goose hunt

[JackRabbit]

Here i'm posting some pics of one of our better days.This particular day the geese came in like crazy.We started shooting at about 8:15am.nov. 17\04 and had to quit shooting at about 9:45am. five of us 25 geese.;)

[JackRabbit]

Here we are back at camp after all gear put away just getting ready to start cleaning these bad boys.

[JackRabbit]

This is a great investment,these chairs are every bit as good as they look .What a good shoot,on a nice cold snow covered morning .;)

[fabsroman]

Great pics.

Have you ever shot out of an eliminator blind? If so, do you prefer the chairs over them or not? I am thinking about getting some eliminator blinds for next year, but want to make sure I make the right decision. The eliminators keep hunters protected from the wind, but it is really hard to see the birds when they are behind you. How does the chair do with wind and visibility?

[JackRabbit]

Hi fabsroman,I'm not sure what it was but a buddy had a goose blind\decoy about 48" high at the top of the back totaly out of the wind but could'nt see squat.I much rather shoot from the chairs as you can see all around and the body pops up quickly by way of bungee cord at front of bird.As far as the wind if it's strong enough you might want a vest under your coat to proyect your back.If nothing is moving you can stand around calling until you see or hear them comming.It's a blast;)

[kt]

holy jeee-wiz a topic i know something about! first let me say nice pics, but it made me think every time we do that some how every body has to get some where and kt gets stuck cleaning 90% of 'em. any how, we have been hunting out of those chairs for about 8 years now. when i first started these were the tops, easy to pack and the geese came right in, in september they seem to be great on resident geese that have been loafing on golf courses all summer. they come in and land. if they work behind you, or even low and off to the side there isnt much of a way to see them unless you tilt the body up. but they are nice in that when the temp hits 80 you arent couped in an eliminator. at that time SE PA wasnt hunted all that hard and the geese in regular seasons werent that well edjucated. we were only allowed one. now allowed three, there is a lot more hunters and unless you really take care to hide your feet under burlap or something, some days they just arent having it. in the scheme of things the chair is lighter, cheaper and can be very effective, no little wind protection though and i have never had geese 3 feet over my head in one like i have in an eliminator/finisher
kt

[fabsroman]

In an eliminator, I have had a goose walk up to my blind and actually look inside like he was wondering what was going on. He actually made it out alive because we shot at a flock coming in, but that is probably one goose that should have been taken out of the gene pool.

[JackRabbit]

On our hunt there a couple times we let one and two birds land in our decoys to shoot on larger flocks coming in.We've been shooting out of these chairs for about eight years as well,and having much fun.We have many different areas,barely ever hunt the same field twice.;)