With the mild temps, no snow, ice free lakes, and the abundant food supply the geese are really spread out a lot and do not have to go far to feed.
20 mile south of here last Saturday, I saw 100s if not a few thousand geese in flight coming back from feeding that evening.
A new day for sure as well as a new opportunity.
Go get'em PAAAAWWWW......
Blood and gore goes hand in hand with hunting and we hunters look at Natures Market Place as God-Given for sure.
Been enjoying your goose hunts. Thanks for sharing.
Stay tuned for the next installment towards the end of the week.
My best, Paul
PS, Thanks Jerry for coming along and doing some filming.
I tried this morning but very very few geese were flying and did not decoy any in. Warmer temps than usual. I will give it a week as the weather this weekend is changing to some snow and colder.
Back to duck hunting on Sun-Tues then will give the local geese one more time before Chrismas. After that, I will be heading for AZ to Coues deer hunt.
My best, Paul
Good luck on the ducks!
Glad you are enjoying it.
Paul
When I lived in Ohio on Lake Erie, I got a few bands on ducks and geese..
Paul
No geese today but then tomorrow is a new day with new opportunities.
My best, Paul
You have this down to a science!!!
Mark
The goose wind socks did and looked great.
Paul
As the say goes, "You can fool some of the (geese) some of the time, but not all of the geese, all of the time......................."
I believe I have educated the local yard hopping geese and it will take some extreme luck, (maybe some snow)to kill another one.
Merry Christmas to all and thanks for following along. No Christmas goose but maybe a New Year's one.
My best, Paul and Chase
Merry Christmas for the North, looking forward to your coues hunt thread :)
Cheers,
Mike
...and you can still throw in some Chase photos from the day, even if the geese aren't cooperating.
Merry Christmas.
May contact you for some leads next time we're looking for a puppy...we seem to appreciate the same basic lines. :-)
I'll be checking with people from coast to coast for references on possible litters. Buying the right pup is the cheapest part. ...the right pup.
By the time I got home, it had warmed up to 10 degrees.
This may be the last goose of the year. I will hunt tomorrow and then gather up the blind and decoys and put them away until next year. Ended up with 5 geese and only missed one. Chase was great as usual and a wonderful companion in the field.
Thanks for following along as I know when it comes to bows, geese and labs, that threesome creates special memories in many of us.
My best, Paul
Great stuff.
What percentage of your arrows are complete pass-throughs?
Have ever tried shoveling or snow-blowing a few open spots when you have snow?
Happy New Year.
Thanks for taking us along Paul. Great stuff and a favorite thread for sure.
Good luck with the lil' deer.....
Looking forward to a semi live Coues hunt :)
Cheers
Sharpstick
Exactally, I cleared an area around each of the 3 bird sets (16 decoys) to show grass underneath. Seemed to work as one needs to make it as naturally and inviting as possible. I do believe tomorrow I will take along a snow shovel and clear larger areas. Thanks for the suggestion.
It will be a miracle if I get one tomorrow as these local yard hoppers seems to have my game figured. I am unable to move from this spot so they see the decoys in the same place. Today I spread them out more in small "mating" groups and that made a difference.
My best, and yes, Happy New Year, Paul
Kyle
P.S. Where in AZ are you headed?
Most times, I reposition the goose and then take pictures of the retrieve.
This goose makes number 21 in three years. Fun for sure.
AZ? Near Portal and then west to the Patagonia area.
Mark
Best of luck in AZ!
