Opening day for the snow-goose hunt
Photographer John Lehmann joins a group of hunters in Ladner, B.C. for the season's opening.
A group of hunters deploy decoys on a farmer's field in Ladner, B.C., on the opening day of the snow goose hunt, October 12, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Hunter Jim Fox covers his face in camouflage paint.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Snow geese fly across open farmland in Ladner, B.C.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Surrounded by decoys, hunter Dale Vidulich calls at the snow geese from his blind.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Hunter Dale Vidulich calls at the snow geese from his blind in Ladner, B.C., on the opening day of the snow-goose hunt, Oct. 12, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Surrounded by decoys, Dale Vidulich takes aim and fires on the opening day of the snow-goose hunt in Ladner, B.C.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Hunter Dennis Zentner looks to bring down a snow goose in Ladner, B.C. Oct. 12, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
A snow-goose hunter displays a variety bird-call whistles.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Hunter Dennis Zentner cracks the neck of a snow goose after a very successful morning, Oct. 12, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Dale Vidulich carries off his snow geese after a very successful opening day of snow-goose hunting.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Freshly shot snow geese in Ladner, B.C. on the opening day of the snow-goose hunt, October 12, 2013.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail