It’s no secret that decoying geese is a thrill. They are big birds and noisy in the air. Seeing geese close in on the spread and hearing them get louder as they come into range makes any waterfowler’s ...

Julie Geiser is an avid outdoors enthusiast and columnist. She can be reached at [email protected] The geese are in the air and I cannot begin to tell you about the thrill of the Canada ...

Sept. 1 opened the 2023-24 waterfowl season, with early goose season. What has been called the “Early Goose” in the South Zone of New York State — our neck of the waterfowl woods — offers hunters a 25 ...

It’s pretty easy to get obsessed with building a spread of the best goose decoys. Goose hunting is hard work and we’re all looking for any advantage we can get over the birds and competing hunters. So ...

As migrating ducks and geese make their way south for the winter, duck hunters from every corner of the United States knock the dust off their decoy spread, and prepare for what they hope will be a ...

Tip of the Day Goose hunters need to expand their decoy spread for the last days of the season. Adding white rags in the spread is the least expensive way to do this. The Advocate Feb 22, 2013 Feb 22, ...

Hardcore snow-goose hunters use shells like this in addition to full-bodied decoys and sillosocks. As a general rule, the more lifelike a decoy is, the more cumbersome it is to transport and set up.

Hunting the early goose season is not as complicated as brain surgery but it is definitely tougher than some hunters make it sound. There are a lot of young birds in the sky for the first time with ...