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Old 10-20-2008, 09:46 AM
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Default Goose hunt #3

Thought I'd post some pics from my third hunt. After my good success on my first hunt, I did get to go out with some friends for hunt #2, but we only got a few geese that day but plenty of partridge. Forgot the camera phone that morning...was a little hung over.

But hunt #3 was a great success. It was over quick which is good and bad. Last Friday was out in a swathed barley field on RR 285. Multiple flocks were going there daily. I guess thats the best advise of all....SPOTTING! Watch where they are feeding a couple of nights before and you'll do great. The wind was the same every day for a week which made it easy. It was litterally like shooting them in a barrel.

The pics are the greatest but in the first couple is an example of the spread. Used a small tight W formation with my back to the wind. I notcied at this time of year smaller tighter groups are better.

This was taken after I was done. I was fetching one that I shot and a pair landed right by my spread, you can see one landing in the middle of the pic.


And this one, you can make out a single standing at the back of the pic, that is one that landed. I was less than 100 yards away. Geese are flying everywhere (it was about 8:30).


Shot limit in about 30 minutes of shooting.




So three hunts, had 12 geese in the freezer. Not bad I guess. Spent all weekend making 19 lbs of jerky. Hopefully that will last for deer and fishing season. BTW: two of the geese I shot the last hunt were the biggest I've ever seen. They must have been 40 - 45 lbs each. Couldn't believe it.
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Old 10-20-2008, 09:50 AM
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Great stuff, congrast!
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Old 10-20-2008, 10:16 AM
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Congrats on your hunt.
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Old 10-20-2008, 01:04 PM
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40-45 lbs.......wow.
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40-45 pounds, should probably divide that by at least 3 or 4, but hey good job on the hunt!
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Old 10-20-2008, 01:58 PM
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... two of the geese I shot the last hunt were the biggest I've ever seen. They must have been 40 - 45 lbs each. Couldn't believe it.
Holy crow, (or should I say Holy goose) that's a big goose!
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Old 10-20-2008, 02:07 PM
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Great pics mustang. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the success.
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Old 10-21-2008, 11:21 AM
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Thanks guys, probably will head out this weekend again if I can find time to spot a good field near the homestead. Have to get enough meat for sausage now . Will take more pics again.
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Old 10-27-2008, 11:57 PM
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great take! I think you're exceeding the weight limit of that tailgate though. Damn you Toyota. I miss my Taco.... just not the tailgate. I need to find some geese now...
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