Goose counts.......

[Matt Barnard]

Ive been gone for a year and a half or so, so cut me some slack. I cant seem to find any goose counts on the GFP website. I knew that they have quit flying. Then there was a color coded map. Cant seem to find anything anymore. Is it because it has stopped all together? Wondering about goose counts at Sheehans.

 

[dan_sd]

Yeh they cut all the info it seems. I did see one report that there was 45k last week.

 

[Traxion]

With what is being spent on it, there needs to be some regular updates on what is going on. The lack of info is pathetic.

 

[jpallen]

With what is being spent on it, there needs to be some regular updates on what is going on. The lack of info is pathetic.

I don't think SD GFP is doing the weekly flight surveys. Waste of money. The nationwide mid winter survey was done a week or two ago. At some point the information will be available.

 

[Sdduck]

They said they quit doing them because of COVID.

 

[jpallen]

They said they quit doing them because of COVID.

Good. If you want to know what bird numbers are drive out and see for yourself. Plus it was a giant waste of a ton of money that could be much better spend on public lands or access for waterfowl hunting.

 

[Traxion]

I don't think SD GFP is doing the weekly flight surveys. Waste of money. The nationwide mid winter survey was done a week or two ago. At some point the information will be available.

I could care less about the flights. They were done so little it did not mean much and I would rather have the money spent elsewhere. But, with what is being spent there on the lease ground, they should communicate in some way. I don't think it should be a Pierre only opportunity. Its a statewide pull of hunters into the area, a great late season opportunity for all. Don't give specifics, but if there are fair opportunities out there they should make it known outside the local residents IMO.

 

[Juvie Juke Box]

Hardly seems that it's a local resident only pull when there was 45 decoy spreads out a few weeks ago. I'm sure if you contacted the areas CO they'd give you information.

 

[Matt Barnard]

Hardly a waste of money to supply information on a state run facility with time restraints on it. Not the easist thing to jump in the car and drive 200 miles one way to see the birds fly out 5 minutes after shooting time. The state spent $750,000.00 a year to destroy nests, then fly after that. Should be plenty of money for a few weeks of fly time.