Sept. 1 opened the 2023-24 waterfowl season, with early goose season. What has been called the “Early Goose” in the South Zone of New York State — our neck of the waterfowl woods — offers hunters a 25 ...

Julie Geiser is an avid outdoors enthusiast and columnist. She can be reached at julie.geiser@nptelegraph.com The geese are in the air and I cannot begin to tell you about the thrill of the Canada ...

It’s pretty easy to get obsessed with building a spread of the best goose decoys. Goose hunting is hard work and we’re all looking for any advantage we can get over the birds and competing hunters. So ...

It's no secret that adding motion to a decoy spread is the best way to increase realism. Stagnant water can flare birds far out of shotgun range. Traditionally, hunters solved this issue with jerk ...

Waterfowl hunters tend to believe more is more: 3 ½-inch guns, big outboards, trailers full of decoys, large party hunts. If it can be made bigger, most waterfowlers think it’s better. Yet sometimes ...