Options Post Reply Quote d4570 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 March 2020 at 13:55
	Yes you can if you can find a parking space. I hear reports that 60% of all the ducks harvested in MONTANA come off Freezout. I shot my first swan there. A mud boat is defiantly an advantage.
	Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box

BEAR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator Joined: 07 September 2013 Location: Appalachian Mtn Status: Offline Points: 14390	Post Options Post Reply Quote BEAR Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 March 2020 at 13:59
	is that the lake/ponds you took me to?

d4570 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby Joined: 27 January 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 9961	Post Options Post Reply Quote d4570 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 March 2020 at 14:32
	I think we hunted the area around it for dogs. Do you remember the very muddy road we called on, I was using my boys Chevy truck. That would be the day. https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/107289988239024732928/contribute/@47.6711406,-112.1047958,15347m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m3!8m2!3m1!1e1 PS I see Google has it spelled wrong. Edited by d4570 - 29 March 2020 at 14:40
	Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box

BEAR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator Joined: 07 September 2013 Location: Appalachian Mtn Status: Offline Points: 14390	Post Options Post Reply Quote BEAR Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 March 2020 at 15:25
	Yea, I remember it. was some type of dike running out from a parking area.

jsgbearpaws1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby Joined: 02 March 2013 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3606	Post Options Post Reply Quote jsgbearpaws1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 March 2020 at 17:43
	That's not very politically correct! Gay woman or lesbian. She felt threatened by too much competition or testosterone?
	...oh yeah! thats gonna hurt!

Wing master Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator AKA StraightShooter Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8029	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wing master Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 March 2020 at 21:52
	Can you hunt the snow geese while they are there? Wing master
	I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on.

d4570 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby Joined: 27 January 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 9961	Post Options Post Reply Quote d4570 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 March 2020 at 14:01
	Not in the spring. The winter flights are huge when they come. we can shoot them then.
	Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box

Wing master Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator AKA StraightShooter Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8029	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wing master Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 March 2020 at 20:21
	We see them fly over here sometimes. I've never seen them stop. I guess we don't have anything to stop for. No water and no food. They are usually really high and in really big groups. Wing master
	I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on.

BEAR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator Joined: 07 September 2013 Location: Appalachian Mtn Status: Offline Points: 14390	Post Options Post Reply Quote BEAR Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 March 2020 at 09:51
	Love hearing the muted sounds as they and swans go over at daybreak.

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