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Post by 10point on Jan 16, 2008 15:56:44 GMT -5
With this bitter cold weather coming what time do you all think the geese will come out on Saturday? I am thinking they will come out later like 10-12.
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Post by honkenbutch on Jan 16, 2008 18:23:52 GMT -5
I think it will depend on how much wind, snow and how much food will be easy to find. I've been out before when it was -15 and the birds came out as soon as the sun got warm to thaw the ground a little so they could peck around easily. But on the other hand I've been out on cloudy -5 days and the birds waited until late in the afternoon and fed like pigs until will after legal hours. People think that geese feed twice a day, I don't always agree with this theory. I think on colder days they eat as much as they can hold and then go back to water to save fat reserves. But this is a topic for debate. Not all birds act the same.
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Post by hoosierhunter2 on Jan 16, 2008 19:17:37 GMT -5
I agree with Honken, on these really nasty days, very cold, they will feed once and sit and reserve fat, now if it were a cold but very sunny day, I would agree with an early flight and feeding 2x a day. So I would go for the 10-12 time on Sat., but be prepared to sit it out all afternoon if nec.!! ;D ;D That's why they call it hunting!!!  |
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Post by tbgrindlay on Jan 16, 2008 20:18:10 GMT -5
About 5 pm. They wait till the warmest time of the day to fly.
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Post by bschwein on Jan 17, 2008 11:31:21 GMT -5
I agree on later. If its really cold and nasty or cloudy, I'd plan on a late afternoon hunt.
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Post by 10point on Jan 17, 2008 11:37:10 GMT -5
Forecast says high of 12 with 18 mph winds gusting to 26. Since I am not very confident in my spot maybe I should just stay home. I say that but I bet I will be out sometime during the weekend.
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Post by bsutravis on Jan 17, 2008 13:29:22 GMT -5
I'm hoping there's a nice wave of migrators ahead of this front that's about to come through. We've lost a lot of our non-local birds over the past week. We need some more feathers in the sky for our Feb season!
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Post by shootsa410 on Jan 17, 2008 13:54:42 GMT -5
Today I watched geese come off a lake starting at 9:10 and finally ending at 11:00. I have no idea how all them birds fit on that place. There were singles and up to 40-50 in a group. Of course 99% went to a non-huntable field. Travis, I bet these are the birds your missing.  |
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Post by jackc99 on Jan 17, 2008 16:15:06 GMT -5
The ones he's missing are the ones he's been shooting at. LOL!!!!
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Post by bsutravis on Jan 17, 2008 16:39:32 GMT -5
Don't start Jack..... I sorta know where you live! Probably are Art...... I've lost track of at least 2,000 birds since last Sunday. No clue where all of them went. I've scouted the past 2 days and I'm not seeing them in any of my normal "haunts." We've barely got enough for a few guys to get a shot off..... hehehe *wink* |
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