now the resident geese are in clover or cut wheat,grass or alfalfa
come fall 98% of the time we are in corn, but ive seen on tv in the midwest alot of hunts in cut wheat or something alike that
decoys usually 2 dzn total mixed oversize shells and fullbodys..i wish i bought all fulls
if you wanted you could put a few mallard decoys in the puddle or woodducks sometimes before the geeese fly well throw out a mojo which lures the ducks into range but the geese flair from the mojo
i love my layout blinds! ive layed in the snow and mud before this is by far a good investment
a goose flag wouldnt hurt as well as a call the flute types are theeeasiest
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The best way to hunt geese is by huntin um where they are. your not going to be able to make a flock of geese go where you want them to, you gotta go where they want. the main thing you are gonna have to do is scout them and find which fields they are using. once you do that you need dekes, early season we use about 2 dz, 1 dozen shells and 1 doz full bodies. layout blinds are a must, they make it so much easier to hide and shoot rather then lying in the mud. calls i prefer a short reed, they are easiest to blow. if you can put yourself where the birds want to go, you will get shots off. just make sure that you dont have any skin showing or any other things that shouldnt be lying out, cuz they will bust you in a second
We hunt over picked corn and soybean fields. The best picked cornfield is where a combine has picked it, not a silage chopper, which takes everything. A combine leaves a lot of spilled and unpicked corn, which is a draw for the birds.
A soybean field has some appeal, however, corn fields work best.
We use laydown blinds exclusively, and set up with decoys all around us and with an opening in front, and with the wind to our backs. Of course, knowing where the geese will fly always helps.
Thanks that is all helpfull. I want to invest in the layout blind but my 10 yr old son does not want to even try to shoot sitting down on the ground. He is sure it is going to nock him over. I think I am goint to look at the hay blinds.
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Early Season - I hunt mostly wheat/oat fields. The key is scouting and hunting fields that they want to be in! You dont need a ton of decoys, I have killed a lot of birds over 6 dekes this time of year. Use layout blinds or burlap and brush in well! If you have a good shaded pasture or waterhole that they use after the morning feed that is a great spot to be also, set up well camoed after they leave/before they arrive and set a few dekes and wait them out!
Regular/Late season - corn fields in areas that they are working, or fields they are hitting, this is when more dekes are great, use layout blinds for this too.
Water hunting works good too if you have a ggood spot where they go regularly, i have usually mixed duck hunting with this also.
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