RE: Decoy Spreads
Change it up late in the season. When I field hunt GEESE from now until the end of season, I figure that the birds have been seeing the same type of 'hook' or 'J' spread, and about the same # of decoysthe whole wayfrom Canada to Central IL.
I downsize the #'s of decoys,put them in small family groups spread out a little farther,stay super hidden, flag, and call very little. In the late season, the stupid birds are dead, and the ones still living have seem it all.
Think about what everybody in the area is doing, and do something very different.