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<blockquote data-quote="Traxion" data-source="post: 139423" data-attributes="member: 983">The goose game is certainly changing.&nbsp; Very few days can you kick out decoys, poorly hide blinds, and shoot birds like you could 15 years ago.&nbsp; Heck, even days like you say when you have good birds scouted, are hid well, things can go bad.&nbsp; Hunting pressure on them is real I think.While I won't totally say layouts are a waste, I would say your hide is probably your issue.&nbsp; Layouts can be used in fields with good cover for sure.&nbsp; But, anything less than that and you are probably going to have birds not work well.&nbsp; I like my shots close and I hate shooting at flaring birds that saw your blind or something else wrong.&nbsp; I decoy to decoy, bottom line.&nbsp; Taking care of the hide has helped a lot, from home made ghillie blankets and other covers to simply going old school with big shell on my legs.&nbsp; The other thing I think helps is do something different with your decoys.&nbsp; Everyone has 10 dozen full bodies these days.&nbsp; Gotta separate from the crowd.That said, I just got my butt kicked this morning.&nbsp; Warmed up quick and the birds went to a different food type.&nbsp; So it goes.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Traxion, post: 139423, member: 983"] The goose game is certainly changing. Very few days can you kick out decoys, poorly hide blinds, and shoot birds like you could 15 years ago. Heck, even days like you say when you have good birds scouted, are hid well, things can go bad. Hunting pressure on them is real I think. While I won't totally say layouts are a waste, I would say your hide is probably your issue. Layouts can be used in fields with good cover for sure. But, anything less than that and you are probably going to have birds not work well. I like my shots close and I hate shooting at flaring birds that saw your blind or something else wrong. I decoy to decoy, bottom line. Taking care of the hide has helped a lot, from home made ghillie blankets and other covers to simply going old school with big shell on my legs. The other thing I think helps is do something different with your decoys. Everyone has 10 dozen full bodies these days. Gotta separate from the crowd. That said, I just got my butt kicked this morning. Warmed up quick and the birds went to a different food type. So it goes..... [/QUOTE]

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