Just before bear season opened we had early goose season around here. My brothers Randy and Darryl had a couple of really good mornings, with limits on a few of the days.
Darryl will put anywhere from 50 to 100 decoys in his spread, and then wait for the “honkers in a portable duck/goose blind. Between him and Randy they have 5 blinds, and they seem to work quite well. Both of these brothers are “crack” wing shooters, and amaze people by their ability to drop em from the sky’s! Randy used to shoot skeet quite a bit in his younger days, and even shot in a Marine Corps league while stationed at Camp Pendelton. Darryl is just a natural at anything outdoors, and probably inherited more of our fathers hunting “genes” than the rest of us!
Goose season opens up again on Oct. 11th. (I think) and they have promised to let me tag along. As much hunting as I have done, in my life, I have never taken a goose. Maybe collectively we can break that unacceptable statistic. I wouldn’t mind having some smoked goose in the fridge for the Thanksgiving season.
Mike
I’ve always been interested in goose hunting, but I haven’t had a chance to get out and do it yet. Enjoy your chance this year and I hope you knock one down.