| Whether you've been goose hunting for years or | | | | sheet of fastgrass is a better option than a |
| just getting started there's times when just a | | | | laydown blind. |
| single tip can help a hunter harvest a few limits of | | | | Wind Direction: Identifying the predicted wind |
| geese. Here are ten goose hunting tips that I | | | | direction the night before you head out goose |
| hope will do just that for you this hunting season. | | | | hunting is very important, as well as when your |
| Flagging: There are two ways to call geese, by | | | | setting out your decoy spread the next morning. |
| sound and visually. Since geese can see a black | | | | First, some locations are just not a good choice |
| flag further than they can hear a goose call being | | | | to hunt when the wind is blowing from certain |
| blown flagging geese can be very effective. While | | | | directions. Secondly, geese will always land against |
| flagging distant geese can be a very effective | | | | the wind so identifying wind direction is very |
| calling technique, a smaller flag can also be | | | | important when setting out your goose decoys |
| effective when the geese are much closer. | | | | spread and blinds. |
| Goose Calling: If hunting where the geese want to | | | | Goose Decoys: While full body goose decoys are |
| be, you're totally hidden, and have a decent goose | | | | probably the best decoy in my opinion it's not |
| decoy spread, a goose call may not even be | | | | always possible use them. Not all farmers will allow |
| needed. But there are times when the geese will | | | | you to drive into their fields. This is when shell |
| need some extra coaxing. I have found that | | | | decoys and silhouettes are a good option as they |
| simple natural goose sounds such as clucks and | | | | are much lighter and easier to carry in numbers |
| moans are very effective. Until you can produce | | | | on your back. Fully body decoys are also much |
| realistic goose sounds with your goose call I would | | | | more expensive so depending upon how much |
| recommend leaving it at home. | | | | money you have to spend you may want to |
| Flight Patterns: Here's are goose hunting tip that's | | | | consider shell decoys with motion stakes and get |
| helped me keep on hunting for the day instead of | | | | the best of both worlds. |
| going home with my tail in between my legs. By | | | | Networking: Since goose hunting is almost done in |
| identifying the flight patterns of geese you will be | | | | fields your going to spend a lot of your time |
| able to give your self options if another group of | | | | scouting. Be sure to take the time to talk with |
| hunters has gained permission to hunt a field you | | | | farmers in the area and ask them if they have |
| planned on hunting. Hunting a field that's simply in | | | | seen geese in their fields, or just flying by. Talking |
| their flight path is often referred to as hunting | | | | with other hunters such as deer hunter, pheasant |
| traffic. In this situation you will want to bulk up | | | | hunters, and trappers can reveal very useful |
| decoy spread as much as possible. | | | | information and tips at times. |
| Scouting: Nothing is more important for successful | | | | Don't Forget To Cover Your Face And Hands: |
| goose hunting than scouting. A couple of weeks | | | | This may seem like a lame goose hunting tip to |
| before season starts you will want to start this | | | | some hunters but concealment is just to |
| process. Instead of just driving around the | | | | important not to emphasize this subject. Every |
| country side looking for feeding or loafing areas I | | | | goose hunter wears camouflage clothing and |
| would recommend starting at their roosting area | | | | most even a laydown blind, but so many hunters |
| and then following the geese to their feeding and | | | | just don't take the extra time to cover their |
| loafing areas. Let the geese do the work for you. | | | | faces and hands. My personal preference is a |
| Once you have established their patterns it will be | | | | camo head net and face paint on my hands as |
| quite obvious where to hunt. | | | | gloves tend to dampen the sound of a goose call. |
| Concealment: With location being the most | | | | Dressing in Layers: When first setting out your |
| important element for successful goose hunting, | | | | decoys and binds in the morning darkness it's |
| concealment is a very close second. While | | | | easy to get sweated up and then get really cold |
| laydown blinds are very popular for goose hunting, | | | | when just taking it easy in your laydown blind. By |
| I would recommend using natural cover such as a | | | | dressing in layers and taking off a layer when |
| fence line or standing rows of corn whenever | | | | walking out to your spot or getting set up you |
| possible. If hunting flat areas such as hay field or | | | | prevent your inner layer from getting damp with |
| pasture keeping a low profile is very important | | | | sweat and then be able to add a layer once your |
| and most often simply covering your self with a | | | | settled in waiting for geese to arrive. |