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looking for floaters and ones I can put in the fields, looking for decent 3d ones but don't break the bank, only ones I know of are the Cambodian Tire ones. I know its early but gotta spend money now before my first child is born as wife will put a hold on my account :)
 
Maybe tell the wife to smarten up, your trying to feed the little one on organic meat and gathering the tools to give them an option other then video games and hanging with the mall crowd. Train her now before it is too late. 3 10 pound geese pays for the dekes and the next one covers the shells and gas........

nothing like a little post partem anemia to wise a woman up to the merits of goose liver.
 
You are going to want to run one two sets of decoys.

I suggest GreenHead Gear HotBuys for a basic field spread.

You should only need about a dozen floaters, Cabelas and BassPro (RedHead) both market in-expensive floaters with flocked heads, but beware after a few years of use they tend to wear out.
 
I have successfully hunted geese with a spread of 6 deked and a few cobs of corn from the fiels I am hunting... If they believe there is something there for them they will land...

That being said, the more you have the better off you will be...

As far as floaters, I hunt the lake down the road from my boat... I use duck decoys and hide in an area I know geese will land frequently... They see the ducks and feel safe and land... Between canadas and snows I took almost 80 geese in 8 trips out last year...
 
Have you ever considered making your own silouettes. Old wall panelling, old realestate and political election signs made from that plastic card board are excellant materials and usually free.

I have had good success making and using these over the years with ducks and geese. If you wish to try it PM me and I will make you a few paper patterns off mine to get you started.
 
Superbrad said:
I have successfully hunted geese with a spread of 6 deked and a few cobs of corn from the fiels I am hunting... If they believe there is something there for them they will land...

That being said, the more you have the better off you will be...

As far as floaters, I hunt the lake down the road from my boat... I use duck decoys and hide in an area I know geese will land frequently... They see the ducks and feel safe and land... Between canadas and snows I took almost 80 geese in 8 trips out last year...
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A few cobs of corns make a big difference to the number of decoys required...lol.
 
david doyle said:
Maybe tell the wife to smarten up, your trying to feed the little one on organic meat and gathering the tools to give them an option other then video games and hanging with the mall crowd. Train her now before it is too late. 3 10 pound geese pays for the dekes and the next one covers the shells and gas........

nothing like a little post partem anemia to wise a woman up to the merits of goose liver.
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hahaha just buggen my wife loves that I hunt :)
 
IH8ATTN said:
Thanks for the info guys, didn't even think to use duck decoys in the mix, they are cheaper and im sure if geese see some ducks they'd be more comfortable coming in
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As a general rule you are better of with all goose decoys than all duck decoys.

Ducks will decoy to geese, vice versa is possible but not common or effective.

I would bet superbrad is hunting areas where the geese are habitually therefore decoys are not essential. I have a pretty good idea where he hunts.

Go out to an area representative of where you are going to hunt and watch wild birds this will tell you much, much more than we can.
 
WE always use a mixed set, whether on land or water... we try not to limit our options... the truth is... if you are where the geese WANT to be, six decoys are enough... if you are where the geese DON'T WANT to be, six DOZEN decoys won't be enough... scouting is essential... get out and scout the fields and water... see for yourself where they are feeding and resting, then get there ahead of them and set-up... Bring lots of shells.
 
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