Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: ORCA_SIX on March 24, 2013, 11:41:37 AM
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Got back from a spring goose hunt in South Dakota a couple of days ago. I had fun on the hunt but it was to cold and windy for the right conditions. The first day was -1 with the wind chill. The wind was blowing about 30-35 MPH. So that really threw off all the Sillo Socks. The next couple days were up and down on the wind and weather but mostly just cold and windy. It did not rain or snow, except for when we drove through Montana.
I ended up going with an outfitter because it was our first time for spring geese. Pretty good setup, 2 of the 3 guides I hunted with were great. There was hundreds of thousands of geese in the area. Just flight after flight of birds. Pretty impressive to witness. But with the conditions so poor we were only get singles, doubles and an occasional small flock. I would go back with the same outfitter but I would look at the weather and cancel my reservations if it was the same conditions. I guess ideally you want a 6-10 mph wind for the socks and 50-70 degree weather so it pushes up more geese (not so shot over) from the south.
You could get away with a DYI if you had the dekes and new how to hunt them. Just start knocking on doors. I thought there were some differences in methods used, methods the guides say they use by themselves or with a buddy. Learned a few new tricks and overall had a good time aside from the cold and wind. I am sure with the right conditions we would have had better success.
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Sweet sounds like fun :tup: :tup: :tup: I am carving out some dekes right now :IBCOOL: Well, ok I am on Hunt-Wa right now :chuckle:
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I have been seeing everyone's pictures from the spring hunt. I don't think anyone has liked the sever cold.
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Best conditions for spring snows is when the south winds first start and causes birds to push in. Or if a freak storm to the north starts to push them south again.
Sounds like you had the needed wind but no conditions to welcome a new migration in after a long flight.
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Where in SD were you hunting at ? I was in Bismark over the weekend, and saw hundreds of Cananda Geese, but no snows.
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We stayed in a Motel in Wagner but hunted around the area. Mostly by Lake Andes.
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Looks like they are still a little while from getting into ND.