Originally Posted by
tombosley
Hiya folks,
My good buddy has been on the honkers before and i have done plenty of good duck hunts but both of us have never been the master of our own domain.
We would like to get involved on our own so we can go when need be, and not at the desire of the more experienced guys we go with.
We've talked with them a bit about stuff, but they are reluctant to let us spread our wings.
1) what is best place to start?
Land? Decoys? Coverage?
2) how do we know an area is a good area?
Scouting? Door knocking?
3) How much is bare minimum for decoys?
any help would be great... seasons coming up and i feel like were just gonna be "winging" it, wasting money/time.
thanks again
If you both have waterfowl hunted before, then you have a basic idea of what's going on.
1. The best place to hunt is where the geese are. You can't make them go to an area they don't want to be, no matter what.
What do you mean by, land, decoys and coverage?
2. Again, the geese will tell you if its agood area or not. They will either be there or not. You have to find the fields they are using to feed and loaf in. Watch where they land to determine the EXACT spot they land for there is a reason they prefer it over the rest of the area.
3. Bare minimum as to how many decoys or cost? We hunt with from 6 full bodies to over 1000 full bodies and shells, depending on where we are and if we are going to moving it or not. Our property and pits or are we using lay-out blinds and picking up after each hunt.