I'm a budding goose hunter, going out Sunday. Perhaps you would be so kind as to score my test.
1: You have a north wind, which direction should your decoys be facing? North.
2: What is a layout blind? A coffin-like device in which you lay among your decoys, usually in a harvested field.
3: What is a double cluck? A type of goose-imitating call.
4: What type of weather makes for the best hunting? Low cloud cover / fog.
5: Is double-ought-buck better than number 9's? Yes. 9's are small enough for sparrows.
6: What is a "goose load"? Don't know. I use 3.5" Heavishot in 4's.
7: When do the migrants come in? Primarily this coming week in North Dakota.
8: How much does bismuth cost? A heck of a lot more than straight steel.
9: What is a "flute"? A long goose call.
10: Which is better, a 26 inch barrel or a 30 inch barrel? 30 inch. 26" doesn't necessarily burn off all the gunpowder in a goose load.
11: What is pass shooting? Shooting 'em while they're flying by, as opposed to decoying them in.
12: What is a "sick goose"? (I give up!)
13: What is a "spit call"? (I give up!)
14: Have you ever hunted out of a sink box? No. They are cement boxes pre-poured into the marsh to keep you dry.
15: Describe two common decoy arrangements? (I give!)
16: What are "Bigfoots"? A large goose decoy with a chair under it...you hide under the goose decoy.
17: What is the "point system"? (I give!)
18: What are "Whitefronts"? A type of goose, with white around their bills.
19: What is this years snow goose posession limit? 15.
20: What is a "Super Black Eagle"? A type of shotgun by Berretta, if recollection serves. My boss owns one.
21: What is a "flapper"? Type of decoy (guess....)
22: What is "flagging"? Using flag decoys that fly.
23: What is a "double reed"? A type of call with two reeds.
24: What is "goose jerky"? Dried salted goose meat.
25: When you see a flock of geese flying in a "V", why is one side of the flock longer than the other? Don't know.
If you can answer all of these, then you are a goose hunter.
I'll get there. Just not there yet.
Oh, COME ON Brad! lol
And geez Brad, I'm a deer hunter, not a goose hunter. I can't answer the other stuff, but I can answer the last one!
I highly recommend Gary Zink's calls, CD's and Decoys from Greenhead Gear. Good luck on your goose hunt, our season doesn't open for another month. Anticipation.......