Michael J.
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See if this works?
Whistler hen: Precopulatory
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Steve Sutton
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Whats up? All the Snow Geese gone and now you're bored?
Tell me about the G.E. decoys.....they look great....
Steve
Tell me about the G.E. decoys.....they look great....
Steve
Michael J.
Member
My friend hatched the idea of the "Ready" hen. We thought it would compliment the "Head-throw" drakes we carved.
The bird is hollowed basswood with a 4" deep, back weighted keel. It floated quite nicely.
My snow goose hunting ended yesterday, I think.
A single Ross was in the decoys when I got there yesterday, just minding his own business. Got all situated and he hung tight, actually came as close as 20 yards while swimming by me as I set a few fullbodies in front of the pit and situated the speakers.
I sat down for about 10 minutes and looked back out and he was back on the bank where I suspect he was when I arrived. Now I'd crank up the e-caller, it didn't move. 45 minutes passed when a group of 25 specks and a juvy blue and snow flew by me at break neck speed, by the time I got the e-caller turned on the birds where 250-300 yds by me in the 30 mph south wind.
When the sound hit em it was like they hit a wall and the whole flock fought its way back toward my position, I kept sneaking peeks at their agonizingly slow return. The juvy blue was gaining ground on my side my side of the flock and their postion wasn't going to allow me a shoot, I thought the snow was lagging a bit it would definitely be the shootable once the specks passed, if they didn't see me. At about 40 yard the whole flock shifted downwind and I shouldered my gun now watching the blue again.
My gun mount was good, I kept going over it in my head, the first of 3 specks passed just to my left as the blue appeared over my gun barrel, I pulled ahead only so slighty as the I squeezed the trigger on the bird.
I didn't even look for the lone snow as the bird crumpled.
As I got out the pit the Ross goose rose to its feet and once again entered the water, just minding his own business................
The bird is hollowed basswood with a 4" deep, back weighted keel. It floated quite nicely.
My snow goose hunting ended yesterday, I think.
A single Ross was in the decoys when I got there yesterday, just minding his own business. Got all situated and he hung tight, actually came as close as 20 yards while swimming by me as I set a few fullbodies in front of the pit and situated the speakers.
I sat down for about 10 minutes and looked back out and he was back on the bank where I suspect he was when I arrived. Now I'd crank up the e-caller, it didn't move. 45 minutes passed when a group of 25 specks and a juvy blue and snow flew by me at break neck speed, by the time I got the e-caller turned on the birds where 250-300 yds by me in the 30 mph south wind.
When the sound hit em it was like they hit a wall and the whole flock fought its way back toward my position, I kept sneaking peeks at their agonizingly slow return. The juvy blue was gaining ground on my side my side of the flock and their postion wasn't going to allow me a shoot, I thought the snow was lagging a bit it would definitely be the shootable once the specks passed, if they didn't see me. At about 40 yard the whole flock shifted downwind and I shouldered my gun now watching the blue again.
My gun mount was good, I kept going over it in my head, the first of 3 specks passed just to my left as the blue appeared over my gun barrel, I pulled ahead only so slighty as the I squeezed the trigger on the bird.
I didn't even look for the lone snow as the bird crumpled.
As I got out the pit the Ross goose rose to its feet and once again entered the water, just minding his own business................