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Post by Noblebowhunter on Feb 2, 2008 19:47:54 GMT -5
Just curious what size spreads you guys are usin thus far. Yesterday mornin ( fri.) we used right at bout 100 and was very effective.. but had also been 4x's that many usin the field. Today i pussed out and didnt feel like makin 300 trips so we only had out about 3doz.. but also worked wonders.... On top of the full bodies i have been usin a lot of shell decoys that look like resters that seems to add a lot of realistic look to the spread. yup.... belive it or not... you can still kill geese without usin FFD decoys as the whole spread. Infact i had standard flocked head shells... mixed with my grand mag shells from about 6 years ago. I like mixin the sizes i guess.... May look slightly funky.. but dont fix whats not broke i guess  |
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Post by shootsa410 on Feb 2, 2008 20:11:11 GMT -5
Today I hunted by myself and since I can drive out into the field with my trailer I used all eight dozen BF full bodies. If the fields are wet I take the ATV and use anywhere from 3-6 dozen Real Geese silos. None of these decoys have flocked heads. I've killed the majority of my geese this year using only silos when field hunting.
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Post by Noblebowhunter on Feb 2, 2008 20:47:00 GMT -5
I had always wondered about usin straight silouteese art..... nice to see lots of successs with them... ... I think we gonna throw another big one at them tomorrow ( 100) is WAY big for me.. i generally only use 3 doz. but i had lots fun yesterday and basically same scenerio it sounds like.
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Post by hornharvester on Feb 2, 2008 21:36:59 GMT -5
Just curious but do numbers do more than the spread layout? Could you use 12 or less and still bring them in? h.h.
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Post by bsutravis on Feb 3, 2008 3:44:53 GMT -5
If you are in the field they want to be in, you can use 2 and pull them in.... But, if you are trying to attract them at a distance, you'll want to put out more dekes. Just like real estate, it's location, location, location!!!
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Post by quackingtim on Feb 3, 2008 7:43:20 GMT -5
For traffic birds, go as big as you can. If hunting the feed field (the X), use enough to hide yourself. If I were you, I would not change a thing. You have been smacking them the last two hunts.
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Post by jwkimber45 on Feb 3, 2008 8:04:54 GMT -5
If its working (sounds liek it is) keep doing what you are doing Noble!!!!
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Post by Noblebowhunter on Feb 3, 2008 13:56:43 GMT -5
o i not lookin to change... i just seein what others are doin... like to share/see other tactics
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Post by inwaterfowlin on Feb 3, 2008 18:32:12 GMT -5
ive been using about 3 doz this year but back in the day i use to shoot my limit over 4 final approach fb's
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Post by hornharvester on Feb 4, 2008 9:46:30 GMT -5
thanks travis and tim for the info. yesterday i saw a flock sitting in a corn field by Roanoke and there must have been 300 - 400 geese in the group. h.h.
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Post by hoosierhunter2 on Feb 4, 2008 10:38:04 GMT -5
Noble, I really wish you had been at our seminar on Sat evening. It would have really given you some great information to answer your questions!!! Some really good tactics discussed!! I will say this.... Scott is VERY informative!!! And here is the good news!!!!..... For all of you that weren't able to attend the seminar in person, Scott is now producing a "Bad Grammer" DVD, previously it has been an audio instructional, and now there will be a video to watch and learn from. Scott goes into ALOT more detail on ALOT more issues like fundamentals of how to hold the call and use your hands, and also some hunting tactics, etc. This should be a GREAT addition to your instructional materials!!! We will have these to sell at this year's Expo at our booth, so if you make it, come by and get you one! Also they will be available on our online store at www.hoosierhitsquad.com . We'll get them in here in the next week or so. |
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Post by hankyorke on Feb 4, 2008 11:36:44 GMT -5
...Yesterday mornin ( fri.) we used right at bout 100 and was very effective.. but had also been 4x's that many usin the field... If you are on the X two decoys will work... not busting your **** but if the geese like that field they will be there... most of my field hunts are walk in and I use 4 dozen silos (real geese and Big Flock mags) and 6 FB's (HC lessers) I too like the mixed size look I have 18 homemade sleeper silos and 2 dozen shells that I use on the snowy day (they haven't been out this year) |
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