ajp12
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Post by ajp12 on Sept 8, 2015 17:32:43 GMT -5
Where should I look for geese this time of year?
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Sept 8, 2015 18:37:43 GMT -5
That's a good question. I'm curious myself. I'd sure like to get one this year.
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Reafer
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Post by Reafer on Sept 8, 2015 19:19:23 GMT -5
Golf courses, sub division/office complex ponds, the parks in town and anywhere else you cannot hunt them lol
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Post by duff on Sept 8, 2015 20:17:16 GMT -5
Golf courses, sub division/office complex ponds, the parks in town and anywhere else you cannot hunt them lol Geist Lake thanks to Hamilton County Republicans backed by republican speaker of the house Brian Bosma...yea I still hold a grudge. Hope all the rich folks choke on green Cheetos |
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Post by chubwub on Sept 8, 2015 21:08:41 GMT -5
I look for them at the end of my shotgun barrel.
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Post by featherduster on Sept 9, 2015 4:52:44 GMT -5
This time of the year it's best to find them on a roosting pond then follow them to the fields they are feeding in that is as long as nobody has blasted them off of their roosting pond.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Sept 9, 2015 11:04:51 GMT -5
This time of the year it's best to find them on a roosting pond then follow them to the fields they are feeding in that is as long as nobody has blasted them off of their roosting pond. I know this is going to sound really stupid, but are you saying that geese sleep on water at night? I have wondered what they do. Do all waterfowl do this? |
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Post by harryman on Sept 9, 2015 13:00:31 GMT -5
Well I will chime in on this one since I hunted waterfowl over 30 yrs. Well if your shooting birds on a body of water your pretty well shooting a roost you can claim a loafing area but in 99% of cases they are going to sleep there. If you hunt evening/afternoon on water than by all means your shooting them coming into roost.
The roost can be ruined by bird watchers nature walkers etc. Unless the birds set and let you pet them they are going to be bothered by alot. If they set there and let you pet them get out of the farmers lot the white ones are tame.lol
John as far as sleeping on water for the most part yes its harder for predators to get to them. Waterfowl vision is poor at night or low light. Anyone that hunted knows after sunset they will pour in and fly within a few feet of you.
They will use sound to stay safe water carries sound excellent. I have seen birds in fields all night feeding and resting but its rare.
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Post by harryman on Sept 9, 2015 14:37:18 GMT -5
Also forgot to mention best places to look for them freshly mowed hay fields round bales make a good place to hide. Cut silage early corn is also great. I have a pit in a field that is hay this year me and some youths have shot well from it this week. We been using bigfoots and aero outdoors fullbody we have a small 1/2 ac pond behind us we have a dozen floaters behind us. I got two flip doors set up on the water side. The field side is open with one large flip door
Come late season we will rotate the top to hunt the pond my neighbor cut a small section of silage so we also been hunting doves the geese haven't hit the silage yet to close to tree line.
Also we shot geese in my cattle lot as well if a farmer will let you cattle lots usually pay off heavy if geese are using them.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Sept 9, 2015 15:42:24 GMT -5
Also forgot to mention best places to look for them freshly mowed hay fields round bales make a good place to hide. Cut silage early corn is also great. I have a pit in a field that is hay this year me and some youths have shot well from it this week. We been using bigfoots and aero outdoors fullbody we have a small 1/2 ac pond behind us we have a dozen floaters behind us. I got two flip doors set up on the water side. The field side is open with one large flip door Come late season we will rotate the top to hunt the pond my neighbor cut a small section of silage so we also been hunting doves the geese haven't hit the silage yet to close to tree line. Also we shot geese in my cattle lot as well if a farmer will let you cattle lots usually pay off heavy if geese are using them. I knew it! I need to catch and train my own bigfoot to help me hunt. |
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Post by johnc911 on Sept 14, 2015 0:27:09 GMT -5
This time of the year it's best to find them on a roosting pond then follow them to the fields they are feeding in that is as long as nobody has blasted them off of their roosting pond. I know this is going to sound really stupid, but are you saying that geese sleep on water at night? I have wondered what they do. Do all waterfowl do this? Yes most of the time the geese will roost at the same place every night. Never hunt the roost. I have 2 "roosts" in my area i hunt the fields near and around them but never shoot them off the roost or they will be gone. Right now the best place to find geese are in cut wheat fields (that havent been double cropped) Cut hay fields, pasture fields, or Where silage has been cut !! |
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