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Post by ducko on Sept 8, 2013 9:16:38 GMT -5
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Post by chezz on Sept 9, 2013 11:13:52 GMT -5
Congrats!!!! looks like a hog of a goose....
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Post by ducko on Sept 9, 2013 19:12:51 GMT -5
Thanks Chezz, and to make the first one even better it tasted great. Any hints on getting the geese to come in would be appreciated. We had 4 come in that day. But about 9 flew right by and didn't even look our way. We called and flagged. There were about 50 in the field for the last 2 weeks. But they didn't come back that day or Sunday. But as usual. Went back to work today and they were there when I checked with the guy that owns the field today. I don't think it was the blind as it has been there a couple weeks and he said they were walking right up to it .
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raftersp
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Deacoy & Bailley
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Post by raftersp on Sept 9, 2013 23:37:54 GMT -5
Nice geese, been a while sense I have gotten a goose, have spots where I can get some ducks but nothing for geese yet just have to keep pounding the roads as they say, Have a good season.
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Post by chezz on Sept 10, 2013 9:43:21 GMT -5
Not likely the blind....
Geese are the type that will usually come to where they were the day before but on any given day, they just don't want to be there and go elsewhere.... it happens.. and this is more common when there is a small number using it... They sometimes just follow the others to a different location.. or because it's not cold right now, they don't need to feed as often and sometimes don't leave the roost..
You will always have birds that don't even look at you no matter what you throw at them... if you can peel a bird or two out of a flock like that and are using another field you are really lucky... AKA.. running traffic.. no secret to it, other than try everything and see if you hit the magic note on the call, wave a flag just the right way.. no magic solution with it..
I don't do anything special when I'm out.. I just try to do what the birds want.. IE... if they are coming in quiet.. ease up on calling.. just a few clucks or moans and if they look committed, leave the flag alone.. ease up on calling.. if they are squawking.. call a little more or if they are skirting you/ landing short, maybe some flagging/extra aggressive on the call to guide them in... Just pay attention to what they are doing.. if they are coming in low from a distance, it's likely they are coming to you, if they are high and don't look interested, they are typically going elsewhere..
If they are circling a lot, there could be something they don't like or they are weary from being shot at?? might be something laying in the field, the landing zone is too small, dekes are not set right that day, a flipped over decoy, dead bird on the ground, no movement in the dekes, too much movement, wind direction... could be the moon is in the wrong phase... it just happens...
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Post by ducko on Sept 10, 2013 18:05:54 GMT -5
Thanks Chezz again, the wind was squirrelly that day, it changed a few times, and now that you mention it the dekes might have been facing the wrong way when the larger flock flew by. Not to mention the shells we have we're sitting a little low, do to the height of the grass. The stand up ones were good. But I suppose at the height the geese were they probably could see them no problem. I made a couple rods to sit the shells on for movement and height. . Thanks for the advice.
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Post by chezz on Sept 11, 2013 9:06:52 GMT -5
The rods work well.. we went and bought some 1/4" steel rod.. painted it black and went to Kent's and bought
some 1/4" rubber plumbing washers.. Slide the washers onto the rod about an inch down from the top and
found the balance point on the decoy's.. drilled a 1/4" hole.. sink the rod into the ground a few inches and drop the decoy on the stake
works very well
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