Ducks vs. Geese?

[Bootlipkiller]

You guys are aware that geese land in water too, right?

Who me ya that's where I kill the majority of specklebellies

Ha!:lol:

I knew you guys were secretly hunting buddy's.

[jarbo03]

You guys are aware that geese land in water too, right?

I kill the majority of my honkers over water.

[Bootlipkiller]

You guys are aware that geese land in water too, right?

I kill the majority of my hookers over water.

Me too! Easier to hide the body's

[GadwallGetter530]

You guys are aware that geese land in water too, right?

I kill the majority of my honkers over water.

I kill majority of my ducks on Wednesday Saturdays and Sundays. Lol

[GadwallGetter530]

And geese too!

[GadwallGetter530]

You guys are aware that geese land in water too, right?

Who me ya that's where I kill the majority of specklebellies

Ha!:lol:

I knew you guys were secretly hunting buddy's.

I quoted jim then saw what Hudson said. Made me laugh.

[RonE]

Ducks are easier to kill, I usually use a Mossberg pump with 2 3/4" #6's. Too expensive to hunt geese. I get the best deals on shells at Walmart when I buy the promo brand.

[NuffDaddy]

You guys are aware that geese land in water too, right?

Never killed a goose over land. Too much money and work.

[waterfowlman]

The eastern shore of Virginia's vast coastal marshes have kind of spoiled me. Mornings are kinda magical out there. We usually rig with Canada goose, Brant and Black duck floater decoys as those are our favorite species of birds to target. It is not unusual to shoot many different species of ducks over that same rig.
When the young fellas want action we tow out a couple of layout boats with a diver rig and let them blast away until their bloodlust has been satisfied. (they also have to clean them all themselves)
Personally I enjoy dropping those greater canadas in close more than anything else with Brant and the way they bunch up tight just before landing being a close second.

[jarbo03]

The eastern shore of Virginia's vast coastal marshes have kind of spoiled me. Mornings are kinda magical out there. We usually rig with Canada goose, Brant and Black duck floater decoys as those are our favorite species of birds to target. It is not unusual to shoot many different species of ducks over that same rig.
When the young fellas want action we tow out a couple of layout boats with a diver rig and let them blast away until their bloodlust has been satisfied. (they also have to clean them all themselves)
Personally I enjoy dropping those greater canadas in close more than anything else with Brant and the way they bunch up tight just before landing being a close second.

That sounds awesome, hopefully one of these days I'll make it out that way.

[Tomkat]

You guys are aware that geese land in water too, right?

I had a nice shoot last season. We were set up on a lake hunting ducks with a dozen goose floaters nearby. We got a small flock of honkers to land almost next to the boat; I could hear their wing beats and the splash of them landing.

[ducks~n~bucks]

I would rather go duck hunting that goose hunting, but if there are ducks and geese working then I am going to ignore the ducks and try to kill the geese.

[sws002]

I would rather go duck hunting that goose hunting, but if there are ducks and geese working then I am going to ignore the ducks and try to kill the geese.

Fuck that, shoot what's in range.

Anyway, I've said it before in a different thread, but I'm far and away a duck guy. I do enjoy a good goose shoot, but ducks are by far my favorite, although the best ducks shoots are field ducks which usually come over a goose spread anyway.

[GadwallGetter530]

I would rather go duck hunting that goose hunting, but if there are ducks and geese working then I am going to ignore the ducks and try to kill the geese.

Many a duck hunt has turned into a spec hunt around here. Not some much the other way around.

[ducks~n~bucks]

I would rather go duck hunting that goose hunting, but if there are ducks and geese working then I am going to ignore the ducks and try to kill the geese.

Many a duck hunt has turned into a spec hunt around here. Not some much the other way around.

Yeah, we got a spot we are trying this year that is dry wheat field on one side and flooded wheat on the other and the honkers love it, but it is in NE zone where the limit is 2 honkers. To solve this predicament we are going to go and set up our layout blinds between the two, but ducks in the water and geese in the field.

[ducks~n~bucks]

Nope, 200 flying right up in your face 10 yards away is just cool.

In jumpshooting, you get 3 shots in to those 200 birds and kill maybe 3 or 4 and never see those ducks again. You decoy 200 birds, shoot 3 times and kill 3, and then another flock comes in, you shoot 3 more, and another flock comes in, and you get to decide what bird you want to shoot to finish your limit. After you finish your limit, you can keep landing flocks for the hell of it, while waiting for some geese to come around. I love a good jumpshoot, and used to like it more than decoy hunting, but I've come around to the ways of these old timers.

