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As for hanging in there, I know geese are late risers. I don’t usually leave the field until noon or later, depends on my work schedule though.
Hey CP,We have been pretty successful this year and here is the way we approach it....The Snow's around here are hunted very hard and have seen it all a thousand times. Rag's will work OK for the first few week's of the season on young birds but after that they get smart real fast. In my experience with these birds, good decoy's are a must if you want to decoy Snows successfully later in the season or on years when there are not many young birds. Buy as many of the best decoys you can afford and then keep adding to your spread as you can. Avoid mixing Rags with good decoys just to make your spread bigger. I would rather hunt with fewer quality decoys than a large spread that will spook them as they get close.Just as important as good decoys is good concealment. I see spreads all the time with hunters sitting out in the middle of there decoys and again, while this might be OK on dumb juvenile birds for the first few weeks it does not work for very long. Last on the list is to try to be where the birds want to be, or as close to that spot as possible. As I am sure you allready know, it is pretty hard to get Snows to decoy into a field when 10,000 of there buddies are all headed to another location. Scouting is very important as their patterns can change quickly.Good Luck!!!
Quote from: White Tornado on November 01, 2010, 10:47:42 AMHey CP,We have been pretty successful this year and here is the way we approach it....The Snow's around here are hunted very hard and have seen it all a thousand times. Rag's will work OK for the first few week's of the season on young birds but after that they get smart real fast. In my experience with these birds, good decoy's are a must if you want to decoy Snows successfully later in the season or on years when there are not many young birds. Buy as many of the best decoys you can afford and then keep adding to your spread as you can. Avoid mixing Rags with good decoys just to make your spread bigger. I would rather hunt with fewer quality decoys than a large spread that will spook them as they get close.Just as important as good decoys is good concealment. I see spreads all the time with hunters sitting out in the middle of there decoys and again, while this might be OK on dumb juvenile birds for the first few weeks it does not work for very long. Last on the list is to try to be where the birds want to be, or as close to that spot as possible. As I am sure you allready know, it is pretty hard to get Snows to decoy into a field when 10,000 of there buddies are all headed to another location. Scouting is very important as their patterns can change quickly.Good Luck!!!how large a spread are you using right now?
