FACT: The best-of-the-best waterfowlers in the worl
Canada geese in fields. In the last decade, no bird species has
tougher to dial in if you’re a Mississippi or Atlantic flyway
They are anti-social, flare off the best brushed blinds at
and are content to sleep on frozen water all day. How th
youhuntabirdthatwouldrathereatgrassintheparkthan
inafield?That’sacomplexanswermostmornings,butba
boilsdowntothis:Therearecertaindaysahonkerwilllet
it, and there are days it won’t.
It’strue,biggeesemigratedifferentlythantheyusedto,and
amoreurbanbird,butthathasn’tdiminishedourpassionforthem
havetobewillingtochangetacticsandpursuethemwhenthey
tible.Mostwilltellyoutargetingbiggeeseoverwateristhekeyto
killingthem,andthat’strueinmanyplaces.Theyarelessleeryover
evenfrozenponds,butitcanbedamntoughtofind(andgetaccess
every weekend.
They will frustrate the hell out of you at times, but don’t trade the decoy
trailer for a new duck boat just yet. Some of the most core Canada goose hunt-
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Threinen is obsessed with the
habits of geese—why they do what
they do—and their biology. For74 WILDFOWL Magazine | September 2019 wildfowlmag.com© Molt Gear