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When hunting snow geese, the more calls you have the better. Try using two electronic calls plus your mouth call.
Nebraska, Iowa, Northwest Missouri, South Dakota and North Dakota are some of the most popular states for spring snow goose hunting.
Gun Loads (for 12-Guages): 3-inch BB, BBB, or T-Shot in steel. In Bismuth and Tungsten, BBs and 2s are the loads of choice.
Choke: improved to full, depending on how your gun patterns with the large loads.
Call your state Wildlife Agency for general information on season dates, regulations, and snow goose staging areas.
For detailed tips on hunting spring snows, check out Ron Spomer's article, "Strategies for Spring Snows," in the Jan./Feb. issue of DU Magazine.
Decoying: Most guides use 2,000 or more decoys, but if you aren't going with a guide, 300 to 400 decoys will do the trick.
Arrange decoys in a teardrop shape, large at one end and small at the other with your blind in the center.
If the geese aren't coming all the way to your decoys, switch from white clothes to camouflage and set up 100 yards downwind of your decoys.
Scouting is key. Try to hunt a field that birds were in the night before.
Flags and wind socks add movement to a decoy spread. Some hunters also use black and white balloons attached to poles to create the same effect.

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