Geese decoying question

[IH8ATTN]

We are setting up for the up coming geese season (its far but we are exited) I am just wondering if its okay to leave geese decoys out the whole time (as in near the opening geese season) for a length of time. Should you move them around every so often? Just curious, thought someone might know here, we are hunting out of a good sized pond.

 

[babyboom]

it educates the birds/they can be stolen... that being said...some people do it...i dont.
good luck
babyboom

 

[damowers]

Only issue I heard, other then being stolen, is heavy dew or frost on the decoys in the morning - won't happen to real birds so they can spook

 

[dannymat]

they can blow over too, then the birds see belly up decoys, that can't help

 

[gravyboat]

I left my decoys out once and never saw them again. Since then they get pulled when I leave the pond or field.

 

[huntingike]

It may be a bit of work at the time but at the end of the day , your decoys will be safe at home ready to go again .

 

[Captain Chaos]

Only issue I heard, other then being stolen, is heavy dew or frost on the decoys in the morning - won't happen to real birds so they can spook

Agree completely, you really can tell when they have been out too long, so can the birds!

 

[sherlockbonez]

So your plan is to leave them out in the field and go move them around few times a day before the season start?

What are you trying to accomplish?

 

[IH8ATTN]

So your plan is to leave them out in the field and go move them around few times a day before the season start?

What are you trying to accomplish?

no they will be in my pond at the start of the season and just leave them out there for the duration. I could bring them in every time but if I don't have to then I won't, move them occasionally of course


here are pics of the pond

 

[350tracker]

I would think that the color on the decoys could fade and by the way lucky man with your own pond...

 

[Winchested]

Ya the sunlight will destroy and fade out the paint and plastic.

 

[ryan32]

the resident geese will figure it out i think.

 

[daveg01]

It discolours them. Speaking of which I need to go get mine from where I left them last fall. Oooopps

 

[Turkeyslayer 1300]

Geese aren't that stupid.....

If the decoys are there every day they get used to them and ignore them. The only people who leave their decoys out around here bait illegally and put the decoys out as a distraction.

 

[thebaron]

Bring them in. When we hunt in a spot for a few weeks in a row, we'll bag our decoys and put them under a camo burlap in the bush (private land).
Never would I dream of leaving my decoys unattended on public land!

 

[hoytcanon]

I agree with moving the decoys... you are going to want to scout around for areas that the birds are currently using anyway... six decoys are enough if you are where the geese WANT to be... six hundred are NOT enough if you are where they DON'T want to be!

 

[IH8ATTN]

Bring them in. When we hunt in a spot for a few weeks in a row, we'll bag our decoys and put them under a camo burlap in the bush (private land).
Never would I dream of leaving my decoys unattended on public land!

Our pond is private and on our property and we have had to kick out trespassers, thanks for the info all we will just throw them out every time we go out.

 

[VLT79]

I agree with moving the decoys... you are going to want to scout around for areas that the birds are currently using anyway... six decoys are enough if you are where the geese WANT to be... six hundred are NOT enough if you are where they DON'T want to be!

That right there is the words of a successful and experienced goose hunter!

 

[Turkeyslayer 1300]

I agree with moving the decoys... you are going to want to scout around for areas that the birds are currently using anyway... six decoys are enough if you are where the geese WANT to be... six hundred are NOT enough if you are where they DON'T want to be!

Unless you are running traffic. Any monkey can scout a field


Running Traffic is not something I would recommend for the new goose hunter.

 

[hoytcanon]

Unless you are running traffic. Any monkey can scout a field

Not very many monkeys do... that is why 10% of the monkey's shoot 90% of the geese.