Don't Shoot The Goose Roost

Summary: Seeing geese on the water in a situation where you know you can put the o’l sneak on them is enough to make any goose hunters mouth water. In some situations there's nothing wrong this approach. But when you know the geese are roosting (living) in the area that’s the last thing you want to do.

Here’s Why...

Within driving distance of your home there are probably several sources of food, probably a fast food joint, grocery store, and a convenience store. So if one of these stores was to burn down or close would you move? No, you would just go to one of the other stores and get your food. But if your house was flooded, burned down, or you just didn’t feel safe there? Well you would be moving on and looking for another place to live.

So is the life of geese. If geese get shot at when attempting to land and feed in a field they will just find another field and probably never return to the field they were shot at in. If they do return it will be in much reduced numbers until none come back. The next day the next day the geese will leave their home to go feed again, return to their roost, and the next day do it all over again. Now they may use different fields from time to time but they will always return to their roost.

By not shooting the roost you will always have a starting point when scouting. Simply arrive at their roost before they leave to feed, follow them to the field they are using, and then get permission and shoot’em the next morning. Or you could shoot the roost and now you won’t know where to find them again, or waste a lot of time and gas doing so.

So by not getting too excited and shooting them on the roost and having one good hunt, you can save the roost and shoot them for weeks in different fields! However, if you know where you have found them is not a roost pond give it to them.

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