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Duck Hunt Decoy Carver Goose Roundup Dead Creek

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Duck Hunt

Decoy Carver

A few years ago, duck hunter and homicide detective for the Vermont State Police, Tim Bombardier, decided to try carving duck decoys. Eight hundred decoys later, he's still at it. We recently spent a day with Tim learning about what goes into building a useable decoy and then put them to the test on Shelburne Pond.

Related Links:
Duckdecoys.com Tim Bombardier Lake Champlain Decoys 160 Lemroy Court Richmond, Vermont 05477 802-434-5253 See also, Tim's bio on the Duck Hunter's Boat Page.

Goose Roundup

Keeping tabs on our wildlife populations is key to not only preserving various species, but also to keeping track of habitat quality. When it comes to goose management, one way to keep tabs on these birds is through banding programs. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department holds an annual Goose Roundup every summer at the Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area where volunteers spend a day herding and banding geese.

Related Links:
Dead Creek Waterfowl Refuge, 802-759-2398 Goose Roundup Information, 802-878-1564 North American Bird Banding Program Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department

Dead Creek

Every October, the skies over Addison, Vt., are alive with geese. That's when thousands of migrating Canada and snow geese descend on the Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area for a little feeding and lots of honking on their way south for the winter. It's an area where hunters and bird watchers co-exist. Host Marianne Eaton and Bryan Pfeiffer of Vermont Bird Tours visit Dead Creek to see the geese make the annual stopover. While there, they venture into the management area to explore other habitats where wildlife exist.

Related Links:
American Birding Association Birding on the Net Bryan Pfeiffer, Vermont Bird Tours	Dead Creek Waterfowl Refuge, 802-759-2398 North American Bird Banding Program Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department

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