You just drive the posts into the ground and set the panels up against them. The more hunters, the more chances someone is pie-facing birds. January 12, 2021. Dark Geese. no big deal to me i think i have done it to every call i own (including 2 top dollar grounds calls). Goose Decoys to meet your hunting needs. Going back to what started Molt Gear 14 years ago. Each hunter doesn’t need to fill a limit before you swap people out either. Pigeons molt … If we’re going to be laying on the ground, I go to a Tanglefree Ghost Blind, Flight Swag Blind, or a MoMarsh Ivisi-Lounge. In the late-season, temperatures will drop into the single digits and even negative numbers. Honkers will drop straight down from the sky like they are falling down an elevator shaft. I thought Travis was onto something with these silhouettes. Save it and try out some of our favorites uses for shredded paper around the home. Chickens need a place to roost at night. New Birds or Used Gear – If you buy adult birds from somewhere, it is a good idea to quarantine them for a time to determine if they have any parasites before introducing them to your flock. Information, education and entertainment are what started Molt Gear fourteen years ago with the release of Bad Grammer the CD. If the area you hunt has been frozen up for a few days or a week and a warming trend is coming, that’s a good time to catch geese heading back north. The ROOST is a subscription based private media page. Roost. When this happens, geese—like most wild animals—are going to wait until the warmest part of the day to move. 25 talking about this. ... Last year there was a horrible cold snap right in the middle of molt, so that's when I felt bad and gave them a heater. Try and hunt off to the side of where you want the geese to land. But remember, geese have 360-degree vision, so stay hidden. All rights reserved. On cold, sunny days, I don’t like to get to the field until 8 a.m. We will set the rig, unload all our gear, drive the trucks back to road, and wait. I know most of you are anxious to get out there but playing the waiting game will serve you well. See more ideas about waterfowl, duck hunting, duck. And if you hunt the Mississippi or Atlantic flyways, you will find out real fast how educated these birds have become. Juvenile cranes have fully feathered heads until winter/spring. We run almost all sleeper shells on the ice and then take field decoys off their stands and place them belly down on the banks. Aside from the molt migration, giant Canada geese typically stay in one area year-round. If you go early and leave before 10 a.m., or target the evening flight, it’s likely to end in a skunk. Chicken molting gives them a fresh coat — often just in time to keep them warmer during the winter months. Once the process is complete, your birds will look as good as new. It is often confused as feathering, but it is skin! Look into the "deep litter" method as well as SAND for inside your coop (some just use on a poop board under the roost and some use in the nesting boxes and some in both and some in the floor too and some in the run!) They will get stale, but then you can try and find a new roost of birds, which isn’t insanely difficult because there are fewer hunters. 1 Learn the Goose Species. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service. On short drives (like the day we brought our new chickens home from the farm), a cardboard box with a few holes punched on the sides for ventilation will suffice. And if you can help it, don’t hunt with the wind at your back and the kill hole out in front of you. I don’t want to get you a ticket. There’s typically always open water from man-made ponds close by in subdivisions or apartment complexes that geese roost on. So, it’s vitally important that you keep their eyes focused on the decoys, and the hunters hidden. Hunting for arrowheads is a pursuit for private land. 19.5k Followers, 105 Following, 623 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Molt Gear (@moltgearinc) The goal was to bring the goose to the consumer, with the bird-first teaching. But there are some tactics that can give you an edge over the honkers. And honestly, honkers love the ice. YMMV and you may have good reason for preferences but don't do one or the other without looking into it. Let all or a majority of the birds pass over the pond, and then go put the decoys out. I love silhouettes, but their popularity—because they are so much more affordable than full-bodies—is ruining goose hunting. Steve is personable, helpful, and eager to please. The best option is to get the motion away from your position. #MoltGear #TheRoostTV #waterfowl The drop down menu will consist of Goose Hunts, Duck Hunts, Podcast, Band Chronicles, Product Reviews, Contest Calling and more. There are several commercially made ones available, but you can make your own as well with a few snow-fence posts and hog panels. I talked with a warden here in Illinois and he didn’t see any laws against it because you are manipulating the field (just like flooding corn) not the crop. So, exercise patience. Just be sure you’re legal. Presleys Outdoors features MOLT GEAR TRIUMPH from MOLT GEAR. Landowners have become stingy about who they allow on their property, and more and more outfitters are leasing up land, making it difficult for the average guy to get access. I’ve tried this setup as geese come off the roost, and it doesn’t work as well. Snapshots of North America’s Geese. So I kept an eye on them, checked them for molting and … Joining him will be National Champion goose caller and Guide Joe (Grinder) Heintz. Mix them in with full-bodies and sleeper shells. Assembling the gear. I learned real quick that if you can’t get geese over top of you, it’s near impossible to kill them. It may even progress further as the bird ages, just like my hairline is doing. Birds molt and may look better during one time of year than another. So much to come and we are joined by @grinderheintz and all his content. This time of year, geese are hunkered down or go straight to their stomachs once they land (mostly to melt the snow and expose waste grain). The ROOST will consist of Bad Grammer the CD, Bad Grammer the DVD, Goose Society 1, Goose Society 2, Goose Society 3, Basic Grammer DVD and Stage Grammer DVD. Birds will be looking for open water, and you will have just turned your traffic spot into a honey hole. Whether we set you up near the roost at first light or call a lonely gobbler to the decoys midday, we are sure you will enjoy all a spring turkey hunt has to offer. Here’s more detail on a turkey’s daily grooming rituals and tips on how to apply them to a hunting strategy. Jokes aside, it’s a damn fun way to hunt. It’s not a chip shot out West, but it is easier. They shouldn’t get a direct breeze on the roost, because the windows are about head level if they are standing tall on the roost. Also, I like to add