ssrenegade

First I wish to thank all of the members that responded to any of my questions and for the valuable info that this forum contains. I killed my first goose this year and it is a rush. Got 13 so far with a few days left.

I was wondering if any one could recomend a good book about goose behaviors and or patterns? I have a field in the Braidwood area and the geese have unpredictable to me. 1 bluebird day they fly well, next bluebird day nothing. Single digit day - covered up, next one nothing.

Have ant of you found something to shed light on this or what have you guys experienced?

Thanks,

Frank

johnch

No idea on a book

I have have been goose hunting for 30+ years
Most of the time I can predict their behavior

But some times they still throw me for a loop

I have found

They fly before and after a storm front
If a clear night , they will fly with a good moon and then again in 12 hrs
Normaly they don't fly in heavy rain
If there is high winds they normaly will not fly , but as soon as it calms down they fly night or day if there is a moon

If cold , they will fly to a feild , feed then sleep in the feild , feed again then fly to roost late

If the wind changes direction a little from the day before , the geeses flight path may change with the wind

If they find a spot they like with water and food and not pushed off
They may stay on the feild for days and never move enpect to strech their wings
Take off , circle a time or 2 and land


If they are pressured , all bets are off

Hunt their roost and they move
Sometimes never returning the rest of the season

John

badger109

we hunted by jumping geese off the river damn near err day for the last three weeks of goose season. They always came back.