Silhouettes are effective and can help fill in a spread. Check your provincial regs and follow them to the letter regarding baiting. I know from personal experience even having an empty livestock feedbag in the back of your vehicle can result in a lot of misery even if you aren't baiting waterfowl.
2018 Waterfowl thread
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Silhouettes are effective and can help fill in a spread. Check your provincial regs and follow them to the letter regarding baiting. I know from personal experience even having an empty livestock feedbag in the back of your vehicle can result in a lot of misery even if you aren't baiting waterfowl.
Agreed,
Where we hunt you need to stop two weeks prior to the opening day, you must not have corn or whatever the day you hunt, you can still have baits 400m from your hunting site during hunting season.
I don't know of anyone that might've happened but I'll keep this in mind!
the spank
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Actually you must cease placing bait 14 days prior to season and bait must not be present 7 days prior to season. Thats right in the federal regs. And no you may not place bait within 400 metres of your site during an open season. The regs specify you may not hunt within 400 metres of any place bait is present. In order to place bait during an open season you must acquire a federal permit to feed waterfowl and the location specified on it as an approved feeding site (aka sanctuary).
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the spank
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Scroll down to section 14 Baiting Restrictions and educate yourselves.
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/C.R.C.,_c._1035/FullText.html
thepolinator
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Unfortunately I am behind the 8 ball this year. Just bought a house so all my time is taken up with projects.
the spank
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I would assume in hopes of drawing them to an area but I can’t see them sticking around if there is nothing to eat?
Alarm is set for 4:00 tomorrow morning, layout blind is brushed in, sandwiches made, blind bag loaded, tomorrow is opening morning. Fresh cut barley field here I come! Can’t wait to get out there with a couple of hunting buddies.
1963beretta
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Congrats on the purchase Paul!
1963beretta
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Good luck to everyone heading out for early season goose. Unfortunately we have to wait until Thursday in southern Ontario
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Missed the opener 2 years in a row now, timeline crunch on projects that cannot be put aside!
last year I was working at sunrise at the lake and it sounded like a fire fight when legal light hit!LOL
about 1,500 birds pounding into a 1/2 section with three different outfits in there , wow what a shoot!!
i drive by on my way to the lumber store in time to see some specs circling into my friend's blind, that was cool!
Cat
last year I was working at sunrise at the lake and it sounded like a fire fight when legal light hit!LOL
about 1,500 birds pounding into a 1/2 section with three different outfits in there , wow what a shoot!!
i drive by on my way to the lumber store in time to see some specs circling into my friend's blind, that was cool!
Cat
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CoryTheCowboy
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Slow morning as expected. We don't have much in the way of geese, but it gives me an excuse to get out and scout for ducks. Good company if nothing else
Cory
Got a couple Canadas before 8:00.
It's my first time trying opening day in September after about 20 years waterfowling now.
If I was more patient I might have had another shot as there were more flights but I figured two was all I wanted to pluck this afternoon anyway.
It's my first time trying opening day in September after about 20 years waterfowling now.
If I was more patient I might have had another shot as there were more flights but I figured two was all I wanted to pluck this afternoon anyway.
Chuckbuster
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Been out every day of the long weekend. Saw nothing on Saturday, switched locations on Sunday and missed some incoming Canadas...and to my horror realized I was shooting cylinder bore at geese at range. Fixed that Saturday nigh and was out on Sunday morning...success! Having the right choke tube installed makes a difference.
