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hunting roosts
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02/02/10 11:21 PM
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TX Marsh
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so now that its conservation season i was wondering if anyone has ever hunted a roost pond with decoys? because you can hunt 30 min after sunset and since im not going to be hunting the geese for the rest of the season do yall think it would be a good idea? or no?
Snow geese are just white feral hogs with wings
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Re: hunting roosts
[Re: TX Marsh]
#1215504
02/02/10 11:26 PM
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FowlDreams
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If it's your last hunt of the season then why not... I would!
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Re: hunting roosts
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02/02/10 11:47 PM
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CNTKILLLIKEME
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LOL good one FD, love how its not a direct jab, but just hilarious if u actually hunt.
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Re: hunting roosts
[Re: CNTKILLLIKEME]
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02/02/10 11:50 PM
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nogeese
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just crawl down the levy and rake em!
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Re: hunting roosts
[Re: nogeese]
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02/03/10 12:30 AM
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TX Marsh
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when i say hunting the roost i dont mean shoot them when they're on the pond sleeping. i meant set up with some decoys in the evening and hunt them when they start to come in
Snow geese are just white feral hogs with wings
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Re: hunting roosts
[Re: TX Marsh]
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02/03/10 12:35 AM
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DukCollectR
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You'd do better waterswattin' em' on the pond! Be sure to take out your plug and make the most of it, cause that will be the last time you see em'.
"Daddy!, that big woman we saw at Walmart, her belly looked like a busted can of bisquits!"
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Re: hunting roosts
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02/03/10 12:43 AM
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Jason B
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You'd do better waterswattin' em' on the pond! Be sure to take out your plug and make the most of it, cause that will be the last time you see em'. Not so. If you don't know, dont make the comment. I hunted the roost the last day of season. They started to come in around 4:30 pretty heavy. You don't really need decoys. For one, its late in the the season and they have seen every decoy spread there is. Secondly, if its truely their roost, they will be there anyhow so the decoys won't do anything IMO. And guess what, I have just as many birds at my place today as I did the day before I hunted the roost.
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Re: hunting roosts
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02/03/10 12:49 AM
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Charlito
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Can you hunt 30 minutes after sunset during conservation season???
the thing about baiting is, even a rookie hunter could have a 170 bird season if they bait holes
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Re: hunting roosts
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02/03/10 12:51 AM
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I guess I look at things a tad different. I always thought duck hunting was being able to trick em in to your deks
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Re: hunting roosts
[Re: sallysue]
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02/03/10 12:55 AM
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Jason B
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I guess I look at things a tad different. I always thought duck hunting was being able to trick em in to your deks I think you have the right idea. But, after having it chicken fried, the last few days were about filling the freezer with as much as possible
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Re: hunting roosts
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02/03/10 12:58 AM
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kdub
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I guess I look at things a tad different. I always thought duck hunting was being able to trick em in to your deks I think you have the right idea. But, after having it chicken fried, the last few days were about filling the freezer with as much as possible True
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Re: hunting roosts
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02/03/10 02:46 AM
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TX Marsh
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well this is geese not ducks and there overpopulated which is actually doing more harm than good. they are like feral hogs
Snow geese are just white feral hogs with wings
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Re: hunting roosts
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02/03/10 03:17 AM
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Ridn9high
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Kill em all! Well, go give it your best shot.
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Re: hunting roosts
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02/03/10 03:51 AM
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cable
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Sky Carp need thinning out. They are tearing up their own habitat on the Artic Tundra. Kill as many as you can!
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Re: hunting roosts
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02/03/10 02:44 PM
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If they ever want to get serious about thinning them out they will legalize the use of rifles to kill them. There are places where you could shoot them with a 22 until they were all drt.
Why are we still being "sporting" if it's really that dire of a situation.
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Re: hunting roosts
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02/03/10 03:32 PM
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nogeese
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If they ever want to get serious about thinning them out they will legalize the use of rifles to kill them. There are places where you could shoot them with a 22 until they were all drt.
Why are we still being "sporting" if it's really that dire of a situation. actually poisioning them on the nesting grounds has been discussed several times.... however, the hatch was only 20% this year and a few years like that they will solve their own problem... current regulations and e-caller arent really doing much to thin out the population... I personally think that if we really want to thin the numbers we need to allow baiting... with that said, All the nutjobs will never let it happen... the snow goose is a great example of what peta, and greenpeace and HSUS and all the other bozos are capabable of doing by upsetting the natural order of things.
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Re: hunting roosts
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02/03/10 03:32 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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If they ever want to get serious about thinning them out they will legalize the use of rifles to kill them. There are places where you could shoot them with a 22 until they were all drt.
Why are we still being "sporting" if it's really that dire of a situation. I likey time to break out the ol' 22mag aka Ditch chicken thunder stick
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Re: hunting roosts
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#1216799
02/03/10 03:41 PM
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duckboy007
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I've seen boats level full of banded snows. Tell me there wasn't a spotting scope and a .22 mag involved in that smack down. Haha. The ol boys wouldn't admitt to anything tho.
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Re: hunting roosts
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02/03/10 03:42 PM
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DUAggie
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I read an article a few weeks back about Canada exploring the possibility of flying overhead and dropping bombs on roosts...no joke.
I'll see if i can dig up the article.
Edit: snow geese roosts
Last edited by DUAggie; 02/03/10 03:42 PM.
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Re: hunting roosts
[Re: Jason B]
#1217161
02/03/10 06:43 PM
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DukCollectR
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You'd do better waterswattin' em' on the pond! Be sure to take out your plug and make the most of it, cause that will be the last time you see em'. Not so. If you don't know, dont make the comment. I hunted the roost the last day of season. They started to come in around 4:30 pretty heavy. You don't really need decoys. For one, its late in the the season and they have seen every decoy spread there is. Secondly, if its truely their roost, they will be there anyhow so the decoys won't do anything IMO. And guess what, I have just as many birds at my place today as I did the day before I hunted the roost. And this is your season total from your sig. 20 - Gadwall 7 - Mallards 4 - Ringnecks 1 - Spoonie 1 - Bufflehead 1 - Widgeon 1 - GWT 1 - PintailNot so. If you don't know, dont make the comment . Looks like I know enough to make a comment! He is not talking about ducks or Canada geese! You bust a roost of Snow geese and they will leave unless you have the only water around and they are forced to use it or they just leave the area for good. Since the only game in town right now is Snows and you got a roost full of them, go shoot them tonight and tell me how many come back tomorrow!!!!
"Daddy!, that big woman we saw at Walmart, her belly looked like a busted can of bisquits!"
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Re: hunting roosts
[Re: DukCollectR]
#1217178
02/03/10 06:52 PM
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Moose K
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Snow geese are probably the smartest form of waterfowl. If you bust them in one spot, they won't come back for several days. There are multiple thousands on the place I go in South Texas, as we speak. Next year, I'm gonna find some hardcore snow hunters and do a February smack down. We need a thousand decoys and a few e-callers.
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Re: hunting roosts
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02/03/10 07:47 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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Game, I'll go to sams and buy some white trash bags
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