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Offline Greg30-06

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New to goose hunting
« on: October 30, 2010, 09:22:25 PM »
Wanting to start hunting geese around skagit county/Mt Vernon.  Never hunted waterfowl etc before only big game and grouse.  Any tips would be helpful.  Tactics, Areas, Internet resources, etc.
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Re: New to goose hunting
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2010, 09:32:58 PM »
And also what do I do after the shot.  Cleaning etc. I know I may sound ignorant but none of my family has ever hunted birds and I know you cant clean them like a grouse lol
"The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."
- Thomas Jefferson (quoting 18th century criminologist Cesare Beccaria)

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Re: New to goose hunting
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2010, 09:40:05 PM »
i always just breast ducks out, rip the the feathers off the belly slit the skin and slice the breasts right out of it, but thats just how i do it, good luck anyways its a lot of fun, one tip i would give you is dont go spend hundreds of dollars on a goose call, one of the best goose calls i ever had was a free one from ducks unlimited lol

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Re: New to goose hunting
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2010, 10:08:06 PM »
i am not sure of the area. here is a few tips for ya. you can go to fish and wildlife and use there go hunt program and find some areas that maybe be open, in the area you want to hunt. 2 of the most productive ways to hunt geese is to jump shoot or decoy them. if you are going to decoy them a good quality layout blind can be worth its weight in gold. good quality decoys are a must as well. for goose hunting i like at least BB shot. they are tuff birds to bring down. you can use lighter but i have had the best results with bb-bbb loads. you might look threw some old posts and see if you can find some info in there as well. hope this helps ya out. welcome to the addiction :IBCOOL:
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Re: New to goose hunting
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2010, 08:50:08 PM »
Shoot 'em in the lips.

 


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