Geese are coming. Need answers. Updated!!!

[Kola16]

It's getting closer. Sept. 1st for some  I have always hunted duck, and I do not know to much about geese. I want to go out for geese in the September season, but I have some questions......

1. I have a goose call, but it is a cheap $7 call. It makes sounds that sound good to me, but I don't know much about goose calls. I can pick out a good sounding duck call if I heard one, but I probably shouldn't do that for geese. It is a Lahrmens? gold series call. If I had to get a new call, what call would you choose for no more than $25?

2. I have 4 nice floater decoys. Should I hunt on a lake, or in a field? I am thinking feild because I see geese more often in fields.

3.  And since I do not have to many goose decoys, should I put some other ducks in there as well? What other ducks (species), and how many, and so on.

I will be in Skagit, and Snohomish county if that makes a difference. Sept. 10 opener

[seth30]

Every Goose I shot was over water, and I always lug around 4 to 6 floaters with my duck spread. I use a cheap call as well and it works.  Once you hear them stay still!  They can cover ground quickly and lift like no other, not sure about you but I enjoy them coming over the blind in shotgun range.  Upwind does a lot of field hunting, I would shoot him a PM for info just incase he doesnt see this thread.

Seth

[hdshot]

I don't like your chances for geese only.    I would leave the call at home because my guess is you might not know how yet.  But early season geese don't need much calling anyways.  Some flagging would help for geese off in the distance.  If you can spot fields and find them just put out your floater geese only no duck deks.  Then on the 1st few flights see if the decoys will do all the work 1st before you try to call with basic honks.   Geese will circle a few times and after each pass they get lower, your doing it right and see if they touch down.  1st time goose hunters panic when geese bail for a pass and shoot. 

I like the video Goose Society vol 1. I use these basic practices while goose hunting.   

     

[Kola16]

Wow. Someone doesn't want me hunting. I have had plenty of geese come to my call while duck hunting, but I never had goose decoys so they would get to about 100 yards, and then kinda become less interested.

[bone collector 12]

TAKE THE CALL dont call much and once you get some geese comin ur way quit calling and just let them do there thing,if they like ur spread they will come in no matter what

[ctwiggs1]

In my experience, even late season geese are way easier to call in than ducks.  I'd keep the call and put the floaters out where they can easily be seen.  You may be able to get them close enough for shots.

4 dekes isn't much but I've called them in with no dekes before and had them set on me.

[upwind]

KOLA 16 I have some honker decoys if you would like to borrow them. I live in oak harbor .

[Kola16]

KOLA 16 I have some honker decoys if you would like to borrow them. I live in oak harbor .

That is a great offer, but I am ok. I live in Arlington. I would love to take a trip out to Whidbey anyway to do some fishing, but I need to save gas.

[WSU]

Buy a dozen or so lesser full bodies.  There are some relatively inexpensive ones that will work great.  As said, call only enough to get their attention.  Just like ducks, you will need to be hunting where the geese want to be (fields they have been using) and it should work fine.

[h2ofowlr]

Look on line.  You can pick up some avery shells from various places for about a $100 or less.  Rodger's is having there truckload sale.  Spend some time scouting and see which field they are in.  Being camoed out is the most critical element and set the spread.  The large honkers come in good, if they have been using the field and you don't flare them.  Our group of 8 were limited out in about 45 minutes from the time they started flying.  Fun shoot.  Good luck.

[Ned]

In my experience, even late season geese are way easier to call in than ducks.

Its very obvious you dont have much experience then 

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[hdshot]

Wow. Someone doesn't want me hunting. I have had plenty of geese come to my call while duck hunting, but I never had goose decoys so they would get to about 100 yards, and then kinda become less interested.

Not me, just trying to help someone singing a tune. 
The kinks low budget

[jgoetz]

I have like 10 floaters.  I live up in Whatcom county if you want to pool resources for a hunt let me know.

[Kola16]

I have like 10 floaters.  I live up in Whatcom county if you want to pool resources for a hunt let me know.

Thanks for the offer, but I am taking a couple friends with me. We are just going to see what we can do with relatively few amount of decoys. Thanks again for all the offers from y'all.


So leave the duck decoys at home 

[Dustin07]

In my experience, even late season geese are way easier to call in than ducks.

Its very obvious you dont have much experience then 

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