V-boards for Canadian geese

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derreckmoen

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Has anyone used an all V-board spread on the water for Canadian geese? How do they work? Do you need to have floaters in with them? Being from Minnesota I have never seen a V-board used.
 
V-boards are extremely affective in the Chesapeake region. Each decoy equals 3 and they are easy to set out and pick up quickly. They do take a little more weight than your average floater, but are worth it.

I use 12 sitting duck's plastic frames and reel geese silhouettes. It makes a rig of 36 geese and really stands out for far away and draws in the geese.

Plywood and 2x's will work just as well. Seal them well and paint with a basic color scheme and you should have plenty of success.

-D
 
Are you just targeting Canadian Geese or geese which are born in the US as well? and would those be Canadian Canada geese or Canadian Snow Geese?
:)

Sorry couldnt resist.

Its Canada Geese.

But we all know what you meant.
 
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here are the floating boards with real geese on them
 
Shermie,
I want to know if the local deer herd has breakfast, dinner, and supper in that garden of yours.
Al
 
yes i keep them close,lol harvested a 5 pointer that had the hint of greens as he loved the beets and rainbow swiss chard then he started on the beans...lol

he was the only one that realy wouldnt stay away as Daisy usualy keep them at bay...

48 tomato plants there
 
no i turfed the heavy wooden ones and bought these ones,,,from sitting ducks,,which i thought was a great deal at the time so i bought a bunch of them 6 dozen if i remember so i could resell them that i did not need ....6 dozen had a price break,Well right after i got mine they went on sale and i got stuck with alot of them because they were cheaper on the net .. and so i turned out 48 golden eye sillies out of plywood and they fit on just fine then i bought 2 dozen reel geese ,mind you dont bother withthe floating reel geese just buy the cheapest ones you can find and cut the feet off they will work just fine.
One of my buddies dropped by and couldnt believe i was taking a brand new dozen out of the box and cutting the feet off,, i hunt geese on water more then land.. if you dont put in the security screw you can switch back in forth from stake to y board in seconds..

i bought 1 dozen floating style and 1 dozen field style cut the feet off the field set,, you can still use the y`s in the field mind you....plastic is brown and fades to a grayish in alot of sun exposure....

if you end up with water in them no prob drill a hole in both ends and while the inside is wet spray in foam till it comes out the other end wala floats now...

a note '';;; when you use goose silos or big duck silos you need big achors in big current and waves and winds a 10 lber will drag along with just 4 sets on one line....

IVe played around with putting a Y on the end of each long line and let the wind pay the floaters out ,with no anchor on that end it sways back and forth more movement BUT mind you ,you need a lot of space between the lines so they dont tangle and snafu your day...the tide will change and do the same thing so some care is needed when you let the free float around....

hope this helps anymore questions and we here will try and help ya out....

shermie...
 
SHERMIE....

So with green grass and those killer decoys you should have all the local golf course geese taking up residence.

Just do not use that boat looking thing for a planter.

Matt
 
LOL ,,,the wife has been trying to turn it and the alum canoe into planters for 20 years ,that barney is over 40 years old the fella who made it JACK DONAT a local guy made a hell of a boat,, made it high sided for hunting the bigwater in the bays...with a 20 horse on it... ive had a 15 on it and it flies a rooster tail out the back.......
 
I have 28 V-boards showing up to the house tommorow from Sitting ducks. I already have 18 so this will give me a total of 46 boards. Been cutting out silo's all weekend. These are extreamely effective on the water as well as land. I've never been able to see them from any distance until I did a layout hunt this year on the Susquehanna Flats. Seeing them from a distance is what made me want to buy more. They stick out big time.

Mark
 
I am wondering what size wood is needed to supPort/float silos cut from 1/4 plywood? I also have a lot of 1in and 3/4 in PVC. If that was filled with foam and capped would that supply enough flotation?
 
You could even use coroplast (corrugated plastic from a sign shop) to save more weight. Much lighter but takes a little more prep to get paint to stick well. I just sanded the surface lightly and paint stuck fine for me.
I think 1x2s would be easier to work with then pvc. Not sure how you would connect them to the pvc without holes that will cause problems.

Tim
 
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