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Re: New to Waterfowl

PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 3:10 pm
by Rick
Welcome, and good luck with those geese.

Re: New to Waterfowl

PostPosted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:34 am
by Throbbin Rods
Welcome to WFF! My best advice is to go on a guided hunt. You will learn a lot about calling and decoy placement from a decent guide. Failing that, find someone local that has been doing it for years and is known to be good as well as sportsmanlike. Offer to carry decoys, brush blinds, knock on doors for permission, anything that will get you an invite. #1 in my blind is to keep the gun pointed in a safe direction, safety engaged until gun is shouldered and birds are in range. Learn to call well, not just making the noise, but learn when to call or not to call. Lots of people wan make a duck call sound like a duck but can't call ducks worth a jar of cold piss.
Start out with some used decoys, paint them up.

PM me if you are interested in more suggestions
Bill

Re: New to Waterfowl

PostPosted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:10 am
by The Duck Hammer
Welcome to the forum and good luck. Nothing like watching geese glide down in front of you.

Re: New to Waterfowl

PostPosted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:45 am
by SpinnerMan
Throbbin Rods wrote:My best advice is to go on a guided hunt.
x2

And don't be afraid to ask why you all are doing what you are doing.

The biggest thing about hunting geese from a fence line as you probably are. They are not going to come over the top of the trees and land. They will always land into the wind, so visualize how they will have to circle around to come into your decoys from down wind. If that forces them over or around trees, you are probably out of luck and should move to a different spot if you can. A good caller and a young goose off on his own, sure you can kill them, but any geese that have any experience it will be tough. If you are hunting fence lines, set up so they are landing crossing in front is best in my opinion. Then they are not looking at you or the fence line which they tend to be leery of because people like to hide in there and try to kill them.

And hide VERY well.

They are big, so they are likely a lot further away than you think. Make sure they are in range. You may only get once chance all season if you are hunting a bunch of local birds. Don't educate them by shooting at them out of range.

Good luck and welcome to the site.

Re: New to Waterfowl

PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 7:18 am
by aunt betty
My advice is to hire Kenny McNeal to take you hunting. He has the set-up and works ducks the way it's done. A day or two with that guy and you'll be years ahead of where you'd be if you had not.
Bayou Bottoms Guide Service:
http://www.bayoubottoms.com/book-a-duck-hunt.html

They're from Illinois but hunt in Arkansas.


INSIST that you hunt with Kenny.

Re: New to Waterfowl

PostPosted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 12:37 pm
by Bowjoe
Where ya from ?

Re: New to Waterfowl

PostPosted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 3:25 pm
by aunt betty
North or South Carolina....50/50

Re: New to Waterfowl

PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 11:54 am
by Bowjoe
If you were closer I was gonna offer you to come with us and help ya out..

Re: New to Waterfowl

PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:47 pm
by aunt betty
Eh Joe, where you gunna go, with that gun in your hand?

By the way, would you like the "Final Approach" sticker from when I bought my mutt hut?
I'm done with the truck stickers thing.

Re: New to Waterfowl

PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 1:21 pm
by Bowjoe
I appreciate it but I'm good ..Thank you

Re: New to Waterfowl

PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 8:16 am
by don novicki
The three best tips I can offer are: 1. Scout, scout, scout and 2. Buy used equipment and save yourself some money. 3. Don
t be afraid to knock on doors, although I am guessing you are already familiar with that....... :thumbsup: