There are some key things to remember if you decide to chase snows across their flight north in the spring.  The first is that they travel in enormous flocks.  When you are looking for a place to hunt these birds, you need to be looking for thousands of birds, not the hundreds you would in a fall Canada goose hunting trip.  Simply check out any snow goose hunting videos and you will see what I mean.  Flocks of ten thousands birds is pretty common in the spring flight.  So if you come across a group of 50 birds I wouldn't get too excited.  Keep looking and you will find what you are going to need in terms of numbers to have a successful hunt.  One of the amazing things to me is the number of birds you need to have in your area for a quality hunt.  I'm used to being able to target a reasonably small number of birds (say one thousand) and feel confident that I will have a successful time Canada goose hunting.  That isn't the case with snows.  You really need to be near a huge population for success.

When it comes to snow goose decoys, the more the better.  These birds are known to travel in 10,000 bird flocks so a lot of white on the ground is required to get their attention.  Silosock decoys are almost a must as putting out a thousand full body goose decoys is far too time consuming and who has room for that many full bodies in a trailer!  Make sure to have the decoys very spread out and visitable.  You really want the spread to look enormous from the air.  Putting a line of decoys out 150 yards is a pretty common occurence.

The spring hunt allows for electronic callers, so it you have any chance at going that route I would do it as opposed to blowing your own snow goose calls.  This isn't to say that won't work, it will.  Just that the actual real deal Holyfield taped and played over speakers is easier to sustain for an entire day and it sounds more realistic.  You may need to work with amplifiers and so forth if you want to place the speakers in several locations in your spread.

When it comes to goose blinds, it is pretty hard to beat layout blinds for ease of transport, ease of packing up and moving to another field and comfort.  Just make sure to use whatever surrounding cover you have to hide them.  A key reason some hunters are more successful than others is concealment.  The ones that are freaks about hiding are the ones that have the most success in the goose blind.

You can try to use goose flags, but as a general rule they aren't employed as much in this spring season as it is in the fall while sitting in your Canada goose decoys.    Movement is always a good thing, just know that it isn't a major player with guides and such in the spring.

A goose hunting jacket can make you much more comfortable while hunting in the field or over open water. What should a goose hunter look for in a good snow goose hunting jacket. First, look at the grams of insulate. Since you are hunting snow geese in late fall and early spring the jacket should be rated for at least 20 degree weather - preferably warmer. Another great feature in a jacket is layers - many of the great jackets have a inner and outer layer allowing you to hunt in a much wider range of temperatures. Next, look at the camo pattern - not all camo patterns are created equal -- Especially in snow goose hunting where the combination of white and dark can give you away for miles. The camo pattern needs to closely match your conditions, concealment is a key feature. Finally, flexibility and motion are crucial point to choosing a jacket. When in the store, grab a gun when wearing the jacket and see if you can move around to shoot. Lack of mobility will cause you to be uncomfortable and make the hunt less enjoyable.

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Advanced Scouting for Snow Geese

When finding an area to hunt snow geese pay close attention to the following characteristics of the area. Snow geese are primarily field geese, but still need water. A key point when scouting snow geese is to remember that they move through when the fields start to melt. This provides water and exposes some of the grains that were left after last years harvest. A key point to remember when hunting geese is that their migration pattern requires large amounts of food sources to travel large distances. Therefore, it is necessary to scout areas that they have an abundant food source. It is a very good idea to make some contact with locals in the area that you hunt and find out when the first birds start to appear. The wave of the migration usually will occur with in a few weeks after that point in time.

Don't forget to look on the Internet for guide services. The guide services will have all kinds of information about the migration. These birds are very predictable and this can work in your advantage.