For me: 1) Benelli Nova 2) Kick's High Flyer 3) Kent Fasteel 3" or 3.5" late season. Almost always BB and sometimes 2 shot.
1) Benelli supernova (waiting on the next paycheck to buy lol) 2) just going to stick with the factory choke for now. 3) haven't figured out what ammo yet. Can't wait to get out and actually shoot and getting into this new side of hunting. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
1). Remington 870 wing master 2) choke will depend on hunting area and time of season and if it's ducks or geese 3) Winchester expert HV 2-3/4" #2's for geese and 3's for ducks I shoot BB too but I prefer 2's for geese. I usually put 2's in for the first 2 shots and put BB in for the last round. Winchester expert HV pattern the best in my gun and are extremely cheap compared to the mainstream loads like black cloud and what not. I knock down geese at 60+ yards and out shoot everyone I hunt with when they all run expensive ammo and 3 - 3 1/2" shells. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
1. Stoeger 3500 (for $600 how can you go wrong with a gun that has been more reliable than my buddies $1500 guns) 2. Patternmaster extended range 3. $10 box of shells Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I bought my 870 I think like 10 years ago for 75$ it has yet to fail me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Also have one of those just don't use it for waterfowl. It's hard to beat a classic like the 870 though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
1)Browning Gold 2)depending on where I'm at but either a carlson IM or XF 3)I load my own, early season 1oz load of 3's or 1 1/8 load of 2's,later 1 1/4 load of 2's or hevi 4's. Geese 1 1/4 load of BB's.
I am in the same boat as Oly this year and I'm excited to dive into this. I've been working a decent amount recently and have been setting aside money for a gun and other gear. I ordered my first gun a couple days ago, it should be in sometime next week. After a lot of research I decided to go with the Stoeger 3000 with a 28" barrel in Max-5 I'm starting college this fall so with that and deer hunting I'm not sure how much I will be able to get out but I've found a few places I can hunt and hopefully I will be able to lay down a few ducks and geese. As far as summer goose scouting goes, when should I start? What should I be looking for? Any help is appreciated, Thanks guys!
In my area at least, scouting is very tough early season. There are a million small grain/silage fields and very few geese for the first month. They do not stay on any typical pattern like they do October on when going to and from fields so a lot of gas could be wasted pretty easily early in the year. You can drive around now and find those fields but I wouldn't actually scout until maybe two weeks before opener. If permission is a problem, then you could start asking guys for permission now and scout later. I'm sure your area is different than here but that's what I've learned here over the years. As far as what to look for, look for birds! Sounds dumb but if you are field hunting, find them on water and wait them out until they go to feed. Always have your binos to the sky looking for flocks flying and then drive like mad to catch up to them. Once in a field you have permission for, mark down or take pictures of exactly where they were and how they are standing in the field. Note the wind and sun too. Imitate what you saw the next morning or that evening depending on the time you scouted. Be ready to get really frustrated! You can think you have a pattern down for the geese to go the exact opposite direction. Watched a field last week for 4 days (350 geese) and they did the same thing every day morning and night. Finally was able to hunt and shot the only bird I saw that day. Have fun!
I'm thinking of trying out some #4 or maybe even #6 for ducks this year. I have a few great spots that are pretty much in your face 10-20 yd max shots that I think they would work well in esp in the early season and late season when we teal and woodies and the small Divers In the late season. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I hate small pellets! I want as many pellets as I can to go through the bird so I won't bite down on one or break the blade on my grinder. Even on a in your face hole I won't go to anything smaller than 3s. To each his own though....
I have a small hand held metal detector. Any bird hunter should have one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
That's a good idea,where'd you get that at? I knew a old man that would put his birds in the microwave and look for the sparks to see if there was pellets in them!
