Another South Zone Report

[Feathers and Fins]

Marty the spread looks fine. Take it for what its worth about blocking, I have seen geese land in heavily blocked areas many times in most cases they go there as its the mass concentration. I defeat them critters doing that by stringing my land set past me 30 yards and the water birds just making it to shore. Thar way the geese either set in the water in front of me or they try to land on me to get with their buddies already on shore feeding.

As fun as that is I must caution doing that for snow geese may get you a Meadow Muffin in your eye!!!! Snows are greedy little monsters and try to land ahead of the group on shore. And the other draw back is sometimes you sit under this.

My decoys are somplace in that mess lol... stupid wind changed on me and they came in from over me. My layout got a new paint job that day.

[BilletHead]

Ha! I have witnessed the goose rain before. I used to bowhunt Schell Osage many, many moons ago. When they got up off of the reserve and flew over the timber after a long nights roost you dare not look up. Thinking back at my set up I wonder if I should set up at the far South end instead of the middle. I read that sitting up in the middle made the birds coming in feel more relaxed. At the South end was where they have been lounging and feeding in the yellowed dead grass and this is where they wanted to land. The pond lays North South length wise. Wind this morning was South, south East. We were on the West side.

Ducky we made some rather large goose poppers this afternoon. Fist size. I cut the breast length wise a quarter inch thick like I do my jerky. It left me a big slab to which Pat rolled up with cheese and a pepper. Wanted to seal the ends to keep the cheese captured so we used the two bacon pieces length wise. Rolled them around on the gas grill. Prefer the charcoal but these were so big I wanted to cook them slower. Really good but still tough. I know on my plate was a rather large helping of peas but had to offset the bacon and fried taters. Still nothing comes close to the rare seared duck from last night. I do need to try feathers recipie though,

Marty

[duckydoty]

My mouth was waterin lookin at them pictures! Got all my deeks moved to the north shore of a cove on Table Rock this evening for the north wind tomorrow and brushed up a small blind so the wife and I can hunt in the morning. Not expecting anything but looking forward to spending the morning on the water with my wife and taking some pictures.

[Feathers and Fins]

I just ate dinner and that make me hungry.. looks awesome.