| If you plan on hunting goose in the early season | | | | that you secure hunting rights to it long before |
| you should scout in order to find out which zones | | | | the season starts. You might consider helping the |
| the birds prefer to rest in and which areas have | | | | owner with some work around the place or by |
| the crucial food sources needed before the | | | | dropping a few birds every time you leave the |
| season begins. If you plan on hunting on water be | | | | area in order to obtain exclusive rights. |
| sure to check which of the surroundings wet | | | | Unfortunately, some times the only way to do is |
| waters have water in them and which of these | | | | to lease the land. If the price is too high and you |
| wet areas the geese use for resting. | | | | can’t afford it the advisable thing to do is to |
| If you are going to hunt on land don’t forget | | | | get a few friends and secure a lease. If you |
| to check the nearby fields in order to find out | | | | gather a large number of hunters every year, |
| what crops are growing in them. You must keep | | | | then we recommend a longer-term lease. A few |
| in mind that farmers usually rotate their crops, for | | | | things that you can do in order to obtain exclusive |
| example last year corn, this year beans, rice or | | | | rights is to write a leas request, a few birds as a |
| wheat the next year so it is highly recommended | | | | present or a gift certificate for dinner for the |
| to know in advance which of the fields have the | | | | owners of the land might do the trick. |
| right crops. | | | | Once you have obtained exclusive rights to the |
| If you plan on hunting geese always remember to | | | | land be sure to place “ No Hunting “ signs |
| choose a feeding area as these locations are very | | | | if the landowner allows you. In order to maintain a |
| populated, remember to ask for permission from | | | | good relationship with the owner, make sure you |
| the landowner so you won’t have any | | | | close all the gates, pick up all the shotgun shells, |
| unpleasant surprises. If unfortunately the feeding | | | | don’t leave any garbage laying around. Be |
| area has been already leased to someone else or | | | | sure not to leave blinds or decoys in the field |
| the owner won’t allow anyone to hunt on his | | | | where they may get damaged by the farm |
| land it is advisable to get the nearest available | | | | equipment or worse, the decoys/blinds might |
| land. The closer the spot is to the feeding area, | | | | wreck the farm equipment and we are certain |
| the better. | | | | that you wouldn’t like that to happen. |
| Due to the fact that goose hunting as well as | | | | All in all, make sure you finish all the arrangements |
| duck hunting is getting more and more popular, it | | | | long before the season starts so you won’t |
| is getting harder and harder to find an available | | | | have any unpleasant surprises. Take things step |
| place to hunt ( especially for goose ). If you are | | | | by step and we assure you that your hunting |
| aware of a goose feeding area we recommend | | | | days will be both exciting and fruitful. |