Now is the time to start planning a successful early season Canada goose hunt.  You might want to start re-routing your path to work in the morning so that you can swing by some fields and start surveying where the local favorite landing pads are.  Scouting is the key to a great September goose shoot.

This batch of 24 geese was taken on the 3rd day of the 2006 North Carolina early goose season.  All resident geese that we had patterned for several weeks in advance.  Two days before this shoot, we shot 20 or so more honkers as they pitched into the first decoys they had seen in over 9 months.  After 2 heavy doses of hi-speed steel 12 gauge shells, the geese definitely wised up, but the damage was done.

For your best goose hunt of the 2008 season, start planning now.  September patterned geese don’t often disappoint.

Also, you might want to consider this pose for early season goose shoots.  Haybales are often found in the fields that time of year and make a great photo prop!