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Name: Angelo Casbarro
Date: December 11, 2017
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Weather: Temperatures have been ranging from -8 to 10 degrees Celsius this past week.
Snow Cover: Areas west of the city have received heavy snowfall.
Water Conditions: Most water is frozen.
Feeding Conditions: All crops have been harvested.
Species and Numbers: Goose numbers have fallen and not many ducks let at all.
Migrations: The migration has ended in the area.
Season Stage: Both duck and goose seasons are closed.
Hunting Report: Good season overall.
Gossip: What geese remain are almost exclusively being found in winter wheat fields.
Name: Mike Hungle
Date: December 12, 2017
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
Weather: It’s turned cold of late with substantial snowfall.
Snow Cover: Most of central and southern Saskatchewan has received new snow.
Water Conditions: Poor. Small potholes and sloughs have frozen over. Most big water lakes are frozen or freezing over.
Feeding Conditions: Good.
Species and Numbers: The birds are basically gone.
Migrations: Not occurring.
Season Stage: Season is closed now.
Hunting Report: There are reports of some honkers still remaining on the Saskatchewan River and some hunters have had some successful late season hunts.
Gossip: We need moisture for next year’s nesting season.
Name: Brody Edmondson
Date: December 11, 2017
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Weather: Cold weather has arrived and it may stay awhile.
Snow Cover: Around 6 to 8 inches roughly across the province.
Water Conditions: All frozen.
Feeding Conditions: Poor.
Species and Numbers: The birds are gone.
Migrations: Not occurring.
Season Stage: Finished on November 30.
Hunting Report: None.
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