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All New Decoy Set For 2008. Groups of 6 Hunters- $175 per gun |
STARTING FEBRUARY 28TH, I HEAD TO SOUTHERN NEBRASKA. THE GEESE HAVE STARTED TO MASS IN NUMBERS AT SQUAW CREEK REFUGE AND IN THE INFAMOUS RAINWATER BASIN. NEBRASKA IS ABOUT THE MID WAY POINT ON THE SNOW GOOSE SPRING JOURNEY. HERE THE GEESE HIT THE FIELDS HARD FILLING THEMSELVES WITH CORN BEFORE THEY MAKE THE REST OF THEIR JOURNEY. AN AREA RICH WITH AGRICULTURE THE FIELDS SEEM ENDLESS . THE MANAGED WETLANDS PROVIDE AMPLE ROOSTING GROUNDS AND REFUGE FOR THE BIRDS. THEY STAY HERE FOR WEEKS AT A TIME FEEDING RELENTLESSLY ON THE ALMOST 100% IRRIGATED FARMS.
I SPEND DAYS BEHIND THE WINDSHIELD BEFORE I EVEN SET UP A SPREAD. COMBING THE COUNTRYSIDE FINDING THE AREAS HOLDING GEESE. I FIND THE FIELDS AND SET UP THE LODGING IN AREAS WHERE THE GEESE ARE STAGED IN MASS.
I SET UP SPREADS OF 500 - 2500 DECOYS. USE A ONE OF A KIND E-CALLER. I USE SEVERAL TYPES OF LAYOUT BLINDS TO CONCEAL HUNTERS IN COMFORT.
HUNTING OVER DECOYS IN THE RAINWATER BASIN CAN PROVIDE SOME OF THE BEST QUALITY DECOY SHOOTING FOR SNOWS SOUTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER. IN 2005 WE AVERAGED 16 BIRDS A DAY OVER THE SPREAD WITH FOUR GUNS. WE AVERAGE 24 BIRDS A DAY. THE CHANCE FOR A BIG DAY IS BETTER HERE THAN JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE. WITH THE BUMPER CROP OF JUVENILE SNOWS THIS YEAR SHOULD BE EVEN BETTER.
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