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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Jul 17, 2013 11:40:46 GMT -5
Hello fellas,
Am I correct in thinking that early goose season is Sept 1-15? I don't have any goose decoys, so will probably have to catch some flying over. So, do I just find a field and wait? I really want to shoot a goose. I'd be happy with a goose or two. My brother-in-law doesn't seem to hunt unless hundreds will be flying over. I'm giddy at sitting in a field for hours and only seeing a field mouse. Heck, I'm giddy just thinking about seeing a field mouse.
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Post by goosepondmonster on Jul 17, 2013 15:30:17 GMT -5
Just find a retention pond in a subdivision and go after them Turtle Man style. It will earn you a lot of street cred on the hunting forums.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Jul 17, 2013 15:56:27 GMT -5
Just find a retention pond in a subdivision and go after them Turtle Man style. It will earn you a lot of street cred on the hunting forums. I haven't watched him yet. Does he catch them with his hands? I've sure wanted to ring their necks before. I use to play golf. Golfer's hate them unless they're shooting them. I can't wait to make one drop out of the sky! I'm not much for revenge, but... |
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Post by goosepondmonster on Jul 17, 2013 16:00:30 GMT -5
Hands on, but I've yet to see him catch a goose...he did catch a turkey though.
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Post by joeyb on Jul 29, 2013 9:41:47 GMT -5
Find a state owned pond/lake that allows bank hunting. Scout the area by waiting to see where they're landing.... set up there. Another option is to buy some decoys, and put them out in the same area. We have goose shells that we made into floaters that work just fine. We too have actual floaters, but wanted to mention the cheaper option of making shells into floaters.
Otherwise you'll need to farmer bother by looking for hay, silage, or other type of crop fields being cut in September. We have one farmer that cuts his corn that early, and it loads with geese. We usually hunt that until the birds get smart and stale, then we hit the teal. To be honest with you, we only target geese for a few days during the early season, my sights are always more on teal. I'd much rather shoot ducks than sky carp any day.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Jul 29, 2013 18:55:03 GMT -5
Find a state owned pond/lake that allows bank hunting. Scout the area by waiting to see where they're landing.... set up there. Another option is to buy some decoys, and put them out in the same area. We have goose shells that we made into floaters that work just fine. We too have actual floaters, but wanted to mention the cheaper option of making shells into floaters. Otherwise you'll need to farmer bother by looking for hay, silage, or other type of crop fields being cut in September. We have one farmer that cuts his corn that early, and it loads with geese. We usually hunt that until the birds get smart and stale, then we hit the teal. To be honest with you, we only target geese for a few days during the early season, my sights are always more on teal. I'd much rather shoot ducks than sky carp any day. I'll give it a try. So there's an early season for teal? |
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Post by goosepondmonster on Jul 30, 2013 8:41:02 GMT -5
I think it is the only season for teal.
I believe it has been in September the last couple of years.
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Post by joeyb on Jul 31, 2013 8:43:14 GMT -5
It's the only season that is just for teal. You can still shoot teal in regular season also. The hard part about teal season is identifying the birds. You cannot shoot anything but teal, so it's really important to know what you're shooting. The teal fly fast, come out of nowhere, and are hard to hit.... So it's a challenging season, but we have a lot of teal around every year.
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