Goose Spread

[southLA]

What's goin on guys? I hunt south of Crowley on family land. Love to hunt mainly specks, but I am mad at the snows too. I have never had luck with windsock/rag spreads, no matter the size or ratio. Even on days with perfect wind, location ect.

What are you guys opinions on running a small realistic spread of fullbodies?

Thanks.

[j.e.hagen]

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That was with a dozen snow decoys and half a dozen spec decoys just before the last cold front we had. I will say we had the picture perfect weather conditions with a good size body sittin a couple fields south, no electronic caller and no rags I called with my mouth and a spec call.

[cmcnabb]

The best time to kill snows is a nasty morning(windy, cloudy, misty rain) or foggy morning and being between 2 bodies helps a lot. If the conditions are right, you won't need many decoys. Our best snow hunts have been over about 18 speck full bodies and 3 to 12 snow/blue full bodies.

[bullcroaker]

very foggy morning no decoys and very good calling or electronic caller

[southLA]

Originally Posted by bullcroaker

very foggy morning no decoys and very good calling or electronic caller

Can you guys recommend a snow call? I blow a Sean Mann spec and can call pretty damn well.

thanks for the help so far!

[j.e.hagen]

I've never blown one but being that I can get them to cooperate just by yelling I imagine any of the calls would work

[Micah]

Originally Posted by bullcroaker

very foggy morning no decoys and very good calling or electronic caller

This. I've hunted 2 different morning by myself with an electronic caller when it was foggy as hell. I just laid the rags on the ground. I'd leave the caller off til I heard some coming, every time they would come funneling down, I was killing 2 or 3 every time. Good times.

[j.e.hagen]

Originally Posted by Micah

This. I've hunted 2 different morning by myself with an electronic caller when it was foggy as hell. I just laid the rags on the ground. I'd leave the caller off til I heard some coming, every time they would come funneling down, I was killing 2 or 3 every time. Good times.

Seems like everyday you've had a strap full you havin one hell of a season

[Top Dawg]

I've had my best snow goose shoots over 6 speck decoys

[southLA]

Well we set our 18 speck fullbodies today. May go pick up some snow goose full bodies.

Thanks.

[SaltERedneck]

Originally Posted by southLA

Well we set our 18 speck fullbodies today. May go pick up some snow goose full bodies.

Thanks.

my buddy usually averages about 10 snows a hunt with about 20 full body specks and 20 or so full body snows and a dozen shells... NO rags.... hunting outta thornwell. nothing spectacular. just picking off little groups here and there.

[southLA]

Do y'all usually just have to get out and touch them? Or do they work better with decoys?

I can probably just count on both hands how many times I've worked snows into dekes.

[lilrab1989]

when u put out rags put them 5 to 6 feet apart from each other

[duck enticer]

Originally Posted by SaltERedneck

my buddy usually averages about 10 snows a hunt with about 20 full body specks and 20 or so full body snows and a dozen shells... NO rags.... hunting outta thornwell. nothing spectacular. just picking off little groups here and there.

10 Snows/hunt is spectacular to me! They are hard to decoy period. Like the others said, downwind of a huge body, in between bodies, foggy days, hard wind, rainy.....If none of these conditions are present it is hard to kill snows without 1200 dekes and an e-caller.

The best hunt I have ever been on was a conservation hunt in South Dakota where we killed about 50 in one day. We were in layout blinds with 1200 full bodies, 3 or 4 12 volt spinning snow machines, kites and 2 e-callers. Speakers right in front of the layouts was how they did it.

[DeeCee]

if you aren't in the right place, no amount of decoys will do much good. I doubt anyone averages 10 snows a hunt. I'm speaking from a lot of experience.

[southLA]

I'd be happy with my limit of specks every other hunt and a snow or two. Could have done just that yesterday.


But shot terrible. Cliche, I know, but it's true.

[spotchasin]

We hunt them with very few decoys about 8-10 full body snow geese and 6 speck decoys. We mouth call them. They are smart birds got to hide your self very well and be still.

[Vermillionaire]

I ordered too many goose shells. If anyone's intrested in 1 dz GHG alert snow shells still in the box ill let them go for $120

[Duck Butter]

How do most of you guys hide? Are you in layouts or in white suits? Have a friend with a wheat field and been thinking about speck hunting on it, but the field is a wide open green field

[DUCKGOGETTER]

Use a layout blind and avery sales killer weed that is called winter wheat. I know someone who does this in a rye grass field and has great success.