by Deltaman » Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:48 pm
I typically don't target geese down here, but because our local Canadian goose population is growing, and we shot 6 of them last year while hunting ducks, I went ahead and invested $200 for 8 floaters to add to our spread this year. While dove hunting two weekends ago, at a farm in Baldwin County, the farmer noted that he had been seeing a group of them using the same field we were hunting doves in, and wanted to know if I wanted to hunt'em.............oh hail yes! Our early goose season is from Sept 1st-30th. Last Saturday (9/30), I took my stepson to the farm, well before daylight, and set up along a fence line on the Northern border of the field, using a small garden shovel to prop up 3 of my "floater" decoys in the dirt, about 25 yds out into the field. We were able to roll two bales of hay from the bordering field, to the fence line and form a "V" with them. The two bales, along with my burlap dove blind, under a 15" high popcorn tree, and we were well hidden. Around 6:30 a.m., we heard them coming from behind us, and held still as they passed right over our heads, not 20' high. Sure enough, there were 8 of them, and they passed over the decoys, made a bank into the wind, and set their wings while coming to us. Damn things decided they wanted to try and sit down about 50 yds out, so it turned into s a "now or never" moment. I'm not a big believer in 3 1/2" shells over 3" shells for waterfowl, but they damn sure made a difference on the longer shots. We folded 3 of them and crippled a 4th. That was the first time I've ever hunted dry ground for waterfowl, and not having to deal with a boat, made it that much sweeter. Sorry, only took pics with phone, and have not downloaded tap-a-crap.
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