Not much of a bird hunter but the population of Huns and pheasants have been exploding near my house.  Over the last few years the sightings have been frequent and higher numbers.  Should be a great year for you!!

Dandy eye w101.

I was beginning to wonder if anybody on the site had been going out at all it's been a slow summer for pics on here hasnt it been, nice to see someone contribute one. I have an excuse they have been working us pretty steady here lately I just haven't been home. But hopefully that changes I am sched for 2 weeks off here starting the 4th Aug so hopefully I can get a few up.

I know what you mean about getting the itch and that fall feeling. There has been a cold west wind in this country ( Fort St John ) the last couple days and man it's getting that feeling. It must be because my tv viewing has switched form WFN to WildTV lol. I love bird hunting just a little different from what is done in the south, up north we chase the Ruffies pretty steady, it's more of a cruise on the bikes and spot them or hikes on the trails. Or the big one for us is the goose hunting. I have a feeling it's going to be crazy with them this fall. Sure is a lot of them around home that nested it's crazy.

But still some fishing to do yet. Not going to the coast this summer so I will spend my next days off which will be the last before hunting season starts out chasing some eyes around home for a couple last feeds. And then going through my hunting gear and making sure it's ready for this fall. Oh yah,, getting a new bow here on days off to so that's going to be awesome.

Not that I have seen. I do quite a bit of hiking and walking after work on the local trails and fields around the rig and I have yet to see any hungs nor any sharpies either. There may be some in pockets but I haven't come across any in 2 years of being up here now.

Hey Alberta Sportsman members:

I have this idea of capturing Alberta Huns and transplanting them in more northern locations. That would be through a government program just to make sure I do not get arrested.  They have to be our wild birds that had survived Alberta winters and have genetically adapted. Bird farm Huns are hatched from eggs sent from France.

I have not figured out the particulars, but are your opinions.  Good or Bad.

I guess your right Walleyes. Kind of like stretching biological tolerances to the limits.

What I would like to see is Chinook salmon back in CL.

That is "biologically possible", but unfortunately will not happen to "socio-political circumstances.

It would have to be some cold to kill a hun.  And lots of snow aids in them surving cold snaps they barry them selfs in the snow.  Furthest north I have seen them was in hi parrie Edmonton and east of slyvan lake. 

It could be done but where they are introduced the land owner would have to be on board they would need some grain feed in the farm yards.

Snowy owls are extramly hard on them as well.

Is that right hey,, interesting. Yah I bet they would do great in that deep cold lake,, man that would be awesome. I remember the bass it was in Island Lake. Never made it out for them always wanted to.

I have two weeks planned for goose hunting this year.  Hopefully we can get onto the fields with trucks, or else we will be packing it in on quads.  We had some really good shoots last year, and looking forward  to another season. 

The grouse numbers are looking good this year.  It's nice to go out and take a limit of birds.  I'll try to mix in grouse hunting in between big game hunts.