Slow Early Goose Season
#1

I am up in central Wisconsin and the early goose season opened up on the 1st. Opening day my crew knocked down 21 birds, and since then we haven't shot a bird. Our crew collectively has put on over 1000 miles scouting since then and we haven't found a bird. Anyone else having a problem or seeing less geese this year. Last year we slaughtered the birds early season, but this year they just aren't around. I am hoping its because of the 80 degree days every day and that birds will start showing up soon but who knows...
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 198

Our group shot 7 geese on sept 5th (our opener) in Minnesota and 4 on sept 6th. Seemed to be less geese around this year. I have not hunted geese sense then, but there doesn't seem to be any geese around southwestern Mn right now. Just got back from a bear hunt in Bemidji area and there seemed to be more geese up there.
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: NW Ohio , 5 min from Ottawa National / Magee Marsh
Posts: 2,051

LOL
Here in my neck of the woods
We knocked the snot out of them
Our early goose season was Sept 1 - 15
I ended with 31 geese , limmit was 4 a day
Our group of 4 killed 83 geese , with at least 20 more taken by others hunting with us
Almost every AM we had lots of small family groups flying around
And then in the evening after work
A lot of nights , I hit a privit marsh with a freind
We normaly found geese day roosting on 1 or more marsh cells
John
Here in my neck of the woods
We knocked the snot out of them
Our early goose season was Sept 1 - 15
I ended with 31 geese , limmit was 4 a day
Our group of 4 killed 83 geese , with at least 20 more taken by others hunting with us
Almost every AM we had lots of small family groups flying around
And then in the evening after work
A lot of nights , I hit a privit marsh with a freind
We normaly found geese day roosting on 1 or more marsh cells
John
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 198

Hey, just curious where they are, because the reports I've read state a slow early goose season with few birds. I have not seen a goose sense I've returned from the Blackduck and Northhome area. The reports do sound a little better from the northern part of the state. Good luck this season!!!