Early Goose in IL, have you seen any?

veener88 · 08-30-2005, 09:04 PM

Just wondering has anyone seen much geese starting to get down into IL? I live right on the IL WI boarder and I saw a few last week when we had the hight of like 69 but past that this hole week I have not seen a single goose. I am just wondering is normal that the early season looks like it might be a bust? I have 6 full days for early season open but I am starting to wonder about this weekend.

s. il. hntr · 08-30-2005, 09:45 PM

hell, i see bunches of them year round in madison co.

veener88 · 08-30-2005, 09:52 PM

I wish they would come down to the IL side.

uncle matt · 08-31-2005, 07:04 AM

Neal, I see "resident" geese here everyday.

take-em · 08-31-2005, 08:51 AM

Here in Southern MN we see them every day and there are a ton of em.

il coyote · 08-31-2005, 10:13 AM

there is a local park/small lake/golf course that holds a lotof locals, but no flight birds yet (jacksonville)

Buckhunter 17 · 08-31-2005, 05:33 PM

i've seen quite a bit around down by springfield at a buddies house. just flying and landing.

veener88 · 08-31-2005, 07:39 PM

MM this is not sounding good for me. I wonder if the low water levels are the problem. This might suck since I do not have any backup spots off my land to use and with limited decoys I do not see how trying to get a corn of soy field latter in the year is going to do me any good.

I guess I will have to wait and see.