So who’s going this year?
I’m so pumped…..Them white devils have already started invading my dreams 
Not sure the exact plans yet, but I might be doing a combonation decoy/sneak hunt this year. A buddy and I did up 400 or so northwinds this winter already. Hopefully we can get into them over that many.
Either way, I’ve got March 10-19 to chase em……I’m predicting triple digit kill numbers this year 
Jake,
I’ll be working in SD during that time frame. I may or may not have time to hunt, so let me know when it gets closer. I’m a stalk/blast hunter when it comes to snows. It’s nothing to put 300 miles on the truck in the day driving around looking for “tornados”.
As for triple digits, I wish the best of luck. The most I got one spring was 60. It included a special hunt of 16 geese, 4 – 3.5″ T shot. It took me over an hour to kill and collect all the geese. This story is best told over a cold one(I won’t wear any funny pants either).
Stay in touch as it gets closer!!
Jake,
I’ll be working in SD during that time frame. I may or may not have time to hunt, so let me know when it gets closer. I’m a stalk/blast hunter when it comes to snows. It’s nothing to put 300 miles on the truck in the day driving around looking for “tornados”.
As for triple digits, I wish the best of luck. The most I got one spring was 60. It included a special hunt of 16 geese, 4 – 3.5″ T shot. It took me over an hour to kill and collect all the geese. This story is best told over a cold one(I won’t wear any funny pants either).
Stay in touch as it gets closer!!
The itch is upon us all I think there Jake! I’ve already been lining up the troops to head to mizzura’. Last year I know we were there the last weekend of Feb. and caught the head of the migration. But in the spring it’s all about the birds and watching to see where they are. We went on one trip a couple of years a ago to a report in ND of “millions” went up there and there was almost zero due to sub-par weather.
We’ve got three trips for sure to MO, SD and ND. Last year we went on three trips and got triple digits on every trip. One thing we do everytime though is decoy, there’s nothing like it. We only made one sneak last year and it was successful and fun, but it only lasted 20 min. on the sneak and 1 min. of shooting. For decoying we’ve tried to have atleast 1,000+ decoys out there, a mix of every kind of ‘coy. 5 E-callers and blinds are better than wearing white. Only a couple weeks away!!
The itch is upon us all I think there Jake! I’ve already been lining up the troops to head to mizzura’. Last year I know we were there the last weekend of Feb. and caught the head of the migration. But in the spring it’s all about the birds and watching to see where they are. We went on one trip a couple of years a ago to a report in ND of “millions” went up there and there was almost zero due to sub-par weather.
We’ve got three trips for sure to MO, SD and ND. Last year we went on three trips and got triple digits on every trip. One thing we do everytime though is decoy, there’s nothing like it. We only made one sneak last year and it was successful and fun, but it only lasted 20 min. on the sneak and 1 min. of shooting. For decoying we’ve tried to have atleast 1,000+ decoys out there, a mix of every kind of ‘coy. 5 E-callers and blinds are better than wearing white. Only a couple weeks away!!
Hey Lars,
When you’re hunting over decoys, do you usually hunt over a dry field, field with sheet water, or next to a pond?
Also what are the best days and times to shoot em over dekes in the spring? bright sunny migration days? Cloudy rainy days? Mornings or Evenings?
I’m not sure how confident I really am about this decoy stuff. From every thing I’ve read, it sounds like it’s nothing but frustrating to get them in range.
Hey Lars,
When you’re hunting over decoys, do you usually hunt over a dry field, field with sheet water, or next to a pond?
Also what are the best days and times to shoot em over dekes in the spring? bright sunny migration days? Cloudy rainy days? Mornings or Evenings?
I’m not sure how confident I really am about this decoy stuff. From every thing I’ve read, it sounds like it’s nothing but frustrating to get them in range.
We generally look for a few things when hunting a field for those Ribeyes in the sky. One is the obvious, if they are feeding there then get there if you can. Another is to look for their roost and get decently close but always to the north. If there is a lot of birds on the roost they will take turns going to eat and back to roost or migrate. Also, a good number live birds is the best decoys you can have for bringing down the high-flying migrators. But seeing that may bring in hunters who like to sneak, that is why I hope that people do enough driving around to see if anyone is hunting these birds and not to wreck the decoying hunt. The field doesn’t really matter as long as it is in or around their flight pattern, but like all geese, I like corn, especially if it was a burned field. I don’t know what it is but they love cooked corn.
