Goose hunting?

[sandman38y]

I don't usually hunt waterfowl, but once in awhile i will jump shot ducks off cattle ponds, but was wondering if someone might be able to tell me where i might be able to find some geese. not looking for anyones hard earned hot spots, just some general areas/ rivers or lakes, that might be a good start to a waterfoul newbie. thanks in advance.

[Heat]

Colorado River @ Cibola National Wildlife Refuge is no big secret but gets a regular dose of geese every year, light and dark ones. If you really want to wack some snows go to Imperial Valley/Salton Sea area of California.

 

Good Luck!

[CouesPursuit]

They can show up on any of the rivers or reservoirs but there isn't much food to hold them.

 

Roosevelt lake gets a few but they get educated quickly, Colorado River is your best bet.

[sandman38y]

thank you for such a quick resonse, would i need a special stamp other than the standard stamps, because the colorado borders two states?

[Heat]

As long as you are hunting on the "Island" at the refuge or anywhere else east of the old river channel you will be in AZ and the usual stamps is all you need. They used to have an organized hunt where you draw blinds and such and hunt over alfalfa or bermuda grass fields out of pre dug pit blinds. Pretty sure that is still going on at Farm Unit 2.

 

Try these links for some more scoop on Cibola:

 

http://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/WaterfowlHunt2012.pdf

 

http://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Unit%20II_Goose_Hunt.pdf

 

http://secure.kinsail.com/partners/parks.asp?p=cibola&pt=fws

 

Please let us know how you do!

[catfish campbell]

Katy Texas

[KidBowHunter]

Colorado River @ Cibola National Wildlife Refuge is no big secret but gets a regular dose of geese every year, light and dark ones. If you really want to wack some snows go to Imperial Valley/Salton Sea area of California.

 

Good Luck!

 

x2. Cibola is great for geese.

[wildwoody]

payson golf course

[ThomC]

Spring snows in MO.

[bojangles]

payson golf course

 

 

i wish they let you hunt there. it would be crazy.

[Flatlander]

Great Falls MT. Shot a few up there with my Aunt and uncle who shoot a pile of them all winter. Some of the funniest hunting of my life.