Always hunted them over water cause I had the deeks for it. Now I have a bunch of field shells so I'm looking to try field hunting out. That also looks like fun. :yes:
Quack...I have only hunted in a FIELD (not feild :lol: ), so someone needs to take me goose hunting on the water for an accurate opinion!! :help: :rofl:
I think from my own personal experience, geese are much easier to control in the field. By that I mean, I can get geese to do what I want them to do with my calling in a field moreso than over the water. This year, I had some problems getting geese to finish in close over the water and on TOO many occasions. Still killed a few over the water but, in the field when they decided to give us a look most of the time they would check up on my comeback, drop their feet with my murmurs and stalled clucks, as well as lock in on our spot with the flag. We even shot bonus mallards on occasion in the field. I want to hunt the field everyday that way I don't get wet by falling in.
I prefer to hunt them over water, but there's nothing quite like that great big "WHUMP" when they hit the dirt. Every time I knock one down, and it thumps hard, I giggle a little.
I put "field", but I prefer to hunt them where I can kill them. I've just had more success in fields. Cobber is right on with water in a field, deadly.
Last year I actually killed quite a few birds over ICE in the field. They used the area almost everyday before freeze-up so when it iced over I just set it up like normal. They worked fine.
Last year I actually killed quite a few birds over ICE in the field. They used the area almost everyday before freeze-up so when it iced over I just set it up like normal. They worked fine.
Yeah, this year was very different. Birds were not using the fields and NO WATER. Had to scramble to even find birds. 16" of snow the first week of Dec. didn't help. Next year there will be some changes in the game plan.
I just like to see the big splash when they hit the water. I really don't hunt geese specifically too much. I don't like the taste of them so I usually have them made into sausage, and "goose dogs". So 5 or 6 geese a year is usually all I shoot.
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