Resident Goose Hunt – Mixed Bag!

Talk about a mixed bag, this is something that you don’t see every day! In MO we have a one week long early season that’s designed to cut down on the resident Canadian Goose population. We tried to do our part this last Tuesday!

The weather was beautiful and we decided to set up on a pond that consistently holds some resident geese. We only had to wait til about 7:30 and here they came. They worked perfectly! The came in from behind and banked hard to get the wind right, from there there feet dropped down and they sailed right in to our decoys. I gave the call to take’em as the geese sailed in to approx. 20 yards. As they say, the rest is history!! We didn’t shoot the greatest, but then again, it was the first time out (that’s our excuse anyway!).

About 30 min later my lil hunting buddy whispered excitedly, “Dadddy, there’s a coyote!” I turned to see a coyote not 40 yrds behind us slipping up to the back of our decoys. I give him a few “kisses” and it locked up just in time for me to put the hammer down with some 3 1/2″ steel 2 shot. The coyote never knew what hit it as it dropped in its tracks.

This is the most diverse mixed bag that I’ve ever had a chance to take part it. It was a very fun and memorable hunt. Good luck to you guys out there, be safe!!