Early goose?

[Hyp81]

UPDATE!!

I have booked a hunt with K&D Guide Service (see link below) on Friday, September 19th. It will be $150 per gun. 8 bird limit. If you are interested in hunting with us, please PM me.

Current Participants (FULL)
Hyp81
Wes- AKA BrowningGuy
Marshmallow
Daiuy

Info from guide:

I assume everyone is from MD,so you will need your MD hunting license,MD Bird Stamp and Federal Migratory Bird Stamp. We recommend 3.5" shells either #2 shot or BB. We will probably be hunting out of layout blinds in a field doubt we will hunt the river in the early season.

I am also requesting info about the later season numbers. I'd like to plan some later season trips, too. It'd be neat to hunt on the Potomac!

http://www.kndguideservice.com/page4.php


Original Post:
Anyone interested in getting together to do some early resident goose hunting, with a guide? I was thinking of contacting my usual guide, but my buddy who usually goes with me has a new baby at home and is limited in times he can get out this season. This would be the Carroll County.

We used this guide last year: http://www.wildgoosecharters.com/goosehunting/index.htm

I'd have to contact him because it says 2 birds max, but MD's early goose regs clearly say 8 per day.

http://www.eregulations.com/maryland/hunting/migratory-game-birds/

Found this one too, but never used him. (Irritating music- turn your sound down).

http://www.kndguideservice.com/page4.php

 

[armed ferret]

i'd be down, depending on the day.

 

[Hyp81]

I could probably be flexible with days, though I'd have to look at my schedule and see when the earliest is that I could take a personal day. We could hunt Saturday's too.

 

[Drmsparks]

I'm very interested. I always wanted to learn and have been looking for help.

 

[Hyp81]

I'm very interested. I always wanted to learn and have been looking for help.

Do you have a hunting license? (just checking)

If you've never hunted, I think goose is a great first hunt.

 

[xtreme43s10]

I'd be interested in a Saturday hunt.

 

[Hyp81]

Saturday would definitely be best for me so I don't have to be out of school.

That would leave us the 6th and the 13th.

AF, if a Saturday would work for you, I can call the guy we used tomorrow and check. I'll ask what the limit is, too.

If it turns out their personal limit is still two birds a piece, would it be better to go with the 2nd group?

 

[fabsroman]

Dove hunting is one of the best ways to get into wing shooting. Lots of targets and the limit is 15. Usually a lot of shooting too. Don't really need a guide or much gear to dove hunt. Just need to be able to tell what a dove looks like while it is flying. You can usually just pay a small fee to get to hunt over a sunflower field, but most of those are on the eastern shore. I would be shocked to find a field planted just for doves in Carroll County.

Then again, it sure is a lot easier to hit a 747 versus an F-16.

Good luck with early goose season.

 

[armed ferret]

Saturdays are a no go.

 

[Chris0nllyn]

I may be in, depending on the day.

Only been once, but it was a great time.

 

[Marshmallow]

I could get in on this. Would be a cool change to get away from water hunting.

 

[Sewer Rat]

I would be interested, dependent on day of course.

 

[Drmsparks]

Since I teach, weekdays are out. If you do a saturday I'm definitely on board.

 

[Hyp81]

I would personally lean towards Saturday if I can get it because I also would rather not be out of the classroom so early in the year. It takes time to train those little boogers to behave for subs.

 

[Drmsparks]

I wonder if we can count this as professional development time?

 

[Hyp81]

I wonder if we can count this as professional development time?

Only if we invite all of our colleagues, and I don't know about you, but some of mine shouldn't ever be handed a gun of any sort.

Does remind me of the glory days when I was a DNR intern in college and I got paid to fish for muskie on the Potomac as part of a sampling study. You can't really catch big musky with shocking equipment-- only hook and line.

 

[nedsurf]

I can do a hunt after 9/20 on most week days. Following the thread.

 

[Hyp81]

I can do a hunt after 9/20 on most week days. Following the thread.

That would take us out of early goose on the western shore, but I am up for a trip in October, too. I love shooting geese and I sure as heck like eating them.

 

[nedsurf]

I'm aware that it ends on 9/25 for the western zone. I have a heavy duty work schedule compounded by family obligations until then. Any trip prior would be a last minute notice of availability type thing. Good luck during early season!

 

[Hyp81]

I'm aware that it ends on 9/25 for the western zone. I have a heavy duty work schedule compounded by family obligations until then. Any trip prior would be a last minute notice of availability type thing. Good luck during early season!

We can plan a later-season hunt, too. These two guides are super reasonable.