Guest Marshboy Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Good evening , a very keen wildfowlers and recently been struggling hitting the geese. Had overwhelming shooting with the mallard, the Great Yarmouth marshes have been excellent both on early morning decoying the dykes and evening flight paths. Just one problem, the pinkfoot? Seen plenty close to the moon but just nothing even near or close to the marshes I've been trying. I'm one for trying all types of marsh at different times of the flight and I seem to be struggling to find the right place at the right time. The south west wind seem to be a start. Seen large numbers but they all just seem to be on route to new feeding grounds. Anyone has any tips or local knowledge which could offer would be appreciated I'd love one for the family Xmas dinner plate Marshboy beccles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 If you've seen them close to the moon, it may be an idea to have a flight there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 If you've seen them close to the moon, it may be an idea to have a flight there. I believe there is a flight leaving tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 I believe there is a flight leaving tomorrow. oooohhhhh.....very drewl....................they roost and feed in cantley...as i go up Burnthouse road on a morning there are undreds of em....damn near run em down.....the skeins drop low over my house.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 oooohhhhh.....very drewl....................they roost and feed in cantley...as i go up Burnthouse road on a morning there are undreds of em....damn near run em down.....the skeins drop low over my house.... Shoot em as they come over the house ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Shoot em as they come over the house ;-) just couldnt bring myself to do it...............they make such a lovely noise talking to each other... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 just couldnt bring myself to do it...............they make such a lovely noise talking to each other... You should here what they say when your shooting at them ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teal27 Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Which marshes you been using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) I would be a lot more criptic of where you are seeing and shooting the geese on an open public forum. Lots of people look at this forum and the demand for goose shooting is high and if you are not careful you will find your club gets outbid when trying to rent the ground next season. There is only one answer to finding your geese and that is to go out and look for them them. The pinks have been slow to use the area I shoot this season so I have spent several days searching for flight lines and feeding areas rather than trying to shoot them. I found a couple of small skiens have just started to use my shoot ( the area I shoot is quite large so its not easy to find the birds when there are only a few hundred on it ) so will leave them alone for a week or two and let the numbers build up and hopefully in a week or so there will be enough there for a decent flight around christmas time. Having had a flight we will leave the marsh while geese are still comming in and with luck the birds will keep using the marsh until the end of the season and we will be able to get a couple more flights in before the season finishes. Last season we did this and were rewarded with 7,000 geese roosting on our floodwater on boxing day morning and three of us had a good flight. We flighted them twice more before the end of the season and each time we all got geese and we were off the marsh to leave the geese in peace soon after sunrise. There were several thousand geese back by the time we reached the cars. But you will only be able to do this is you keep exact locations of the geese to yourself. I would advise you to spend Sunday out with your bins and and look for the geese , but keep your information to yourself Edited December 15, 2015 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5x55SE Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 I would be a lot more criptic of where you are seeing and shooting the geese on an open public forum. Lots of people look at this forum and the demand for goose shooting is high and if you are not careful you will find your club gets outbid when trying to rent the ground next season. There is only one answer to finding your geese and that is to go out and look for them them. The pinks have been slow to use the area I shoot this season so I have spent several days searching for flight lines and feeding areas rather than trying to shoot them. I found a couple of small skiens have just started to use my shoot ( the area I shoot is quite large so its not easy to find the birds when there are only a few hundred on it ) so will leave them alone for a week or two and let the numbers build up and hopefully in a week or so there will be enough there for a decent flight around christmas time. Having had a flight we will leave the marsh while geese are still comming in and with luck the birds will keep using the marsh until the end of the season and we will be able to get a couple more flights in before the season finishes. Last season we did this and were rewarded with 7,000 geese roosting on our floodwater on boxing day morning and three of us had a good flight. We flighted them twice more before the end of the season and each time we all got geese and we were off the marsh to leave the geese in peace soon after sunrise. There were several thousand geese back by the time we reached the cars. But you will only be able to do this is you keep exact locations of the geese to yourself. I would advise you to spend Sunday out with your bins and and look for the geese , but keep your information to yourself Good sound advice Robert. Unfortunately Mobile phones and Internet seems the way of most Modern Goose chaser's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly321 Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Welcome mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 If you struggle to hit them your shooting at them out of range Total waste of time and inhumane it also pushes them into flying ever higher on subsequent occasions If you just ain't getting a chance it's wrong spot or wrong time. High wind in thier faces will pull the birds down lower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 If you struggle to hit them your shooting at them out of range Total waste of time and inhumane it also pushes them into flying ever higher on subsequent occasions If you just ain't getting a chance it's wrong spot or wrong time. High wind in thier faces will pull the birds down lower It reads to me as he is not hitting them as in he is not getting under them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 If you struggle to hit them your shooting at them out of range Total waste of time and inhumane it also pushes them into flying ever higher on subsequent occasions If you just ain't getting a chance it's wrong spot or wrong time. High wind in thier faces will pull the birds down lower I don't believe that shooting at out of range geese will make them fly higher next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 If you've seen them close to the moon, it may be an idea to have a flight there. I think he might be a late motty , as last week on the box there was a ole boy already up there, sitting on a bench with a telescope waiting for em to turn up , mind you for how dry it look and no sign of a blade of grass or a bit of sugar beet I think he is going to be in for a long ole wait . Good evening , a very keen wildfowlers and recently been struggling hitting the geese. Had overwhelming shooting with the mallard, the Great Yarmouth marshes have been excellent both on early morning decoying the dykes and evening flight paths. Just one problem, the pinkfoot? Seen plenty close to the moon but just nothing even near or close to the marshes I've been trying. I'm one for trying all types of marsh at different times of the flight and I seem to be struggling to find the right place at the right time. The south west wind seem to be a start. Seen large numbers but they all just seem to be on route to new feeding grounds. Anyone has any tips or local knowledge which could offer would be appreciated I'd love one for the family Xmas dinner plate Marshboy beccles As already stated you need to get up a few mornings to see where they are heading to and the same in the afternoons to see where they are coming from. once you have found that out try and pick a strong wind ( stronger the better ) when you go and use it your advantage , if for instance there is a strong wind from the North, the morning is your best bet because at the moment the geese are heading out in a Northerly direction and visa versa for the afternoons . Once you have worked it all out the rest is up to you , I cant tell where to go as things change on a daily basis and that is why you need to spend a lot of time looking , morning and the afternoons . The Alce marshes is a big area and at a rough guess I would say around 10 miles by 6 miles at the widest point and like you say Yarmouth W A have got some good marshes scattered about the area and I am sure they have got some where being in the right place and at the right time you can get underneath them well within range , All you have got to do now is to get in the right place at the right time and the rest is up to you. P S .. When you do find a good place , keep it to yourself , or just let us know on the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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