goose blinds

Just about anything will work, to keep your movements hidden from geese. If you have decent camo for your situation you can lay motionless. Cover yourself with some straw. Use hay bales or burlap to mimic a hay bale. Or cover yourself with burlap. I once had about 100 snow geese try to land right on top of me when I used nothing but some burlap & straw.

Oh, and I hate pits. Loathe pits.
 
I haven't hunted migratory very much in the last decade, but we used willow blinds in the past with good success. Cut some small ( 4-5 foot) branches, poke a hole with an iron bar in the ground and insert branches in the holes. We also made small panels that we could tie together and dispense with the holes. Make sure you remove them when done or access can be lost for the future.

Another vote against pits, too much work.
 
I shoot a lot of geese each year. Laying flat on the ground and covered with burlap that has natural materials attached with twist ties or short pieces of wire is the cheapest option. Cover your face with a mesh camo see through cover, one with eye holes gives better visibility. A cheap military surplus foam sleeping pad is good between you and the ground. Something to rest your head on is a definite help.
A deluxe and much more expensive way to go, (and what I now use) is a commercial layout blind as sold by Cabelas and WSS. Cover with natural material as well. Upright blinds made of willows, etc. are easier to shoot out of but shots will be much farther. Bring 'em in close, and practise shooting from a sitting position. 3 companions and I shot 74 birds on Wednesday AM using layout blinds.
 
Layout/coffin blinds for the win. Shooting geese at 10 yards as they try and land right on top of you. We've tried just about everything but for educated geese layout blinds seem to work the best for us.
 
I really enjoy my final approach blind, very comfortable. My brother has one similar but mine is a wheat field print his is reeds. My Dad has a mesh screen just over the face with a coffee holder and is very nice I'll see if I can find out was his is. It cost like $60 more though.
 
I think the layout blinds are interesting, I just think it would be too constricting. We get geese flying right up from behind us after they pair up which is quite surprising and by then its too late.
Rocks, branches, grass, snow. Just about anything will work as long as it mimics the natural surroundings. Anything synthetic should color match.
One trick I've gotten into lately is to stick some grass into the molle loops of my backpack, use it as extra coverage in the blind also I put it on when I go to a downed goose for when more come around.
 
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