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Post by Issiah on Jun 1, 2009 16:18:17 GMT -5
Hey Guys,
Anyone ever hunt geese in green cut hayfields? I'm gonna give it a try this september. I've seen them "landing" in the cut hay the past couple years... I'm a little hung up on how to conceal myself? All the Layout blinds that I see are a brown camo patter that would really stand out in a green cut hayfield. Any suggestions / advice??
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Post by Itrapny on Jun 1, 2009 16:24:53 GMT -5
Depending on when you're hunting, you can cover yourself with fresh cut hay or cut some green weeds and weave a mat to cover yourself with. The best option may be to get one of those extra large goose dekes that you hide under....seems strange but the geese don't have the concept of size until it's too late  |
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Post by Issiah on Jun 1, 2009 16:58:55 GMT -5
That does sound strange! I've got to look into that a little. Great info Thanx!!
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Post by whistlerwhittler on Jun 1, 2009 20:27:10 GMT -5
We lay down under burlap or netting covered up in vegetation (hay). If the cover is real low, I'll look for a little depression and lay in it.
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Post by davie6 on Jun 2, 2009 8:41:23 GMT -5
layout blinds are made with loose straps running all over the blind so you can stuff in vegetation from where you are hunting in order to blend in. i've hunted numerous cornfields(picked and cut corn), tall grass in a swamp and most recently in march, a bean field that was cut practically to the ground but there was enough cutting all over the ground that we could hide 5 layout blinds and we had geese land in the decoys as we were waiting for a bigger group that was following them in. the only problem is that it can take forever to get the blind grassed up the way you want it.
my favorite however is to find geese that are landing closs to a hedgerow or the woodline, that way you can just hide in the trees and not have to be super concerned with how to hide in the field itself.
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Post by Issiah on Jun 2, 2009 16:41:45 GMT -5
There is a nice overgrown ditch that runs down through the hayfield I'm thinking of hunting them in. Wasn't sure if the Geese would be reluctant to land near the ditch in fear that there might be danger hiding in it?
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Post by davie6 on Jun 2, 2009 17:48:22 GMT -5
if it's in september, you can't find dumber geese IMO. they haven't been hunted in at least 5 months, so they aren't on super high alert. that doesn't mean they won't get spooked by something not being right. i hunted with guys that used a wetland color(yellowish) piece of burlap to hide under in a green field....geese flared at 60 yds every time they came in (i moved my layout so that i could shoot the flaring geese as they turned). later in the season geese may be wary of landing too close to cover and that's when layout blinds shine.
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Post by whistlerwhittler on Jun 2, 2009 23:24:31 GMT -5
I shot my first goose from a ditch in a hayfield during a September hunt. It seemed like a sweet spot at the time.
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Post by Issiah on Jun 3, 2009 16:59:42 GMT -5
Don't use the ditch anymore?
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Post by whistlerwhittler on Jun 4, 2009 8:32:27 GMT -5
I would use a ditch if I found geese feeding near one. Lately I just haven't.
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Post by steinea286 on Jul 17, 2009 12:10:07 GMT -5
many times in september, the geese will land anywhere. It is very important to pick out where the geese were the night before you hunt them. Try to hunt them in the same place they were the night before. YES, DITCHES ARE GOOD if thats where the geese want to be. Otherwise, use layout blinds and used matching vegetation to blend the blinds in. You should have geese at your feet with the right concelement.
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Post by pettit877 on Jul 21, 2009 20:00:18 GMT -5
Remember in early september the birds are still in family groups and you need to douplicate this in your spread. small groups of 8-10 works well.
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