Thoughts on Goose

[wilmer007]

started playing again after the game first came out.

based on my limited experience hunting goose and looking at a youtube video of someone taking out a whole group at once, i can't figure out if the goose are actually worth hunting for the amount of work. it seems like easy xp and cash though if they die when they land or they fall a short distance away to easily find them. the added benefit of sitting in one spot and calling in a bunch at once without moving seems great though.


shooting them out of the sky if they are too far away is a real pain having to find them after. i hit one that landed with a crossbow with 300 grain and it took off before eventually it bleed out and dropped out of the sky and took me a long time to find since there are no tracks in the air. this would be easier if we had a hunting dog that can bring them back for us.

using a rifle would probably eliminate a lot of the issues as they will probably die with one shot but then the integrity can be a pain if using anything bigger than the .243


thoughts?

[Nightwalker]

Try using the .223 At least then it will have dual purpose in Hirschfield instead of only being useful on fox.

[wilmer007]

Originally posted by Timber:

Try using the .223 At least then it will have dual purpose in Hirschfield instead of only being useful on fox.

i'm pretty sure the .243 gives 100% integrity so wouldn't it be best to use the gun that has the most power for a one shot 100% integrity. like i just used the .22 and it was so weak that most of the time they didn't go down with one shot or travel so far before falling out of the sky.

[PicSoul]

No, the .243 is too large. .22 or .223 is your choices.

[saphire jinn]

i gave up on geese, they fly right over head and i have 21 decoys all laid out wide and beautiful in an open clearing, middle of a corn field, and i cant call them in, honk on that thing, they are right over head, the thing has to scare every deer for miles, but think i can call them in, no way, so laters geese, i will stick to my deer.

[Marc Remillard]

Originally posted by saphire jinn:

i gave up on geese, they fly right over head and i have 21 decoys all laid out wide and beautiful in an open clearing, middle of a corn field, and i cant call them in, honk on that thing, they are right over head, the thing has to scare every deer for miles, but think i can call them in, no way, so laters geese, i will stick to my deer.

I've bearly dabbled and I get them landing in droves: do things like which field the setup is or time of day have any bearing?

[wilmer007]

Originally posted by saphire jinn:

i gave up on geese, they fly right over head and i have 21 decoys all laid out wide and beautiful in an open clearing, middle of a corn field, and i cant call them in, honk on that thing, they are right over head, the thing has to scare every deer for miles, but think i can call them in, no way, so laters geese, i will stick to my deer.

you don't gain anything after 21 decoys so just stick to 20. just put all 20 next to each other it doesn't matter how you put them.

try laying prone in an open field (i use the rathenfeldt strawfields) without the ground tent (laying prone on top of a round bale is even better) as the ground tent is actually worse than hiding and firing from prone. if you can set up your decoys about 20m from a round bale that's optimal as it will make everything so much easier when they are super close.

i'm using the 20G with buckshot and it's OP (took down 4 in a flock with two 20G) and the .223 for longer range (though the 20G has some insane range for geese flying away). usually every 2-5 RL mins i'm getting a minimum of 2 geese and on average 1-2 geese per flock every 2-3 RL mins without having to move from the area at all.

make sure you spam the caller when they are near. i usually use it once every minute or so while i wait for them to come back and then they are here i use it about 3-5 times when they are in formation and then wait for them to land. if your still struggling try watching some youtube videos.

once you get it down it's a great way to level up and gain a lot of cash in the process as the other animals don't come back to the area after a while (after i kill about 6 deers they never come back but geese never stop coming to the same spot).


good luck.

[Marc Remillard]

Seems to me that if I'm going to be camping out all day in this goose layout I don't see why not to go ahead and get a backpack finally. It doesn't seem that it'd impact goose hunting, would it?

[wilmer007]

Originally posted by Marc Remillard:

Seems to me that if I'm going to be camping out all day in this goose layout I don't see why not to go ahead and get a backpack finally. It doesn't seem that it'd impact goose hunting, would it?

i don't think being prone is going to increase the visibility to the point where they don't land. that said i really don't see why you would need to increase your backpack carrying capacity when you only need 2-3 20G buckshot (which is more than enough for the standard backpack) and more than that is impossible to take down more than 6 goose as tracking more than one that leaves the field is impossible to find (if one manages to live my 20G i stop trying to kill more and track and find that one) and you lose ammo and consecutive harvest as a result. but if you like to try it out go ahead and let us know.

[Marc Remillard]

Originally posted by wilmer007:

Originally posted by Marc Remillard:

Seems to me that if I'm going to be camping out all day in this goose layout I don't see why not to go ahead and get a backpack finally. It doesn't seem that it'd impact goose hunting, would it?

i really don't see why you would need to increase your backpack carrying capacity when you only need 2-3 20G buckshot

Oh I haven't tried the differences between 12g and 20g, nore have I really tried the .22 much and especially not the .223 yet.

I'm an old Classic player and I'm stiff not used to scoring geese shot on the ground. I have just recenrly started playing again and haven't goose'd much with CotW yet.

[wilmer007]

Originally posted by Marc Remillard:

Originally posted by wilmer007:

i really don't see why you would need to increase your backpack carrying capacity when you only need 2-3 20G buckshot

Oh I haven't tried the differences between 12g and 20g, nore have I really tried the .22 much and especially not the .223 yet.

I'm an old Classic player and I'm stiff not used to scoring geese shot on the ground. I have just recenrly started playing again and haven't goose'd much with CotW yet.

when i tried the .22 it was rather weak for goose. the rapid firing and 10 shot magazine was great to have but if you hit one on the ground it would take off while the 20G and .223 are instant death if hit on the ground.

this video does a great job of showing you how to easily kill goose (i wait till they land though he doesn't):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeX8cjnOh6Q

[Marc Remillard]

Originally posted by wilmer007:

Originally posted by Marc Remillard:

Oh I haven't tried the differences between 12g and 20g, nore have I really tried the .22 much and especially not the .223 yet.

I'm an old Classic player and I'm stiff not used to scoring geese shot on the ground. I have just recenrly started playing again and haven't goose'd much with CotW yet.

when i tried the .22 it was rather weak for goose. the rapid firing and 10 shot magazine was great to have

That's why I like to use the .22L for a secondary choice while they are fleeing and travelling away in a straight line: I dropped one at 150m yesterday.

[wilmer007]

Originally posted by Marc Remillard:

Originally posted by wilmer007:

when i tried the .22 it was rather weak for goose. the rapid firing and 10 shot magazine was great to have

That's why I like to use the .22L for a secondary choice while they are fleeing and travelling away in a straight line: I dropped one at 150m yesterday.

i went back to it and quickly swap it back out. it does no damage to them as one of them easily flew like 250+ meters after being shot and was still going (never did find it since it was probably 500+ meters away). even the .223 will probably get swapped out for another 20G as being able to just one shot 2-6 on the field 50 meters or less and almost no traveling allows me to just call in a few flocks and have a huge field with like 6-10 geese dead that are easy to spot and then just go pick them all up once the flocks leave while i wait for them to return a few minutes later.