Snow Goose Call
Selecting a snow goose call
Selecting the right snow goose call is more important in the spring conservation season than it is during the fall. During the spring conservation season you can use electronic calls and
they are a huge advantage. Check your current regulations because they are not legal during
most fall snow goose hunting seasons.
Electronic snow goose calls
Electronic snow goose calls are a very
effective tool for spring snow goose hunting. Electronic calls that
are powered by a car audio deck running 4 speakers are the most effective. Car audio decks are
much louder than conventional electronic predator calls and the ability
to run 4 speakers lets you spread the sound out throughout your decoy
spread. You can make your own electronic snow goose call by purchasing a car
audio deck, buying a portable 12 volt battery, and attaching 4
indoor/outdoor power horn speakers of the correct watts to your
deck. Hook these all up and you have an inexpensive yet very
powerful electronic call. For more volume simply hook up a car
amplifier to the car audio deck.
Electronic snow goose call speaker
placement
Point at least one speaker downwind at
approaching geese and have that speaker fairly close to the hunters blinds as
decoying snows tend to focus on the call. Point your other speakers in
random directions making sure every direction is covered with one
pointing vertical in the middle of your spread.
Selecting an electronic snow goose
call recording
Selecting an audio tape or CD for your electronic call is very critical
to your snow goose hunting success. I strictly use the "Snow Talker" electronic
snow goose call recordings by
Performance Calls. These snow goose recordings have proven extremely effective
on spring snows due to the recording's incredible realism and clarity.
Other recordings on the market are recorded too far away from the
feeding geese so it sounds like a snow goose flock at a distance. Many
recordings can attract snows to within 100 yards, but to finish them below
that 40 yard mark, your electronic call must be playing the individual
honks, murmurs and feeding sounds those snows expect to hear from a
flock on the ground. What the snow geese do not expect to hear, but is
commonly found on other snow goose recordings on the market are the sounds
of airplanes, wind noise, tweedy birds, humans speaking, or the racket
of humans playing snow goose calls. Don't let the huge advantage an
electronic call gives you go to waste during the spring season by playing
a poorly recorded tape or CD in your electronic call. CD's and tapes
are relatively inexpensive yet can play an extremely important role in
your success or failure of decoying snow geese.
Conventional snow goose calls
Selecting a conventional style snow goose call is
simple. Make
sure it is extremely loud and easy to use.
We use the "Snow
Screamer" snow goose call. You can also use your short reed Canada goose call
by tuning it to be a little higher pitched.
Conventional snow goose calling is
very effective on singles and small flocks and always compliments an
electronic call. If a snow goose barks at you as it circles above, bark back
immediately. This constant dialogue will often pull that bird in.
Conclusion
Snow goose call selection plays an important role in your snow goose
hunting success. Use the most realistic electronic recordings on the
market when legal and compliment the sounds with a conventional snow goose
call and your success will increase.
For more goose and duck hunting tips
please read other articles located at duck
and goose hunting tips.
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