different colored flags into the mix, particularly on sunny days. Pull hard on the string to make the flag stand up when birds are far away, then lighter as the they approach to give them added confidence that your rig of fake decoys is the real thing. There’s a reason only 1 million or so hunters are waterfowlers (even fewer chase late-season geese). It was the last 12 days of the season in Wyoming. Joe Genzel But you don’t want to use them when dark geese get close. The key is to sleep in. Well, one flag probably isn’t going to get it done late season. You can turn to us if you are looking for Bourbon Red turkeys, peafowls, Kiko goats, and more. Different states have different laws about hunting inside and outside city boundaries. Molt Gear used to make a jerk rig goose flag called the “Magic Mike,” and if you come across one, snatch it up. Large viewing windows accommodate the longest lenses and tripod slots allow participants to position their gear through the windows for full panning. Was awesome to meet scott and have him custom tune the call for my calling abilities. You’re stuck in a single location unless you have a network of buddies with multiple pits. The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) is a national nonprofit conservation and hunting organization that has worked for the conservation of the wild turkey and preservation of the hunting tradition since 1973. I’ll caution you, it’s not easy. Being around waterfowl, talking about waterfowl, teaching, informing, and displaying our hunts has always been a true passion we enjoy....that passion is back. But when extreme cold locks up open water and deep snow covers fields, the geese will move south until they find food and a place to roost. Brush it in by zip-tying tall grasses to it, or you can just cut cedar limbs and lay those on top of the panels. I don’t like using layouts in this scenario because geese have figured out that those huge lumps laying in the corn are dangerous. That made it impossible to trick honkers into the decoys. Any time birds have the chance to get further north, they will take it, and you should be ready. These tactics will give you a better chance to put more educated honkers on the game strap, By The goal was to bring the goose to the consumer, with the bird-first teaching. You can also go with an A-frame blind. Will will also be having an information based podcast that will dive deep into all topics waterfowl, like: molt migration, weather patterns, full moon, the year round life of a goose, decoys, decoy spreads, calling, changing migrations, and much, much more. That is the red visible to most people. Supplies are limited, but Cabela’s and Bass Pro do have them in stock. One of my favorite options to kill honkers is on a frozen over pond as they fly back to the roost or day loaf from a feed. Fourteen years ago after we released Bad Grammer the CD, we then came out with Bad Grammer the DVD, Goose Society 1, 2, and 3 along with Duck Society. Did you know that even an hour without water can affect your hen’s laying schedule? Sod farms are common outside some of the cities we hunt, and though I have never been able to get permission on one, I have seen this tactic employed, and it’s highly effective. Here's where to find them. The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. If there is snow on the ground, I just buy cheap white bed sheets from Walmart and cover up. It just takes the right weather, diligent scouting, and a trailer full of gear. Or, maybe they are getting the hell out of Dodge and need to hit the field one more time before heading south—it could be your last chance to shoot limits. We can accommodate bowhunters with a spacious hub style blind or set up for a shotgun hunt in the hardwoods. With spitting snow and high winds, hunting was a little rough, but flock after flock when coming off the roost, came right into our spread. If the geese turn and show us their white asses, we will raise the flags a little higher. Instead of blowing cash on a leased pit that won’t produce much, spend your hard-earned money on a trailer, more decoys, and different styles of blinds. Geese are going to have to feed hard on days like this. The fringes of mid-sized cities are a good place to start. That setup will allow geese to be staring right at the blinds on approach. Go to Casey’s and get a cup of coffee and slice of breakfast pizza, and chill. Goose Decoys. If you are familiar with chickens, you know that a roosting chicken is a content chicken. After Kimora and Iman realized what they were missing out on, they started jostling for that prime perch, often times jostling Gisele right out of it. I’ve also found that landowners in these places are apt to give hunters permission. WELCOME... To the Molt Gear facebook page. Gear Questions and Advice Then winter came and there weren’t as many people, or dogs, around and the chickens settled in. Get into a few flocks, then bring the next group in for some action. And those birds often fly to agriculture fields that are just outside city limits. Thousands of “honkers” migrate north and south each year, filling the sky with long V-formations. The best way to do that is by taking fewer people afield at a time. For blinds in the middle of a field, I like to get as low profile as I can or make the blind look like a pile of brush. Supplies are limited, but Cabela’s and Bass Pro do have them in stock. What’s great about the flag jerk rig is you can control it with a string from the blind and stay completely concealed. There might be an early morning trickle of birds, but the majority of honkers aren’t going to fly until the temp rises. Then the experienced hunters in the group take over and give little flutters with the flags that don’t go above the heads of the decoys. The best option is to get the motion away from your position. To learn more about our products, reach out to us. But that is a rare circumstance. If the conditions are right and goose numbers are strong, the birds should fly long enough for you to get two groups of four or five friends plenty of shooting. The daily cycle of a pigeon is to roost at night, feed in the morning, and loaf in the afternoon. Most all waterfowl want to stay as close to the breeding grounds as possible, so they can expend as little energy as needed on their return to the prairie. A trusted friend, who is also a former outfitter, also told me he couldn’t see how it would be considered baiting, but please make sure to call the man in green. If you have access to a pond, cut a hole in the ice and get the ice eater going. Silhouettes are also good for increasing decoy numbers. Banded also made a similar flag. Molt Gear owner and champion caller Scott Threinen, who hunts stubborn Canadas in Minnesota, once told me that he never shows honkers the same spread in the same season—they’re that intelligent. 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