Moose Droppings

With the Red Sox out of the playoff race and the hockey season not really going yet there is little reason to turn to the sports section of the News & Observer. However on Thursdays it’s Outdoor news day and Mike Zlotnicki ‘s articles are always interesting. However today’s stories rub salt in an open wound.

Today he was wall to wall geese ( Hordes of Honkers  & Calling for an Early Season ) and I’ve yet to even get in the field after them. It’s not the lack of opportunity to get out there and hunt but the lack of geese. We have access to farmland in Orange and Alamance county’s and since the season has started the geese have been scarce.

Mike does not seem to have the same problem.

Lots of Canada geese can be found in North Carolina’s Piedmont region — just ask any farmer or golfer.

Years past we found this to be true but this year the geese have disappeared. Cut silage is like the Golden Corral buffet for geese but fields that have been productive in the past have gone 2 weeks since cutting without the geese hitting them. We are not alone, talking with hunters across the state this early season has been disappointing. Some have had a few decent hunts but nothing like the success they’ve seen in the past. I’m glad that others are having success but with the numbers of geese we were seeing just prior to the season we know there is more then enough to go around. Maybe I should slip my Mossberg into the golf bag and hit the greens this weekend.