Goose Hunting Info - Goose Hunting Tips

There are several types of calls available on the market. The two big types of calls are flute calls and short reed calls. If you plan to hunt geese which are near waters, it is advisable to use flute calls because these calls are quiet and mellow. Due to the fact that short reed calls are quite loud, they will spook the geese and most likely, you will not catch any; that is why this type of calls is recommended for fields.

Shopping for an efficient flute call can be a real adventure; the best ones are made from wood because they produce a more mellow sound in comparison to plastic or acrylic calls. If you plan to do your hunting in fields, short reeds are very efficient thanks to their loudness and aggressiveness. When landing, geese make the most powerful noise; they become very loud and vocal that is why using a short reed call will help you get more vocal and louder in order to get those geese in.

You should purchase a call which comes with an instructional tape which will help you develop your calling abilities. Listen to the tape until you fully understand what you must and mustn’t do. Practice makes perfect as they say, so keep practicing until you are able to reproduce all the sounds available on the instructional tape. It can be a very hard thing to do because you have to take many things into consideration: the hand position, air pressure, tongue position and so on. You have to practice different air velocities and hand positions as well as others in order to reproduce the sound you like.

If you are new to calling, specialists recommend buying a flue type call because it is easier to blow and after you will practice for a period of time, you will be able to lure the geese to your decoys. Regarding goose vocalizations, there are six types ( depending on how hunters use them ): Agonistic, Contact, Intent, Mating, Parental/Neonatal and Social Status.

Agonistic calls – also known as threat calls of geese are very loud and intense, they start slow and become faster and faster. Both males and females make these sounds, the male’s calls are in some cases lower.

Mating calls – loud series of honks which are performed with the head erect. Unlike the agonistic call, it starts fast and then slows down. During the period of calling, the head and neck of the goose is extended upward.

Parental/Neonatal calls – both parents usually respond to the peep-peep-peep of their young gosling right after they hatch. These are considered signs of a contact call.

Social Status call – it usually occurs when two members of a family have been separated; in most cases, when the female is returning to the nest or after a male got rid of a predator or other creatures that have invaded its territory. The call usually starts loud and becomes quieter and faster. During the period of calling, the head and neck of the goose is extended upward.

Alarm Signal – they don’t have an alarm call but they have an alarm signal. During the alarm period, the goose’s head is in a sentry position, allowing other geese to observe it. Once other geese observe it, they will do the exact same thing as the first goose. All geese become silent, including the first one which started the alarm signal.

Here are some examples of goose calls which you can use for your goose hunting adventures:

The Fast Talker goose call has a free and useful instructional CD that trains you how and also when to make those fast clucks and moans which perfectly mimic a Canada goose. After listening to the CD for a few times and practicing intense, you will be able to make those deadly sounds. Available in three colors: black, emerald green and mallard green.

The Feather Duster goose call is a dymondwood /acrylic short reed goose call that is a distinguished meat call which works great of every hunter. This is an easy to learn call, and has an unmatched tone, range, volume and pitch. The guts of this unique goose call are custom built. Available in two colors: ruby red and camo green.

This product is known to be the easiest blowing goose call available on the market. This call has won most goose calling contests in the world, including all the majors. This product has proven its efficiency during the last few years, which is way it is so popular in the present. Available in two colors: ivory and blue.

Some of the advantages this product offers: easy to blow, great volume and an exceptional tone, does not require back pressure, blows either wet or dry – it doesn’t stick. It comes with an instructional CD which tells you all you need to know.

The Snow Screamer can produce the crying, grunts and barking mimicking dominant old and young snow geese at the same time. This high quality acrylic snow goose call gives you the volume and realism you need to put more snow geese on the ground during your hunting activity.

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