What is the best snow goose decoy spread?
Windsock Decoys and Flyer Decoys One more consideration when hunting over small snow goose decoy spreads is the type of decoys you elect to use. Windsock decoys are a great choice for this type of hunting as they provide good eye catching movement in the wind.
How many Specklebelly goose decoys do I need?
Set out a minimum of 500 decoys (1,000 to 1,500 is better). Supplement shell and silhouette decoys with lighter, less expensive white rags or white plastic bag decoys. Wear camouflage or white if snow covers the ground. Don’t over call.
How many turkey decoys should I put out?
If I am fall turkey hunting, I will use up to four or five decoys to create a flock, since turkeys are traveling together during that time of the year. How far away from my setup do I place my decoys? I like putting my decoys about 15 to 20 yards away.
How far should turkey decoys be?
15-20 yards
Solution: Place your decoys 15-20 yards from your location. If a gobbler hangs up at 40, you still have a chance. If this problem persists with the same birds on multiple occasions, stake your decoy behind you where it’s visible to an approaching tom.
How many goose silhouettes do you need?
“I’d still recommend three dozen silhouettes per hunter. One man can easily handle this many, and I’d still go with the X or V design. I might put the decoys in little groups of three to seven in a skeletal version of the X or V, to extend the spread some, but everything else would be the same.”
Do snow goose silhouettes work?
Any combination of full bodies, shells, silhouettes, wind socks and rags will work for light geese. When using flags, don’t hesitate to use several, as large concentrations of snow geese tend to move quite a bit when feeding.
Will specklebelly geese land with Canadian geese?
Moreover, they are very agile. When you hunt these birds, they do not fall from the sky similar to the Canadian geese. Instead, they fall from the sky in a zigzagging manner. Also, this is the way they land whilst alive.
Is a specklebelly a snow goose?
The greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) is a small brown goose named for the white feathers surrounding its bill. Because of the dappled black markings on its creamy light breast (kind of resembling a birch or aspen tree), it is often called the “specklebelly” by waterfowl hunters.