[R. Chapman]

Nope, 200 flying right up in your face 10 yards away is just cool.

In jumpshooting, you get 3 shots in to those 200 birds and kill maybe 3 or 4 and never see those ducks again. You decoy 200 birds, shoot 3 times and kill 3, and then another flock comes in, you shoot 3 more, and another flock comes in, and you get to decide what bird you want to shoot to finish your limit. After you finish your limit, you can keep landing flocks for the hell of it, while waiting for some geese to come around. I love a good jumpshoot, and used to like it more than decoy hunting, but I've come around to the ways of these old timers.

Wen you shoot into a flock of over 200, you're praying to god you don't shoot over the limit.

[ducks~n~bucks]

Nope, 200 flying right up in your face 10 yards away is just cool.

In jumpshooting, you get 3 shots in to those 200 birds and kill maybe 3 or 4 and never see those ducks again. You decoy 200 birds, shoot 3 times and kill 3, and then another flock comes in, you shoot 3 more, and another flock comes in, and you get to decide what bird you want to shoot to finish your limit. After you finish your limit, you can keep landing flocks for the hell of it, while waiting for some geese to come around. I love a good jumpshoot, and used to like it more than decoy hunting, but I've come around to the ways of these old timers.

Wen you shoot into a flock of over 200, you're praying to god you don't shoot over the limit.

Not if your doing it right, and picking out individuals. I've not shot into flocks of 200 but I've had one good hunt where there were regularly flocks of 50-60, and one flock of I would guesstimate around 150 landing. It was awesome, and I hope to repeat the experience.

[Rick]

RMFC don't care whether he kills or maims. He just wants to shoot somethin', dammit.

[Woody]

Nope, 200 flying right up in your face 10 yards away is just cool.

In jumpshooting, you get 3 shots in to those 200 birds and kill maybe 3 or 4 and never see those ducks again. You decoy 200 birds, shoot 3 times and kill 3, and then another flock comes in, you shoot 3 more, and another flock comes in, and you get to decide what bird you want to shoot to finish your limit. After you finish your limit, you can keep landing flocks for the hell of it, while waiting for some geese to come around. I love a good jumpshoot, and used to like it more than decoy hunting, but I've come around to the ways of these old timers.

Wen you shoot into a flock of over 200, you're praying to god you don't shoot over the limit.

Your'e a ritard.

[Redbeard]

You guys are aware that geese land in water too, right?

yup but not really hunt able here that way

[bill herian]

Goose hunting is like playing dodgeball with fat kids. It's fun once in awhile to relieve some stress.

[jarbo03]

You guys are aware that geese land in water too, right?

yup but really hunt able here that way

They not hang out on the river or cattle ponds?

[aunt betty]

So...
which is better at proving what a bad ass you are? Killing a limit of geese or a limit of ducks?

This is the direction the thread is going so lets take a short-cut and cut straight to the chase.

Not really trying to prove my badassedness...I'm a dick.
Interested to see what y'all think.

Well? Which kind of hunting is the most bad assed way? I gotta know so I can tailor my hunts to avoid the bad ass crowd.

[Rick]

So...
which is better at proving what a bad ass you are? Killing a limit of geese or a limit of ducks?

Psst...they're birds. You want to be a bad ass, take on something that shoots back.

[aunt betty]

So...
which is better at proving what a bad ass you are? Killing a limit of geese or a limit of ducks?

Psst...they're birds. You want to be a bad ass, take on something that shoots back.

Been there, done that. I'm not a bad ass. That's a given. I asked a question and you changed the question so your answer is invalid.

So back to the original question. Well?

[Tomkat]

So...
which is better at proving what a bad ass you are? Killing a limit of geese or a limit of ducks?

Psst...they're birds. You want to be a bad ass, take on something that shoots back.

"Boards don't hit back".
Bruce Lee

[Redbeard]

You guys are aware that geese land in water too, right?

yup but really hunt able here that way

They not hang out on the river or cattle ponds?

occasionally you'll see it flooded low spots in fields. But not often enough to pattern em. It'd be a shot in the dark. Rarely on rivers

Though they are scullable on the bay

[Rick]

So...
which is better at proving what a bad ass you are? Killing a limit of geese or a limit of ducks?

Psst...they're birds. You want to be a bad ass, take on something that shoots back.

Been there, done that.

I suppose a head wound could explain a lot. But there's still nothing bad ass about killing birds.

[QH's Paw]

I enjoyed shooting geese, back when my son still lived here. I prefer to eat geese over ducks any day. However, as a mostly solo hunter, I prefer hunting ducks, over decoys.
Girls, kids and hungover duck hunters jump shoot.