Better shoot than expected
The last few weeks we have definitely noticed more hunters around the our favourite area, seems there are a lot of people getting into or getting back into goose hunting over the last couple of years. I guess that is from some people having the time to get out now, even the local farmers this year. The bird numbers were decent to start with, but they are not being given the chance to settle in it would seem.
Actually had a tough time finding fields with a decent number on them that wasn't already being spotted or taken, something we previously didn't worry about, and a bunch of people doing evening shoots. Many are not set up properly, trying to work traffic with the wrong setup, some are close to just ditchgpigging them.
Anyway, only decent field I spotted, two fellas in there with a willow blind for an evening shoot, they were shooting traffic. They picked a krappy place to set up, but, they did get a few birds. Another fella showed up to tell me they were shooting the quarter to the NE the next AM, with up to 12 guys.
So, we took a chance, set up on the south end of the field the next AM. Fortunately there were lots of broken bales in the area, we setup in one. Birds cooperated by coming early, we shot good, had a limit of specks in 15min. Ducks were around, but not coming over to us, got a couple. Watched them putting into a slough to the north of us, lots there. There was a small slough about 300yds west of us that some were putting into. Grabbed the mojo and went over there, took about an hour, but, managed a limit there.
So, no matter how the odds seem to be stacked against you, don't give up.
Hmmm, hit submit too early apparently, and see that the pics didn't upload, and now apparently there is a security token missing? I have no clue what that is about, just straight upload from my pics file on my PC. Never seen that before.
Last edited by 32-40win; 09-25-2017 at 10:54 AM.
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