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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Trip McNeely" data-source="post: 39393" data-attributes="member: 728"><p>im not talking about busting a roost. I've spent more than my share of years in the field. I know how close too close is. I'm talking when you are a mile or better from the roost and out of sight. I was raised in pothole country as well so Id consider myself familiar with Canada geese beavior. I'm not talking about a 6000 acre roost and multiple flocks using multiple fields. I'm talking a feed that has one roost of a couple hundred birds coming from the same roost.( multiple roosts in different directions of the field are ideal  IMO) The old birds are a lot smarter than people give them credit. . . . and when they control the flight it could make the difference between a limit and not firing a shot. I've killed a very good amount of geese in my life and I believe if the flight is broken for some reason or redirected in a different direction for whatever reason it is most likely because some of the smarter geese have caught on to gunfire or seeing other birds return. I'm not saying this happens all the time or maybe it has not been your experience but it has mine and I believe it. in an area with canons or heavy gunfire I would imagine the birds may get complacent to loud bangs and may not be affected. What Im talking about is opening weekend on birds that have been patterned for 2 weeks and have done the same thing everyday and know how many and what birds are in the area. haven't you ever wondered why they would break there pattern on the day you decide to hunt them? even though the weather, the wind, or any other variables haven't changed? is it just coincidence then? what type of field was it? if it was barley or peas theres not a chance in hell they would just randomly switch. wheat, oats or alfalfa maybe. . . . was there another feed coming off the same roost that could have stolen your birds off the roost? I also believe birds on the roost can be sensitive to headlights coming from a field, yes even if that field is a mile or better away. Again is this always the case?. . .  no, but I think some birds may feel pressure from headlights as well. esp if on a hill that's overlooking a roost.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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