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Can-man
02-07-2008, 05:59 PM
Hi guys,

I hunt around 200 acres of private land, my family's, in the Chicago suburbs (the new goose capital of the US). We hunt out of the same pit blind each day, and get tremendous numbers of Canadas. We do this each day of the season except when we get our typical 2-3 week lull before the new birds come in. I would be willing to trade out a hunt or 2 with experienced hunters who offer something different than the greater Canadas I hunt (we also do kill a lot of mallards and wood ducks). Believe it or not, I am mainly looking for a hooded merganser. That is one of the few birds that has eluded me. If someone has a spot with a lot of hoodies I would like to talk about swaping a hunt. I also would be willing to talk to anyone else that can offer a different kind of duck hunt.
Wld Fowl
02-07-2008, 06:56 PM
We have more Hoodies than you know what to with here as well as Blacks and divers.
Ryan
Allen Riggs
02-08-2008, 09:54 PM
p.m. me-we have lots of mergansers-red breasted and hoodies. Maybe we can work something out.
Yooper350
02-09-2008, 01:41 AM
We get covered up with them, a couple mornings we decoyed twice as many of them as any other duck. Sometimes its a bit ridiculous.
Mazzrym
02-09-2008, 08:59 AM
Where do you hunt at Can-man? Anywhere near Braidwood.
Hardcorecaller12
02-09-2008, 10:36 AM
Chicago WILL NEVER BE THE GOOSE CAPITAL OF US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad: :mad: MARYLAND IS!! :D There are hundreds of thousands of geese in Maryland.
MuskyHunter
02-09-2008, 01:18 PM
Maybe I can help ya out. I know some spots in Southern Wisconsin for hoodies.
CRIPLE CUTTER
02-09-2008, 06:36 PM
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their has to be more mergs in the up than any other duck. i also hunt the saginaw bay alot and lake supiror for a mix sea ducks and divers.
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groundsman3
02-09-2008, 09:09 PM
illinois is getting retty close to maryland maryland is more historicaly known as the goose hunting capital. but illinois also holds hundreds of thousands
Hardcorecaller12
02-09-2008, 11:06 PM
It sounds like you guys have some good hunting out west. I would like to come out there. But, I think Maryland is still better, it just my opinion. :)
orion8059
02-10-2008, 05:57 AM
Can-man, We have a good number of hoodies around here,and were a 2 hour drive away. Shoot me a PM if your interested in putting somthing together.
disco duck
02-10-2008, 02:55 PM
Chicago WILL NEVER BE THE GOOSE CAPITAL OF US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad: :mad: MARYLAND IS!! :D There are hundreds of thousands of geese in Maryland.

hell yea, we're the canada goose capital of the WORLD
J Kryspin
02-10-2008, 04:08 PM
Chicago WILL NEVER BE THE GOOSE CAPITAL OF US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad: :mad: MARYLAND IS!! :D There are hundreds of thousands of geese in Maryland.

You have a lot to learn young man.
Can-man
02-12-2008, 04:20 PM
Looks like my little comment on northern Illinois being the new goose capital ruffled some feathers out east. There certainly wasn't meant to be any offense. I was just trying to draw attention to what a hot spot N Illinois has become. However, historically speaking southern Illinois used to be considered the goose capital of the US. At least that is what anyone from S Illinois will tell you. Now the geese just do not migrate that far south like they used to. They end up hanging up in N Illinois. Also due to a massive influx of retention ponds due to record rates of homebuilding we have a huge local population of Canadas. So my conclusion is that if S Illinois used to be the goose capital and we now have most of there geese and a lot of our own, it is not much of a stretch to refer to N Illinois as the goose capital.
J Kryspin
02-12-2008, 07:07 PM
I still think MN harvests the most Canada Geese yearly. At least that's what the USFWS reports had shown a few years back.
straitmeat72
02-13-2008, 08:31 PM
You have a lot to learn young man.


isnt that the truth jerry, daddy buys him a goose call and now he is an expert on everything, wonder if he can add another one of someone elses quotes to his signature
Can-man
02-13-2008, 09:00 PM
I can see why many people have a bad opinion of the east coast. Personally the people I have hunted with from Maine, New Hampshire, and Virginia have been great. Then again I have never hunted with anyone from Delaware, from the looks of it I have no desire to either.
Eric Wolf
02-13-2008, 09:16 PM
I still think MN harvests the most Canada Geese yearly.

Yup, that would be us!

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u302/EricWolf24/P1010227.jpg

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Pintailjoe
02-14-2008, 02:31 PM
gonna have to go with n. illinois, if u can get like 100,000 birds in a place like braidwood or renwick lake....its quite the site to see leaving the roost.
Swampy
02-14-2008, 03:14 PM
I bet NJ has more geese the Maryland...and I'm serious




As for hoodies.....You can shoot a ton out on the salt marshes....Some days we see hundreds of them....Shooting them on the other hand, not my cup of Tea......All turdgansers are lumped under what I call "flying monkies" cormies being #1
George Kuhns
02-15-2008, 04:47 PM
Come to PA. Hoods abound.
Ryan Kleinschmidt
02-15-2008, 05:22 PM
I still think MN harvests the most Canada Geese yearly. At least that's what the USFWS reports had shown a few years back.

I'm gonna have to agree with J on this one.




That pile looks awful familiar Eric!!!


Yup, that would be us!

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u302/EricWolf24/P1010227.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u302/EricWolf24/P1010228.jpg
Eric Wolf
02-15-2008, 05:25 PM
That pile looks awful familiar Eric!!!

Hmmmm, I wonder why??? ;)
Ryan Kleinschmidt
02-15-2008, 05:37 PM
My ears are still ringing from that day!! :eek:
Nick Michael
02-16-2008, 01:59 PM
Haha i gotcha you want us to start posting some of our maryland hunts if u think thats a lot of birds?Yup, that would be us!

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goosehunter64
02-16-2008, 02:35 PM
How many birds per person can be shot per day?
It's only 2 here. If we could kill 3-4 a day....MN would have a big run for their money.
N.IL is just sick with geese.....sick I tell you.
Ryan Kleinschmidt
02-16-2008, 08:41 PM
How many birds per person can be shot per day?
It's only 2 here. If we could kill 3-4 a day....MN would have a big run for their money.
N.IL is just sick with geese.....sick I tell you.


5 a day for 3 weeks in Sep. 2 a day during the 60 day regular season and 5 a day for 2 weeks in Dec.
denny hall
02-23-2008, 12:27 AM
crab cakes and geese is what maryland is about .:D
krazee4h2ofowlin
02-28-2008, 10:48 AM
Beaver pond country is hooded mergie country and we have lots of both here in my neck of the woods. Lots of ringnecks too and we usually get a few of both each year that are banded. Walleye fishing is awesome in fall as well, a little cast & blast adventure!!This fall is out as plans are already made with my buddies coming up from the U.S but maybe next year, let me know....
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