What kind of Canada goose did I shoot I know there's different kinds

[Sdbirds]

It weighed almost 8 pounds

 

[breacher]

Looks like a Canada to me but I've never shot one.....

 

[Sdbirds]

I know there's a bunch of subspecies Though

 

[Ajsnack]

According to my google search it should be a Moffitt's aka Great Basin.




Take a look at this chart on this site, http://www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowl-id/canada-goose

 

[NBK]

Nope...it is an Aleutian Cackling Goose. Short beak and ring around the neck is a giveaway. I have been witness to many a corpse!

Branta hutchinsii leucopareia

 

[Ajsnack]

So they breed in the Aleutian Islands and winter down here?

 

[NBK]

They are native to North America. It breeds in northern Canada and Alaska in a variety of tundra habitats. They are the largest of the Lesser Canada goose. The Lesser Canada goose (the size of a large Mallard) is more often seen and harvested than the Aleutian .

 

[josecasillas]

im with NBK, he knows his stuff

 

[Sdbirds]

Thx N B K

 

[NBK]

:-[