Sep 4, 2026 · 12 min · 8 segments
This week on the show Marc goes over four basic tips that he feels will really help you in your hunt for early season resident Canada geese. Enjoy!!…
Marc LapierreHost
It's, it's just, you know, heavy concealment, do a lot of scouting, mimicking the small family groups that kind of go along early this season, like with the early season goose, and of course, uh, you know, subtle calling.
So, uh, I'm gonna start with the, with the prioritization of concealment over everything else.
And I, I'm not always the best at this and, and it's probably because I'm trying to do too many things i- in the hunt.
Uh, and so I kind of leave the concealment part to the other guys while I set the spread or move the truck and kind of do a lot of the other little jobs that, that go along with setting up.
So, uh, I am gonna try to make a better effort this fall to, uh, to hide better, hide the blinds better.
Every little piece of equipment, your gun cases, your gear bags, your seat buckets, anything unnatural, the, the hat you're wearing, you know, sweaters, stuff that's not colored properly, you know, anything can instantly blow your setup up.
I mean, uh, you know, those birds are, are gonna pick that stuff out right away.
And even though it is early season and a lot of these geese haven't seen a decoy spread yet, they are accustomed a little bit to being chased off beaches and lawns and golf courses, so they do kind of know when things are not right.
You've probably patterned them quite a bit and, and of course, they probably want to end up in the same part of the field each time.
And so when they show up there and something looks kind of out of place, you know, or if something's new or poorly brushed layout blind or an A-frame suddenly appears out of nowhere, they're gonna notice that.
That being said, we still did get a few birds on the ground, so it wasn't a total bust.
But, uh, I really think that concealment is number one when you're, when you're hitting these early season geese, and of course, it gets more and more important as, as the season goes on.
It's, it's just, you know, heavy concealment, do a lot of scouting, mimicking the small family groups that kind of go along early this season, like with the early season goose, and of course, uh, you know, subtle calling.
So, uh, I'm gonna start with the, with the prioritization of concealment over everything else.
And I, I'm not always the best at this and, and it's probably because I'm trying to do too many things i- in the hunt.
Uh, and so I kind of leave the concealment part to the other guys while I set the spread or move the truck and kind of do a lot of the other little jobs that, that go along with setting up.
So, uh, I am gonna try to make a better effort this fall to, uh, to hide better, hide the blinds better.
Every little piece of equipment, your gun cases, your gear bags, your seat buckets, anything unnatural, the, the hat you're wearing, you know, sweaters, stuff that's not colored properly, you know, anything can instantly blow your setup up.
I mean, uh, you know, those birds are, are gonna pick that stuff out right away.
And even though it is early season and a lot of these geese haven't seen a decoy spread yet, they are accustomed a little bit to being chased off beaches and lawns and golf courses, so they do kind of know when things are not right.
You've probably patterned them quite a bit and, and of course, they probably want to end up in the same part of the field each time.
And so when they show up there and something looks kind of out of place, you know, or if something's new or poorly brushed layout blind or an A-frame suddenly appears out of nowhere, they're gonna notice that.
That being said, we still did get a few birds on the ground, so it wasn't a total bust.
But, uh, I really think that concealment is number one when you're, when you're hitting these early season geese, and of course, it gets more and more important as, as the season goes on.
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