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Re: Loons
[Re: Tray]
#8454825
08/15/25 06:31 PM
08/15/25 06:31 PM
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Joined: Aug 2010
MI
Supergoose
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MI
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Outstanding. My favorite bird .
Thanks for sharing I always look forward to seeing your posts and appreciate them very much
A goose may honk....but he won't wave
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Re: Loons
[Re: Tray]
#8454883
08/15/25 08:49 PM
08/15/25 08:49 PM
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Joined: Mar 2020
W NY
Turtledale
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W NY
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My favorite water bird. Sadly here on Lake Erie we don't see them like we used to. Seems as if cormorants have taken there niche over completely
Thanks for sharing
Last edited by Turtledale; 08/15/25 08:50 PM.
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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Re: Loons
[Re: Tray]
#8454884
08/15/25 09:00 PM
08/15/25 09:00 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
SEPA
Lugnut
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SEPA
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Great pics. I love seeing and hearing them.
Eh...wot?
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Re: Loons
[Re: Tray]
#8454936
08/15/25 10:11 PM
08/15/25 10:11 PM
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Joined: Apr 2007
ohio
Ohio Wolverine
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ohio
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Always loved hearing them.
Made me feel like I was part of nature, and one with the world!
Nothing else seemed to matter.
We have met the enemy and the enemy is us!
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Re: Loons
[Re: Tray]
#8454957
08/15/25 10:54 PM
08/15/25 10:54 PM
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Joined: Dec 2024
Wisconsin
CoyoteCowboy
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Wisconsin
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Great pics! Thanks for sharing! Loon calls are one of the best sounds in the world IMO.
North to the Future!
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Re: Loons
[Re: Tray]
#8455069
08/16/25 09:44 AM
08/16/25 09:44 AM
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Joined: Oct 2010
PENNSYLVANIA, USA
cpizzicharlie
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PENNSYLVANIA, USA
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Super, they have always captivated me whenI am near them, your photos show how great they look, thank you very much. Charlie
USAF VET 65-69
Life member Montana Trappers Association
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Re: Loons
[Re: Bob Jameson]
#8455088
08/16/25 10:14 AM
08/16/25 10:14 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
SEPA
Lugnut
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SEPA
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Our old friend Jonathan would have enjoyed your beautiful photos. Yes
Eh...wot?
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Re: Loons
[Re: Tray]
#8455093
08/16/25 10:26 AM
08/16/25 10:26 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
Trapper7
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MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
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Beautiful birds, but can be a real pest if you're fishing with live minnows.
My new car has a button for pretty much everything. Even has one that says rear wiper. Still too afraid to try that one.
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Re: Loons
[Re: charles]
#8455105
08/16/25 10:44 AM
08/16/25 10:44 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
Trapper7
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MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
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Loons appear on the NC Outer Banks in March. On of the last birds to leave for the northern grounds. Years ago, I was duck hunting on a lake. About 100 yards away was another guy in a blind. A loon flew over him and he shot at it. Luckily, he missed. Later that morning I asked him how he did and asked him why he shot at the loon? He said, was that a loon? He thought it was a goose and had never seen a loon fly before. I wondered how he thought they went south for the winter? Walked?  
My new car has a button for pretty much everything. Even has one that says rear wiper. Still too afraid to try that one.
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Re: Loons
[Re: Tray]
#8455136
08/16/25 11:51 AM
08/16/25 11:51 AM
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Joined: Nov 2017
Siberia
Tatiana
"Mushroom Guru"
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"Mushroom Guru"
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Siberia
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Loon is gagara in Russian, Yuri Gagarin's last name literally means "son of a loon". Some men in the village where I used to live went fishing to a lake deep into the peatbogs in the sping on an MT-LB and it broke down. They were stranded there without food for a while so they shot a loon, plucked and cooked it, out of desperation. It was so saturated with fish stench that they all reeked of fish and pond scum so bad that when their friends finally came to rescue them on a snowmachine and pulled them in a big Khanty sled through the village, all village dogs chased the sled and barked like crazy. The smell took another week to dissipate. this one is not ready yet ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/08/full-50953-266747-photo_2025_08_16_22_50_32.jpg)
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Re: Loons
[Re: Turtledale]
#8455145
08/16/25 12:04 PM
08/16/25 12:04 PM
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Joined: Dec 2008
MN
walleye101
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MN
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My favorite water bird. Sadly here on Lake Erie we don't see them like we used to. Seems as if cormorants have taken there niche over completely
Thanks for sharing If you squint real hard from a distance you can almost make those cormorants appear to be Loons.
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Re: Loons
[Re: walleye101]
#8455182
08/16/25 01:04 PM
08/16/25 01:04 PM
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Joined: Mar 2020
W NY
Turtledale
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W NY
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My favorite water bird. Sadly here on Lake Erie we don't see them like we used to. Seems as if cormorants have taken there niche over completely
Thanks for sharing If you squint real hard from a distance you can almost make those cormorants appear to be Loons. For sure. It's how they ride in the water that reminds me of them. First time I saw 20+ cormorants floating, I thought I saw the mother load of loons lol
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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Re: Loons
[Re: Tatiana]
#8455221
08/16/25 01:56 PM
08/16/25 01:56 PM
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Joined: Feb 2010
SD
Tray
OP
"Wilson Jr."
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"Wilson Jr."
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SD
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Loon is gagara in Russian, Yuri Gagarin's last name literally means "son of a loon". Some men in the village where I used to live went fishing to a lake deep into the peatbogs in the sping on an MT-LB and it broke down. They were stranded there without food for a while so they shot a loon, plucked and cooked it, out of desperation. It was so saturated with fish stench that they all reeked of fish and pond scum so bad that when their friends finally came to rescue them on a snowmachine and pulled them in a big Khanty sled through the village, all village dogs chased the sled and barked like crazy. The smell took another week to dissipate. this one is not ready yet I can only imagine how bad that would smell…..yuk
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Re: Loons
[Re: Tatiana]
#8455229
08/16/25 02:04 PM
08/16/25 02:04 PM
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Joined: Aug 2012
Blackduck Minnesota
Big Sam
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trapper
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Blackduck Minnesota
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Loon is gagara in Russian, Yuri Gagarin's last name literally means "son of a loon". Some men in the village where I used to live went fishing to a lake deep into the peatbogs in the sping on an MT-LB and it broke down. They were stranded there without food for a while so they shot a loon, plucked and cooked it, out of desperation. It was so saturated with fish stench that they all reeked of fish and pond scum so bad that when their friends finally came to rescue them on a snowmachine and pulled them in a big Khanty sled through the village, all village dogs chased the sled and barked like crazy. The smell took another week to dissipate. this one is not ready yet Cool story and cooler art. A friend of my father's was once snowed in on a spring bear hunt up in Canada. The story was that they ran out of food and all they could manage to kill was a loon. According to them it was so fishy that they couldn't get past the first bite.
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