As for the hunting times I would say that the mourning is probally the low time of the day. Sunny days are the best for migrators and blinding the geese, they see much better on them cloudy days. And if there is a roosting flock around wait them out all night because they absolutely pile out at night and with the liberal shooting times you may get blinded by the fire out of the cannon.
Decoying is all a preference for people, a 40 yard shot is a great take(and about the ave. shot) and some will have their feet down and committ. some just want to sneak and do hard work for the cheap thrill. There is nothing like decoying birds to me, thousands in one tornado, priceless. And you always want to beware of the nuisance geese. These are one or two birds that hang well out of range to warn geese of your spot. They will bring in more birds, but they then may just lead them out to saftey.
We generally look for a few things when hunting a field for those Ribeyes in the sky. One is the obvious, if they are feeding there then get there if you can. Another is to look for their roost and get decently close but always to the north. If there is a lot of birds on the roost they will take turns going to eat and back to roost or migrate. Also, a good number live birds is the best decoys you can have for bringing down the high-flying migrators. But seeing that may bring in hunters who like to sneak, that is why I hope that people do enough driving around to see if anyone is hunting these birds and not to wreck the decoying hunt. The field doesn’t really matter as long as it is in or around their flight pattern, but like all geese, I like corn, especially if it was a burned field. I don’t know what it is but they love cooked corn.
As for the hunting times I would say that the mourning is probally the low time of the day. Sunny days are the best for migrators and blinding the geese, they see much better on them cloudy days. And if there is a roosting flock around wait them out all night because they absolutely pile out at night and with the liberal shooting times you may get blinded by the fire out of the cannon.
Decoying is all a preference for people, a 40 yard shot is a great take(and about the ave. shot) and some will have their feet down and committ. some just want to sneak and do hard work for the cheap thrill. There is nothing like decoying birds to me, thousands in one tornado, priceless. And you always want to beware of the nuisance geese. These are one or two birds that hang well out of range to warn geese of your spot. They will bring in more birds, but they then may just lead them out to saftey.
If anyone is looking for a guide for Snows I would highly recommend Top Gun Guide Service
If anyone is looking for a guide for Snows I would highly recommend Top Gun Guide Service
Good luck Jake! Wish I could, wish I could….
Good luck Jake! Wish I could, wish I could….
Hey jake where were u hunting at from those pictures?
Hey jake where were u hunting at from those pictures?
for sure gonna be out west over spring break. i might go visit some buddys in KS later this month too!
for sure gonna be out west over spring break. i might go visit some buddys in KS later this month too!
Hey Lardy,
That first pic is from last year in SD. It was a double I got on Blues while pass shooting a flock. The second one is from 2 years ago when we were in ND.
That warm weather we had last week really got the blood pumpin . And from the reports, it sounds like the snows are already on the move. We could use a little snow in SD to slow them things down a bit. I really don’t want to have to go all the way to ND again.
Hey Lardy,
That first pic is from last year in SD. It was a double I got on Blues while pass shooting a flock. The second one is from 2 years ago when we were in ND.
That warm weather we had last week really got the blood pumpin . And from the reports, it sounds like the snows are already on the move. We could use a little snow in SD to slow them things down a bit. I really don’t want to have to go all the way to ND again.
jake…. u go to school in Winona dont ya?? i am at Univ. Wisconnie and i think we always have a later spring break than anybody else i know. We start the 19th!…..lol Either way….good luck to ya bro!!!!!!!!!!!! 
jake…. u go to school in Winona dont ya?? i am at Univ. Wisconnie and i think we always have a later spring break than anybody else i know. We start the 19th!…..lol Either way….good luck to ya bro!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy Cow Man!!!……I could never make it until the 19th 
. I saw a flock of Canada’s fly over town yesterday and my body started twitching uncontrollably 
We’re actually contemplating skipping that last Thurs-Fri of classes just to get out there .
only 29 days and counting
Holy Cow Man!!!……I could never make it until the 19th . I saw a flock of Canada’s fly over town yesterday and my body started twitching uncontrollably
We’re actually contemplating skipping that last Thurs-Fri of classes just to get out there .
only 29 days and counting
jake you couldnt get triple digit kills unless you took a tommy gun and shot it into a cage of birds
jake you couldnt get triple digit kills unless you took a tommy gun and shot it into a cage of birds
That’s the plan
That’s the plan
thats what i figured
thats what i figured
I’ll likely be hunting the weekend before you arrive Jake. I’ll be sure to shoot you a PM after our hunts. Where you staying??
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