Can you hunt water on early goose?

Scout. Whether you hunt big or small water or early season or late, nothing trumps thorough scouting. It’s certainly possible to lure passing geese within shotgun range, but your odds of success increase if you set up where the birds want to be. Odds are, they’ll want to be on water at some time during a typical day.

Can you shoot a goose in the water?

It’s perfectly legal to kill a duck or goose on the water. The “seeking refuge in water” referred to is a law regarding big game.

When should you water geese for hunting?

I would consider the afternoon hunt to be between 11am to about 3pm. Early afternoon can be a good hunting time as the geese come off their morning feeding spots and head back to their resting area. If they see an attractive spread of decoys in a field the geese may stop in if they are still hungry.

What is the best time to hunt geese?

Spring, Late Summer, Fall and Winter. As mentioned, the time-of-day equation for goose hunting is fairly simple. Take advantage of morning and evening feeding flights in fields. Pursue them at midmorning and midday over loafing waters or, if wet weather hits, at feeding areas.

How do you attract geese to your field?

How to Attract Geese to your yard?

1. Mow your Lawn. Geese really love munching on grass, but they do believe in too much of a good thing.
2. Water. Geese are large and travel with many other geese, so a simple birdbath will not catch the attention of the local goose population.
3. Cracked Corn.
4. Worms.
5. Grape Salad.
6. Oats.

Will geese come back after being shot at?

After you shoot into a few flocks, though, things get dicey. Geese might return to an especially tempting food source, but they often wait a few days before doing so and are exceptionally wary when they do. Otherwise, birds might simply relocate to another field.

Can you shoot geese at night?

The use of a firearm to kill any wild bird or animal is not permitted between sunset and sunrise on any day unless acting under and in accordance with the terms or conditions of a licence.

What size shot is best for goose hunting?

SPECIES	IDEAL RANGE	SHOT SIZE
Small Ducks	15-40 yds	4, 5, 6
Large Ducks	10-40 yds	BB,1, 2, 3
Geese	10-45 yds	T, BBB, BB

What time do geese feed at night?

FEEDING PATTERNS? The geese would normally leave their roost pond at sunrise or no later than 30 minutes past. They would feed until 9:30am and they would usually returned to the water where they roosted. During their evening feed with the sun shining, they would leave between 7 and 8pm and stay out as late as 10pm.

How do you goose hunt for beginners?

12 Tips for Hunting Geese

1. When in doubt, spread your decoys out.
2. Have more than one style of goose call at hand.
3. Finishing geese on windy days may require adjustments.
4. Stay still, keep your head down, and don’t gawk.
5. Decoy motion is vital.
6. Simple calling is often the best way to go.
7. When the temperature drops, geese lie down.

Are there any good Goose Hunting Tips for beginners?

However, with these goose hunting tips for beginners you will quickly be able to improve your chances of bagging some geese. Example of a goose decoy spread for beginners:

What’s the best way to hunt Canada geese?

“When ‘running traffic’ for Canada geese, I like to set up land-and-water spreads whenever I can. Water seems to ‘soften up’ geese and they tend to work really well. A combination spread of sleeper shells, full-bodies, and floaters can be deadly.

When to use decoys in a goose hunt?

The one exception is when geese are often passing by that location to go from one spot to another such as from their roost on water to another feeding field or when they are migrating. In simple terms, if you see geese fly over that spot often, even if they are not landing there you can have an opportunity to pull them in with decoys.

Why do people like to watch geese over water?

There’s another reason he and his friends spend much of their time watching over a string of goose decoys floating on a pond, a river or a lake: It’s deadly. Remember, geese are waterfowl, and while they spend much of their time feeding in harvested grain fields, they spend the rest with wet feet.