where are the geese

[steve bubas]

does anyone know whats going on  and is it the bird flu -Im often hiking on around Stewart state forest and this summer  for the first time ever geese are not around at all it seems- there was plenty around this spring  and nothing changes around there much except  that its getting so bad -so low on deer and turkey numbers and also property management is worse and worse 

Edited August 29, 2023 by steve bubas
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[G-man]

Haven't seen any flocks  locally at all yet  . Must be enjoying where theyvare and the weather so far.

[virgil]

I was at my place in Otsego county this past weekend and saw a lot of geese. I had a few small flocks coming and going into a pond at my neighbors place when I was in the woods Saturday morning. And a big flock of about 300 birds at about 10am. 

Edited August 29, 2023 by virgil

[mowin]

They are plentiful in Columbia county. 

[Robhuntandfish]

with the extreme heat maybe patterns have changed.  Seeing birds flocking up in the fields here now.  Hoping there will be plenty around cause i have been planning my first real try at a goose hunt in Sept.  Still scouting locations but trying to make it happen.  And it seems numbers must be doing pretty well as they still have the 15 limit for the Sept season and then have gone from 1 to 3 for the late season.  

Edited August 29, 2023 by Robhuntandfish