canada goose fullbody starting a spread.

[DmLGoose]

Hey guys I was wondering if anyone could give me some insite on which goose decoys to buy. preferably fullbodies for around $120 bucks or lower for six. Im kinda new to field hunting and not sure if lessers or honkers are better, Quality over Quantity, lighter paint over darker, etc... Was hoping if you guys could help. We usually can drive into to fields and even not then i am still young enough to carry them in. We usually hunt big honkers but once in a while we get snows and lesser.

[DSM16428]

Rogers sporting goods has some really good deals on the tagle free full body lessers and the ghg honkers and lessers right now. Honestly size, unless you count the hard core lessers that are the size of mallards, does not really matter. All species of canadas will finish to just about any size decoy. If you want quality over quantity, you are unfortunately going to spend a bit more than $120/6 decoys. that's where Dakota lessers come in. Tough as nails, great detail and small enough to carry in 12 slot lesser bags.The TF FFDs are nice and even come with a 6 slot bag from Rogers.

[Fox_hunter42]

Rogers, $139/6 GHG full size Full Body on motion stand
I was told by thier staff to avoid F A brand decoys. Something about the way the heads attach. They also told me the Tanglefree's were a little small but not bad.

[fisherhunter460]

Dakota lessers $130 per 6. If you need bags, add another $30. All said and done you'll spend about $180 per 6 with shipping. The next best thing to Big Foots as durability goes. And they will be easy to sell if you don't like or want them. Other brands won't hold their value quite as well.

[Brody Peterson]

I agree with fisherhunter. Bigfoots are cheap, durable, and will bring in geese. They are a great way to start your spread.

[MNGooseHunter]

Hey DSM will the Dakota lessers fit in the 12 slot bag with the bases on? I was thinking about purchasing some of the lessers to go with my Xtreme Honkers to save on space. How do they compare to the Xtreme in size and appearance?

Thanks, Jake

To the topic question. When I just started building a spread I went cheap. However, I would recommend going for quality because after awhile you will end up doing this anyway. Get what you can afford though and best of luck.

[DmLGoose]

Well I was looking at rogers for the TF's and they havent had any in stock for a while now. I have 4 of their floaters and am very impressed. I just dont want to pay cabelas and have to pay bags for $60 bucks more than rogers has them. I was kind've thinking the zink avian-x's on sale at cabelas but they have pretty poor feedback. I might just have to wait it out till rogers gets some more TF's.

[DmLGoose]

I might look into the bigfoots also. imo the feeders look a little ify but ive hunted over these before with pretty good results, not the best but they are deffinatly durable. I was asking him if he ever had any problems with them and he didnt say a word he just got out of his blind and shot the nearest one. . So you I cant really go wrong with those.

[DmLGoose]

ment to say yea lol.

[DSM16428]

Jake, no they won't fit in the 12 slot lesser bags with the ring bases on. They might in the honker bags but then you're right back down to 6 slot bags. The motion systems are very similar to the tangle free and hard core types so I don't see why you couldn't use a field stake instead of the ring bases. DmL, even when I don't buy my decoys at Rogers, I STILL buy my bags from them! Kelly, I agree with you on FAs. They shed paint like they have mange! The old Elimniator series were amazing decoys though. Very tough and good detail and motion. I like BFs a lot, toughest decoy ever made, and they straight finish geese but if you're tight for space, they may not be your best choice. Lessers...or some good silos like RG or Big Al's or Avalance would fit the bill then and like I said before, big geese will finish to smaller decoys and vice versa.

[DmLGoose]

I was thinking about trying those divebombindustries silos for fillers cause their cheap and look really good. I am a little thight on space since I dont have a trailer. that will have to come a little down the road though. but as for now I will probably have to get lessers. Heres the link to the silos if u guys wanna check them out. $60 bucks a dozen. Hopefully i did this right.

http://www.divebombindustries.com/CanadaSilhouettes.html

[fisherhunter460]

Regarding the divebomb silhouettes. They still need time to develop their product. They work well on cloudy days, but not so well when there is sun. This is especially true during the first hour and last hour of legal shooting time. Also the stakes are a little weak for solid or frozen ground, easily solved with a drill.

[Jon McGrath]

If you are just starting out and are cramped on space you can't go wrong with some silhouettes.

[DmLGoose]

Regarding the divebomb silhouettes. They still need time to develop their product. They work well on cloudy days, but not so well when there is sun. This is especially true during the first hour and last hour of legal shooting time. Also the stakes are a little weak for solid or frozen ground, easily solved with a drill.

yea but they are some of the cheapest goose silos i can find that look pretty good. I dont want to pay almost $200 dollars for RG's or atleast some of them i have seen for around 200.

[DmLGoose]

I was also wondering how many decoys i would need. I dont think ill be able to get 3 dozen at first but just wonderin how many u guys use average daily?

[Jon McGrath]

I run 8 doz bigfoots right now. Selling my spread and buying 16-24 doz real geese pgII's

[cashman]

I was also wondering how many decoys i would need. I dont think ill be able to get 3 dozen at first but just wonderin how many u guys use average daily?

I've killed geese over 8 decoys and over 22 dozen. In the 80's my pop's used to hunt over about 800 tires and black and whites. Different conditions call for different spreads, but the fewest I'd set and feel comfortable about it would be around 4 dozen. I've tried three quite a few times and it just didn't get the job done late season. Early season I never hunt over more than 2.5 dozen though...

[DmLGoose]

I run 8 doz bigfoots right now. Selling my spread and buying 16-24 doz real geese pgII's

how much? i wont be able to buy all but i can probably buy some.

[Jon McGrath]

I run 8 doz bigfoots right now. Selling my spread and buying 16-24 doz real geese pgII's

how much? i wont be able to buy all but i can probably buy some.

I'm not sure on a price yet. When I figure it out I'll let you know.

[brentbullets]

How much are you willing to spend? Believe me it is just the start of thousands.