Archery for Geese!

[Sliverslinger]

So I've always Ive always thought hunting for ducks and geese would be a hoot, but after about a half dozen tries in Lewis county I got maybe 5 ducks and no geese. Granted, I had no idea what i was doing, as chasing after deer and elk has always been my thing. Anyway, I went and met a buddy in eastern Wa and he introduced me to a whole new sport I'd never thought of. Archery for geese. I was sure it wouldn't work bit it took me 3 hours and 4 shots to get this group. I'm hooked. Now to start looking for a farmer around here who will let me build a blind on the edge of his corn field.

[Kola16]

Nice!  Haven't even got one with the scatter-gun 

[TheSkyBuster]

Nice!   


Those Honkers must be atleast 50 or 60 lbs each.   

[crow killer]

Nice geese and decoys

[L-ofalab]

Way to go! What tip did you use on the arrows?

[carpsniperg2]

Congrats

[huntingfool7]

Way to go! What tip did you use on the arrows?

and are you using the sights or instinctive shooting 'em?

[cliffordingles]

I know of a spot that is pretty good for geese in Centralia, Shot me a PM if you would like to know 

[quadrafire]

Are you shooting them on the wing or on the ground? I would assume to be shooting in flight you would need a fluflu to recover your arrow.
I saw a show where Tred Barta was shooting them with fluflus in flight, pretty cool.

[h2ofowlr]

Are you shooting them on the wing or on the ground? I would assume to be shooting in flight you would need a fluflu to recover your arrow.
I saw a show where Tred Barta was shooting them with fluflus in flight, pretty cool.

Given the arrow in his quiver I would speculate he is landing them.  The guys that shoot them in the air use the fluflu fletched ones.  If you don't use the fluflu ones your asking for trouble or an expensive day of shooting!

[Sliverslinger]

We waited until they landed and then you had to wait until they walked into a lane that was clear of the dekes front and back. My arrows were my normal hunting arrows with G5 strikers. All three dropped dead on the spot. I actually got two in one landing, and my buddy got it on his phone video. I've never done anything like that but it was an absolute blast.

[quadrafire]

cool........now put some fluflus through that rig and get some coming in. Would love to see some video of that 

[Arnbo]

Very cool 

[duckkillerclyde]

I tried shooting scaup with an arrow 

They just go too fast for me.  I think I could do a goose a lot easier but I haven't.

Nice work.

[lokidog]

Not very sportsmanlike to shoot them on the ground....   


Heh, heh, just kidding, awesome job on the birds, and a double to boot.   

[Revwrangler]

Do you have to get a different license than the normal waterfowl license? I want to try this!

[Revwrangler]

Anyone selling any geese decoys?

[Kola16]

Do you have to get a different license than the normal waterfowl license? I want to try this!

No

[Revwrangler]

I'm gonna try it.

[h2ofowlr]

A 50lb recurve can be a lot of fun with 2 dozen fluflu arrows.    I have taken a few geese down with them years back. 

[BiggLuke]

lol....
Well done.

BUT I have to ask... Why go through with all the trouble of decoys and camo?
If you wanted to shoot 'em off the ground.... then why not just go down to the park on a rainy day when no one is there, throw out some bread, then you'd have a ton of 5yd targets standing still. right?
lol....

Just saying, i'm sure everyone else was thinking it.      

[Madison]

because these are park geese

[BiggLuke]

 

[Stilly bay]

BUT I have to ask... Why go through with all the trouble of decoys and camo?
If you wanted to shoot 'em off the ground.... then why not just go down to the park on a rainy day when no one is there, throw out some bread, then you'd have a ton of 5yd targets standing still. right?
lol....

Just saying, i'm sure everyone else was thinking it.      

did you shoot that grouse in your avatar while it was flying with that scoped .22? or was it sitting still on a tree branch?
just saying 

if you can land them and manage a shot from a pit blind or layout blind with a compound bow, more power to ya. you already have a skill set that surpasses many on this board... it would have been a hell of a lot easier with a recurve.

[BiggLuke]

ha.

Yeah, Shot mine off the ground. Good point.
Im not saying I too wouldn't shoot a goose off the ground....
I was just saying that isn't the whole point off achery hunting waterfowl to shoot one out of the air?
I'm not an archery guy... but I can understand the excitement and challenge of taking one on the wing.
That's all.

I guess it's like those guys that hunt turkeys, it's a lot more satisfying calling one in right? Versus surprising a flock on the road with your truck then jumping out and slousing one at 10 feet next to your truck?

Course, back to your point... yes, shooting a grouse on the wing is much more exciting than shooting one in the neck right next to camp.  lol....

Hmmm..... deep thought.
The whole "Challange" versus "Getting Meat" view.

[lokidog]

Trust me, shooting a wild goose on the ground is plenty challenging with a shotgun, let alone a bow.  KUDOS to the archer!