Goose hybrid
 

Got a speck/blue hybrid this morning. First one. Came in with a group of specks. Headed to the taxidermist!

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Wow..... Cool looking bird.

Love to see a pic of the breast area. I have never seen or heard of this mix before.

Why you say mix?


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Had specks on his belly

Pretty cool would of loved to see that. Without seeing the breast it looks like just a blue.


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Lol. It is a lil blue

What do you mean when u say specks on the belly? Did it have the black bars on its belly, or white splotches? Leucism is common in waterfowl (lack of pigment) so curious if it had the dark splotches like a speck. Can you show us a pic of the breast??

It had dark specks like a speck. No picks of the chest dropped him off to my taxidermist. He said he's only seen a couple but he confirmed.

Who you getting to mount it?


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My uncle does taxidermy work. And I get a lot of work done at marshland taxidermy.

I thinking Immature (Juevinle) Blue Goose..

Why y'all mad?

Aren't snows and blues the same bird just different stages of life. Start out blue then turn white ? Serious question.


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That's what I always thought.


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Not all of them. A grown up blue is an eagle head. Some blues turn white.

I'm not not and I hope your right but it looks like a young blue to me also. I wish you had a few more pics.

Biologist buddy said it looks like a hybrid but he is goin by today to look at it.

Looks like a real young blue

I don't doubt ya man if you say he has bars I believe ya


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No pic? Of the bars??

Didn't get a good pic of the bars. U can kinda see one of the bars on the edge of his belly in the pic. He has about 4 more big bars on his belly.

Even though it don't turn white and stays blue it is still a snow goose. Just like a black lab and yella lab and a chocolate lab. All same breed, just different colors.

Duh

I've seen a cross before and it's head was speckled like that. It does look like the beginning of a bar on it top right side of the breast.


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The color of the neck resembles a spec also.


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It's a blue

It's still a blue

Not mad! I think it's a young blue. Looks like one I killed a few yrs ago. But I'm sure it's possible. Odds are against it tho I believe.

Specs hate snows n blues !!! Lol jk


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U mad bro?

Who gives a damn what everyone thinks it is..... The gentleman is confident that it's a hybrid, so congratulate on his kill and quit picking apart his report.

If you have positive comments to add from here on out, we thank you. If not, keep your opinions to yourself.

We founded this site on not allowing bashing and opinionated comments on any hunting and fishing reports.....looks like it may be time to start swinging the hammer.

I know hunting season is winding down and everyone is getting cabin fever but chill out and be happy for his kill.

Thanks....

Thanks bluechip

Awesome kill. Look forward to pics after tax work. Congrats onanawesome kill. Keep posting !! Thanks for posting you're kill shots.

I killed a speck/snow cross about 10 years ago. mostly white with speck face and bill but brown mottle throughout. Had it mounted but lost it when my house burnt.

Now we cant have an opinion?

Well my opinion is that it does look like a young blue, BUT, it does look to have some brown on the neck and chest area.. Definitely a weird looking bird. But whatever it is, it is ugly as C H I T!

that's pretty sweet man!

I don't know why you would shoot that. You black hoody, face paint wearin ,hybrid young blue goose shooting SOB.

Anyways, definitely a strange one whatever it is. Congrats bud

not mad but if i thought i shot something odd and it wasnt odd at all I would want to know.. Such a rare kill hybrid I would have a few pics is all. The pic on here looks like a regular ol blue

Did you have to leave a deposit at the taxidermist? I would check and see if it is refundable.

Any chance this is more about fishing instead of hunting? ;)

Hmmmmmmm


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Blue Goose

no on the Blues-SNows question. 'Blue' Geese are a color phase of Snow Goose. Same Species, different color phases. They do not change color during their life, nor is one older than the other etc. THey used to be considered 2 different species, now considered one species.

And a eagle head is in between color changes ?


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eagle head is the mature blue phase snow goose

Aka - hybrid

negative it is not a hybrid. It is not between plumages etc.
Once a blue always a blue, once a snow always a snow. Just different color phases of the same bird, not different plumages based on age etc. Technically there is a difference, good questions though.