goose hunting

[JDP12]

Hey all,

What type of heads do you use or would you recommend for geese?

[crandog]

I've never done it but I hope to this winter.  I plan on using a big two blade maybe with a grasshopper behind it.

[david_lewis93]

heard of a couple of guys down here in Texsa usin those big turkey type blades with good results with those floo floo arras .

[Cory Mattson]

A large simmons head is the best for Turkeys, geese, swans. Notch a "v" into the tip - small v is OK. Other than that use 3 or 4 blade heads - bigger the better. Friends - don't use those grasshoppers on geese - if you make a superficial hit you want the arrow to flop out. If you make a vital - center punch hit with the heads described here you will recover your bird - even if they fly off - put binoculars on them immediately - they drop within a couple hundred yards.
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[Mitch-In-NJ]

I just use a regular broadhead and flu-flus.  Two bladed Stinger in my case.  I am not an expert on this and have only done it a handful of times but that's what worked for me.

Note - I don't hunt with a dog when doing this.  If I did I would be concerned about the dog getting cut by the broadhead on a partial pass-thru shot.  Perhaps installing an adder would fix that.

[crandog]

Never thought of that Dave, good point.

[crandog]

I meant Corey.  I thought the grasshoppers would help recovery.  I can see how they might be problematic.

[Cory Mattson]

yes of course - no problem there - we still like to see set ups that will keep the arrow IN on turkey hunts. Many of the goose hunting opportunities today are modern flocks - many not even migratory - these things are going back to golf course - school yards - you name it. On our swan hunts I was always a little on edge too - since those birds would return to Mattamuskeet NWR - very popular with bird watcher type people - fortunately we never sent one back carrying an arrow - using equipment described earlier - Good Hunting<>< <------------<<<<<