Blake’s Outdoor Report

It is officially open season on all Light Geese (Snow and Ross) and will continue to be open until March 28.

For anyone curious as to why it would matter that it is open season, during an open season you may use electronic calls, unplugged shotguns and there are no limits and no requirements to retrieve, posses or keep game.

In other words, you can shoot lots of geese.

The reason, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, is overpopulation and the resultant loss of crops and breeding grounds for the geese, so we get to shoot away, all in the name of conservation and population control.

The only catch to hunting geese is how and where to do it. The how is a bit easier.

If you can get a guided hunt you won't need to invest so much money in decoys. All you will need is camouflage, a gun and as many shotgun shells you feel you will need to shoot. The best shells to use are 3.5- inch triple B's.

Without a guided hunt, there are two ways to attack goose hunting. Find some land you can hunt on legally, whether public or by asking the owner of private land, and place decoys all around.

You need quite a few decoys, often in the hundreds, as the bigger the spread the more likely you will have geese come in close.

The best way is to find where the geese are naturally going to feed if possible. Find the food, and you need nothing more than to hide and shoot.

You will need a hunting license and a Federal Waterfowl Stamp and bringing along a buddy who knows what he is doing is always a good idea.

There are plenty of geese and farmers who don't want them around, so take advantage of the opportunity to "make it rain."