Saskatchewan goose hunt

[M.T. Pockets]

Just got back from Saskatchewan, haven't even cleaned my gun yet.

I always wanted to go on a goose hunt in Canada and this year I did with 3 other buddies that I hunt with a lot. We didn't hit the best year, it's been in the 60's and even 70 the last couple weeks and it's just not bringing down the big Canadas and Mallards. The locals have been hunted for 5 weeks and are pretty cagey.

The first day we set up for Canada geese and saw very few, we got 7. It was a bluebird day and we got sun burned

The second day we set a big spread of snows & blues, 700 full body decoys. I think we got around 30 or 35. It was a hot still day and not the best conditions.

The third day we set up for Canadas again and had a better day. The four of us got our limit of dark geese, 21 honkers and 11 speckle bellies. It was a cooler day with some breeze. These were the first big Canadas they've seen in the area.

It wasn't the best hunting, but we did see an awful lot of birds. Migration hunts are tough to time when you plan them a year in advance. I learned a lot and had a good time.