How far apart should goose decoys be?
By placing your decoys about 6-9 feet apart from each other so the geese should not feel crowded when they come to land in your spread.
Is 4 dozen goose decoys enough?
In the right spot, a dozen or so can certainly be enough. A small pond, maybe a half dozen will do the trick. I hunt a rather large lake and rarely put out more than a couple of dozen.
What are goose decoys used for?
Silhouette decoys or “silos” are decoys that are made to resemble geese feeding or eating off the ground. They are primarily used as an economical way to make a large spread.
How do you get geese to land in your decoys?
How to Get Geese to Land in Your Decoys
- 1) Spread Out Your Decoys.
- Get The DecoyPro Goose App.
- 2) Put A Few Decoys In The Landing Zone.
- 3) Best Decoys Up Front.
- 4) Sleeper Decoys Near Your Blinds.
- 5) Rearrange Your Decoys.
- 6) Face All Decoys Into The Wind.
- 7) Multiple Landing Spots.
What decoys should I have in my spread?
On smaller, confined waters, a spread of six to 36 decoys should be sufficient. On larger waters or dry fields, hunters should put out as many decoys as practical. I never heard of anybody scaring ducks or geese away because they used too many decoys. Typically, the more, the merrier.
Can a large decoy spread work for geese?
Having an extremely large decoy spread this early in the year can actually look unnatural to geese and they might not be attracted to the spread. Another reason that these small goose spreads can work in the early season is the fact that the geese have not had much hunting pressure yet.
How to set a spread for goose hunting?
Goose Hunting Decoy Spread Tips: How To Set Goose Decoy Spreads 1 Work With What Decoys You Have or can Afford to Start 2 Ensure you Leave Enough Space for Geese to Land 3 Using the Wind to Your Advantage 4 Replicate What Geese Are Doing in Your Area
Where to set up decoy spread for ducks?
Miles and his hunting partners set a mixed-species decoy spread close to islands, rock outcroppings, breakwaters, and points where a variety of ducks trade and rest. “We always set up on the leeward side of whatever structure we’re hunting from. Black ducks, especially, like to sit close to shore in smooth water.
When to increase the number of Canada goose decoys?
As a general rule of thumb, you will want to increase the number of decoys in your Canada goose decoy spreads as the hunting season progresses. This is because as the seasons progress so do the size of the flocks of the geese you will see due to the progressing migration.
