Trad Bow Waterfowling

OntarioBirdhunter · February 18, 2011, 07:11:00 PM

Hi all, I am a waterfowler at heart and have been coonsidering pursuing Canada geese. Has any one out there in TradGangland that has taken a Canada goose with a bow? I will be shooting Flu-Flu for safeties sake and a mixture of various old broadheads,what have you folks shot that worked or didn't work?

Thanks folks

ti-guy · February 18, 2011, 08:22:00 PM

I've only shot from a high angle at swimming black ducks once...and miss...the ducks...and my two arrows!!!

bawana bowman · February 18, 2011, 08:39:00 PM

I've had lots of experience with ducks, here's my latest.
January 16th 2011

No experience with Canada geese, but look up Mike Vines, he shoots lots of Canadas. Check out his avatar! Send him a PM he'll be glad to talk it over with you.

bowzonly · February 18, 2011, 08:45:00 PM

I dont use flu flus as I feel I need all the energy I cant get when it comes to geese. I hunt big open fields so safety is not an issue.

bowzonly · February 18, 2011, 08:47:00 PM

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Doug Young · February 19, 2011, 12:30:00 AM

Flu-flus only work for shooting over decoys or when you have enough cover to stalk in really close. If you're pass shooting you'll definitely want to use standard fletching (safety permitting, of course). I've seen plenty of geese dodge flu-flus when flying at normal speeds. Too slow and visible.

I spent a lot of time (and arrows) pass shooting at geese flying over a saddle on a ridge. Used old arrows and buggered up broadheads or cheap Bodkins. If I had a 2 blade head that got bent I cut the tip off and filed it chisel sharp.

Nothing quite like watching an arrow intersect with a flying goose. Even the near misses are memorable.

Be careful approaching a wounded one, especially one that has a broadhead sticking out of it. They're big, strong birds.

OntarioBirdhunter · February 19, 2011, 02:25:00 PM

We hunt cornfields from layout blinds and shots in the Early season will be close between 5-15 yards, I will most likely have enough oppurtunities to be able to shoot only at close range birds coming in to land with their paddles down over the decoys.

Thanks for all the info,it is nice knowing other have done it succesfully.

Darren · February 19, 2011, 03:53:00 PM

I have tried it with the longbow last fall and managed to killed 2.......... IT'S MORE FUN WITH THE SHOTGUN !!!!! But thats just my opinion.

Mike Vines · February 19, 2011, 05:48:00 PM

Lust look at my avatar. I have taken plenty of geese and pheasants, and also a hen mallard. I took the tail feathers off of a green wing teal, so every time I see that picture of Harold's teal, I get jealous.