Tanya
10-16-2011, 12:25 PM
Marc joined John and I this morning for a goose hunting excursion. We set up in the field that we'd found a bunch yesterday when we scouted. It was frosty early on and then turned foggy. We were starting to wonder if the geese had decided not to eat today when the sun finally started to burn through the fog. 50 yards away a young bear felt the warmth and came through the bush to the field's edge only to get our wind and leave promptly. Fortunately, Marshall was upwind of him and oblivious to his presence.
With the sun came a few geese and we downed a couple - at least it wasn't going to be a bust. Another larger group showed up and we waited too long hoping they'd drop a little lower...should have shot as they saw something they didn't feel good about and exited stage east. A little later more showed and we downed a couple more, and then again yet another flock swung by in range. One of those went down in the distance and Marc took Marshall to try to find it. John and I took another, and then as Marc was almost back with the goose we dropped another pair. We had to run both down, and the one I went after, a rather large bird decided to try to attack me as I approached. I won. 10 birds on the ground and we decided breakfast was in order.
All in all a great morning despite the slow start. Lots of corn down all over the valley and still some to be chopped. Could bode well for a while yet in the goose hunting department.
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With the sun came a few geese and we downed a couple - at least it wasn't going to be a bust. Another larger group showed up and we waited too long hoping they'd drop a little lower...should have shot as they saw something they didn't feel good about and exited stage east. A little later more showed and we downed a couple more, and then again yet another flock swung by in range. One of those went down in the distance and Marc took Marshall to try to find it. John and I took another, and then as Marc was almost back with the goose we dropped another pair. We had to run both down, and the one I went after, a rather large bird decided to try to attack me as I approached. I won. 10 birds on the ground and we decided breakfast was in order.
All in all a great morning despite the slow start. Lots of corn down all over the valley and still some to be chopped. Could bode well for a while yet in the goose hunting department.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/TRV58/Gooddayeh.jpg